Ilkley Literature Festival

20/03/2026

Job alert! Join us! 👀

We're hiring! We looking for two brilliant communications and marketing folks to join us at Word Up North in our mission to raise up writers, voices and stories in the north of England.

For full details of the roles available and info on how to apply, go to wordupnorth.org.uk/about-us/vacancies

05/03/2026

Happy !

To celebrate, here's the fantastically great Kate Pankhurst () on stage last Sunday as part of 's wonderful !

Huge thanks to everyone who came. Hope you're having another brilliant book-filled day today!

Photo credit: Charlie Swinbourne

18/02/2026

Step into the world of the classic tale The Jungle Book through the magic of shadow puppetry with Indigo Moon theatre.

This creative workshop will use light, shadow, and imagination to design your own puppets and explore how to bring them to life. A fun, hands-on session perfect for young storytellers and makers!

Suitable for ages 7-11.

Tickets £4 per person (adults & children) available to book and

Book your place here: https://www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk/events/shadow-puppet-making-workshop-the-jungle-book

18/02/2026

Step into the world of the classic tale The Jungle Book through the magic of shadow puppetry with Indigo Moon theatre.

This creative workshop will use light, shadow, and imagination to design your own puppets and explore how to bring them to life. A fun, hands-on session perfect for young storytellers and makers!

Suitable for ages 7-11.

Tickets £4 per person (adults & children) available to book and

Book your place here: https://buff.ly/CIynq2o

17/02/2026

Join Gav Cross (Storyteller; Show Off and Chief Idiocy Wrangler for Funny Looking Kids: Comedy Club) as he vividly brings old fables to life in his show 'Twister Tales for Terrible Children' at our on Sunday 1 March, 3.30-4.30pm

Suitable for ages 7-11.

Tickets £4 per person (adults & children) available to book and

Book your place here: https://wordupnorth.org.uk/whats-on/

17/02/2026

Join Gav Cross (Storyteller; Show Off and Chief Idiocy Wrangler for Funny Looking Kids: Comedy Club) as he vividly brings old fables to life in his show 'Twister Tales for Terrible Children' at our on Sunday 1 March, 3.30-4.30pm

Suitable for ages 7-11.

Tickets £4 per person (adults & children) available to book and

Book your place here: https://buff.ly/CIynq2o

16/02/2026

Return to Wonderland with Anna James at Skipton Town Hall on Sunday 1 March at 1.15-2.15pm as part of 's !

Suitable for ages 7-9.

Tickets £4 per person (adults & children) available to book and

Book your place here: https://www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk/whats-on

16/02/2026

Return to Wonderland with Anna James at Skipton Town Hall on Sunday 1 March at 1.15-2.15pm as part of 's !

Suitable for ages 7-9.

Tickets £4 per person (adults & children) available to book and

Book your place here: https://buff.ly/CIynq2o

16/02/2026

02/02/2026

Join Kate Pankhurst for a wildly wonderful anniversary celebration of the amazing women who changed the world we live in. Bring your girls and boys to be wowed by the lives of the most inspiring and influential women of all time.

11am-12pm, Sunday 1 March 2026 as part of our

Suitable for ages 5-11.

Tickets £4 per person (adults & children) available from and : https://buff.ly/uZgHsZX