WayWord Festival: Half-term at Storyhouse
Saturday 25 October – Sunday 2 November 2025
Join us at Storyhouse for a festival for kids this October half-term!
WayWord Festival: a celebration of stories and imagination. Children’s authors and illustrators live on stage, enchanting theatre performances, fun workshops, crafts, storytelling, films and more! Lots of activities are free.
Interested in a WayWord Festival event but can’t afford the tickets?
We reserve a number of FREE tickets for each WayWord Festival event for families who would not otherwise be able to afford to come. Just drop us a (completely confidential!) email to get tickets.
Book more and save!
Multibuy discounts are available across lots of WayWord events.
Save 10% when you book 2 eligible events or 15% when you book three or more in the same transaction.
Available on: The Tale of The Loneliest Whale, Kudzai Pasirayi- African Storytelling and Creative Writing for Children, Rose Ayling- Ellis: Marvellous Messages, Liz Pichon: Meet The Mubbles, Jacqueline Wilson: The Seaside Sleepover, Onjali Q. Raúf: The Boy at the Back of the Class, Dara McAnulty: A Wild Child’s Guide to Nature at Night, Twelfth Night (For Kids!), and Jonny Duddle: The Jolley Rogers and the Pirate Piper.
What’s On at WayWord Festival 2025: