The Festival of Brilliant returns to Biddulph Old Hall this July.

For the past two years Staffordshire Moorland’s own children’s book festival, The Festival of Brilliant, has been welcoming families and children to Biddulph Old Hall for stories, spectacles and all things books. Not only is the festival back for 2026, but it is also the National Year of Reading.

The Festival of Brilliant has been established by a group of children and young people, teachers, librarians, artists and authors from the Moorlands who share a love of reading. 

The festival features a line-up of world class authors, illustrators and artists, with readings, talks, workshops, performances, installations and activities to feed the imagination.  

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