Sun 02 Feb
|Macclesfield
Macclesfield Book Festival 2025 - 2nd February
Join us for the opening weekend of our book festival, hosted against a historic background with book stalls, guest speakers, and much more. Open from 11am until 4pm.
Time & Location
02 Feb 2025, 11:00 – 16:00
Macclesfield, Bridge St, Macclesfield SK11 6EG, UK
About the event
📚 Macclesfield Book Festival - 2025 📚
Book worms and lovers of literacy, join us at Christ Church Macclesfield every weekend of February for our inaugural Book Festival. We'll have our popular book stalls open for browsing and buying, as well as being joined by some excellent local book shops, guest speakers, musicians, and artisan craft & gift stalls. Refreshments will also be available.
Festival dates
All events will run from 11am until 4pm.
Saturday 1st February & Sunday 2nd February
Saturday 8th February & Sunday 9th February
Saturday 15th February & Sunday 16th February
Saturday 22nd February & Sunday 23rd February
What to expect
Below are details for what you can look forward to on Sunday 2nd February.
A selection of book, artisan craft and gift stalls
Hot/cold drinks and light refreshments
Talks & Performances
1pm - 2pm - David Slater - playing folk music on guitar
2pm - 3pm - Deborah Edgeley & Mark Sheeky - performance poets
3pm - 3:45pm - David Tolliday - a talk and slide show about Charles Tunnicliffe
(above timings are approximate)
Authors & Poets
Some wonderful authors, poets, and historians will be joining us with copies of their works for sale.
Dorothy Bentley Smith
Graham Wilson*
Frank Walker*
John Clark*
Bridgid Griffin
Harry A G Carlisle, BEM
Deborah Edgeley and Mark Sheeky
*Authors will not be attending in person, but their books will be available.
Book Shops & Stalls
Christ Church pre-loved book stalls
Craft and gift stalls, including Jenny Black and James Sharp
This festival is made possible with the kind support of the Churches Conservation Trust, Macclesfield Town Council, and our dedicated group of volunteers.