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Children’s Book Festival: Meet 30+ Book Creators (Fairyland)

Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Cost: $17*
*General Admission: USD 17.00
Children’s Fairyland | 699 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, CA
East Bay

Event Details

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Children's Book Festival: Meet 30+ Book Creators!

Talented 30+ authors, illustrators, and educators will take over our storybook theme park with a curated selection of kid-lit titles. This year’s headlining speakers include Aida Salazar, Annie Barrows, Innosanto Nagara, Nidhi Chanani, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and Minnie Phan. Visitors will enjoy read-alouds by authors and see live art demonstrations, shop for books and get them autographed in person, celebrate the incredible 8-12 year olds from the Youth Writers’ Workshop, and much more!

Check out Fairyland’s amazing schedule and lineup of book creators here: www.fairyland.org/book-festival/

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Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2617014-0?pid=4342

Date and Time: On Sat, 21 Sep 2024 10:00 – 16:00

Venue details: Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, California, 94610, United States

Category: Arts | Books and Literature

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: $17*
*General Admission: USD 17.00
Categories: In Person, Other
Address: 699 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, CA

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