The inaugural Kensington Book Festival celebrates reading for joy, with a vibrant one-day event promoting community spirit at Our Lady of Victories Church Parish Centre on Saturday 7th November.
Book lovers are invited to a day with 10 local authors, 3 panel line-ups and 1 day to remember.
What to Expect
The festival focuses on authors from the local community and beyond, with a mission to centre books that inspire hope, wellbeing and creativity.
Attendees can hear lively author conversations and discover new stories as the festival showcases the rich literary diversity of Kensington and highlights the power of storytelling and community.
Following each panel, attendees will have the opportunity to socialise, browse author tables, and connect with a new community of readers and writers.
For more information and to see the author line-up, visit the festival website.
Tickets and Times
Doors open at 10.30 am.
Tickets are £10, with proceeds going to the Glass Door Homeless charity. Tickets are on sale on Eventbrite and in person at Our Lady of Victories Church on weekday or Sunday mornings.
About the Festival
Kensington Book Festival is a new community initiative bringing together residents, local authors and independent booksellers.
Its mission is Reading for Joy, a spirit that runs alongside the government's National Year of Reading, and reflects a belief that books build confidence, wellbeing and connection at every age, in every corner of the borough.
The initiative aims to celebrate literature, reading, and the written word in every form, promote community spirit and bring people together across the borough's diverse wards and thirdly to raise funds for the Glass Door Homeless Charity and community causes connected to its aims.
The Three Panels
The day will centre around three author panels:
Chapters of Hope - Mind, Body and Spirit
Chapters of Creation - Community and Connection
Chapters of Joy - Love Letters to Kensington
There is a story for everyone and a book from every genre. Authors will be in conversation about their journey as writers to published storytellers. A curated selection of books from the iconic Notting Hill Bookshop will be on sale at a special pop-up table.
Tickets are on sale at Eventbrite, on the Kensington Book Festival website, or in person at Our Lady of Victories Church on High Street Kensington on weekday or Sunday mornings. All are welcome.
