Welcome!
Since opening in December 2020 events Fourbears Books has always been key to offer a wide range of events for customers. In October 2021 we hosted a mini festival of Children's authors appearing in the shop and we were really pleased with how the Festival went, except we wanted to go bigger. In 2024 we hosted the first Fourbears Fest, which was the Reading and Caversham Book Festival. It was a great success so we are back for a second year! Fourbers Fest 25 has a range of events for Adults and Children in multiple venues for what is sure to be a fantastic weekend.
Sponsors
We are incredibly grateful to St Andrew's School in Berkshire for sponsoring part of this year's festival. St Andrew’s is a leading coeducational day and flexi-boarding School, for children aged 2½ to 13 (Nursery – Year 8). Just 20 minutes from Caversham, but within beautiful West Berkshire countryside, the School provides a dynamic learning environment where academic excellence, exceptional pastoral care, and a rich, well-rounded curriculum come together. St Andrew’s, Berkshire marks its 90th year with the opening of a new Performing Arts Centre and the launch of multi-activity holiday camps, year-round. The Performing Arts Centre will enhance pupil’s skills in music, drama, dance, public speaking and debating, and act as the perfect platform for visiting speakers, poetry and music recitals, and full-scale productions. From April 2025, busy parents needing wrap-around care in the holidays can make the most of St Andrew’s extensive facilities by enrolling them in one of the new multi-activity camps. Available throughout the year, children will use the 25m indoor heated pool, dance studio, all-weather Astro, and Forest School mixing sport, STEAM and creative arts.
Events
There are loads of exciting events happening at Fourbears Fest this year. Take a look below to see what we have coming up.
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Thanks!
A HUGE thanks to our partners who helped to make this event possible. Have a look below to find out more about these wonderful organisations.
Progress Theatre
Progress Theatre is Reading's oldest producing theatre, volunteer-led, performing a varied and exciting calendar of theatre including the best new plays, classics, and new writing by Reading-based writers. Progress is also proud to host regular Jazz performances, comedy nights, art exhibitions, and now literary festivals!
The Reading Children’s Book Group
As part of the Federation of Children’s Book Groups, RCBG are a testing group for the Children’s Book Award. They have both family and school members, and a wide network beyond that of people and organisations in the Reading area interested in children’s books. They have been running a regular family book group in the Fourbears Books shop since 2021. Chris Routh and Sarah Stuffins also have many years’ experience of providing a welcome in the Reading area for authors and illustrators through our membership of the FCBG. Additionally, Sarah is the current coordinator of the Children’s Book Award, and Chris is a previous coordinator of National Non-Fiction November.