Taking place from the 5th to 7th September 2025, this weekend-long festival is a celebration of books and storytelling in the Stirlingshire village of Balfron. From author events and creative writing workshops to family storytelling sessions, we’re excited to bring you a fun-filled programme for readers of all ages.
We will be adding to the event programme in the coming months so please do check back or follow our social channels to stay updated.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Introducing...
Balfron
Book Festival
A brand new event for 2025
What's On
Balfron Book Festival brings together author signings, creative workshops, quizzes, storytelling sessions and more to spark the imagination and inspire a love of books. Browse our programme below to learn more about our events and book tickets.
Beautiful Balfron
Nestled in the heart of the Stirlingshire countryside, Balfron lies at the foot of the Campsie Hills. Despite its rural charm and proximity to the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park, Balfron is only 30 minutes from Stirling and 45 minutes from Glasgow.
Balfron Book Festival will take place across the village in a range of venues from the village pub to the community hall. Please check the individual event for full venue information.
Meet the
Wolf Pack
"Wouldn't it be great to have a book festival in the village?"
Once upon a time, a bunch of bookworms were talking about how nice it would be to celebrate stories in Balfron. After some umming and ahhing, those bookworms decided to give it a go. Cue many (many) meetings, countless ideas (some incredible, some… interesting), several crises of confidence, an unholy volume of tea and cake, and here we are!
Over the past year our small but mighty team has been working to create a programme that upholds our mission to be a fun and friendly festival that brings together communities and nurtures passion for reading and creativity.
We are very excited about this first year of the festival and look forward to welcoming you along to some of our events.
The BBF Team
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Support Balfron Book Festival
Balfron Book Festival is a non-profit event and we are kickstarting our journey with a JustGiving campaign. Every donation makes a huge difference and supports costs such as venue hire, marketing materials and web hosting.
Thank you so much to everyone for supporting your local book festival - we couldn’t do it without you!
Fancy showing your support for our festival and looking stylish to boot?
Inspired by the legend of the Balfron wolf, we have designed some lovely lupine merch! From hoodies to bookmarks, kit yourself out with some branded goodies and support Balfron Book Festival.
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
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