Free Books Fest ’26

1 August-2 August

A jam-packed weekend of activities, workshops, panels and activations.

Free Books Campaign present

Description

Join us on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd August, powered by Brixton House for a jam-packed weekend of activities, workshops, panels and activations – as well as loads of freebies including drinks and of course, books!

We’ve curated an even-bigger programme of events for you to immerse yourself in the world of storytelling, from literature to gaming, audiobooks to journalism, directing to photography and everything in between! Set across eight spaces, we have your weekend covered.

Thank you to our sponsors and partners – more to be announced . Full line-up coming soon.

Saturday 11am – 10pm

To be announced.

To be announced.

Join us as we celebrate our 5th Free Books Festival with the official afterparty curated by Altverse.

NB: This event is 18+

Our iconic ‘Free Books Store’ returns this year, full of hundreds of brand new books for you to choose and take home courtesy of our publishing partners.

You will need to register for a library card from us prior to collecting your book. This can be done in the foyer.

Looking for a place to chill, get some refreshments and game? Come through to Free Books House, where you’ll find:

  • A gaming-station
  • Refreshments
  • Pop-up library
  • Spotify audiobooks zone
  • Vinyl listening station
  • Workshops

We have loads of fun activations and activities taking place across the weekend that you can enjoy at your leisure! These include:

  • An exhibition of Free Books Campaign’s history
  • Library card sign-ups
  • Creative activites brought to you by Art Beyond the Shell
  • and more to be announced

To be announced.

Sunday 11am – 8pm

To be announced.

To be announced.

Our iconic ‘Free Books Store’ returns this year, full of hundreds of brand new books for you to choose and take home courtesy of our publishing partners.

You will need to register for a library card from us prior to collecting your book. This can be done in the foyer.

Looking for a place to chill, get some refreshments and game? Come through to Free Books House, where you’ll find:

  • A gaming-station
  • Refreshments
  • Pop-up library
  • Spotify audiobooks zone
  • Vinyl listening station
  • Workshops

We have loads of fun activations and activities taking place across the weekend that you can enjoy at your leisure! These include:

  • An exhibition of Free Books Campaign’s history
  • Library card sign-ups
  • Creative activites brought to you by Art Beyond the Shell
  • and more to be announced

To be announced.

Performances

Tickets: Free / Pay What You Feel
Recommended age: All
Duration: 11 hours
Sat 01 Aug 11:00am
Book
Sun 02 Aug 11:00am
Book

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