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Festival, Literature, Music, Performance, Talk

2 August 2026

Liverpool Book Festival 2026

Event Partner One Fell Swoop
Admission £15 (U12's go free with a paying adult)
Start Time 11:00 AM
End Time 5:00 PM

Liverpool Book Festival is returning with a Summer Special at BOXPARK in Liverpool this summer.The packed event will feature over 60 authors selling their books directly, artisan stalls, street food, talks, live music and a kids zone — with free entry for Under 12s. 

Spanning various genres and featuring some incredible independent and bestselling authors, as well as some publishers, it’s an opportunity to meet them and buy their books directly. Some familiar faces will be selling their books, including:

  • Celebrity chef Dave Critchley

  • SAS hero Rusty Firmin

  • Comic book legends Tim Quinn & Kev Sutherland

  • Crime bestseller Conrad Jones

  • Lots of other local independent authors, festival debut authors and publishers

There will also be some incredible live music on the day featuring some of the region’s most talented artists. On the main stage, there’ll be beautiful acoustic live music followed by a DJ spinning Balearic beats — with live music on the outdoor terrace too! Music on the day includes:

  • Abbie Fairchild

  • Liz Owen

  • Aimee Lea Frances

  • DJ Laura Love

  • Nikhil Hathiwala

  • Oisin Hassan

  • JP Cumberlidge

 

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