Family Highlights - Genres & Themes

To help you better find your way around this year’s programme, we’ve pulled together some highlights for different genres and themes. You can find full listings of all events and activities featured in the Baillie Gifford Children’s Programme in our What’s On section.

Climb Aboard with Alexander McCall Smith & Iain McIntosh

FAMILIES & 7+
Saturday 10 August 12:15 - 13:15

Jamie Littler & Danny Wallace: Monstrous Hilarity

AGE 8-12
Saturday 10 August 15:45 - 16:45

Vivian French: From Steam Train to Stage

AGE 8-12
Sunday 11 August 15:00 - 16:00

Clare Elsom: Friends, Romans, Statues!

AGE 5-8
Monday 12 August 11:45 - 12:45

Cosmic Explorations with Martin Howard & Chris Mould

AGE 8-12
Monday 12 August 12:15 - 13:15

Magical Missions with Abi Elphinstone

AGE 8-12
Monday 12 August 16:00 - 17:00

Chris Hoy: Flying Fergus’s Big Finale

FAMILIES & 6+
Tuesday 13 August 17:00 - 18:00

Dive into Reading with Sally Gardner

AGE 7-10
Wednesday 21 August 14:30 - 15:30

Meet Shiny Pippin with Harry Heape

AGE 7-10
Wednesday 21 August 16:00 - 17:00

The Flying Circus with Peter Bunzl

AGE 8-12
Saturday 24 August 11:45 - 12:45

Sandy Sandwiches with Philip Ardagh & Elissa Elwick

AGE 4-7
Sunday 25 August 14:00 - 15:00

Run Away to the Circus with Katherine Rundell

AGE 10-14
Sunday 25 August 15:45 - 16:45

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