Balfron Book Festival
@balfronbooks.bsky.social
A celebration of books and storytelling in the Scottish Stirlingshire village of Balfron.
5th to 7th September 2025
www.balfronbookfestival.com
5th to 7th September 2025
www.balfronbookfestival.com
Pinned
What a VERY busy 72 hours.
Thank you to everyone involved in the very first Balfron Book Festival. From those who supported the original crowdfunder, wonderful volunteers, fantastic audiences, incredible authors & creatives, we truly couldn’t have done it without you.
Here’s to the next chapter!
Thank you to everyone involved in the very first Balfron Book Festival. From those who supported the original crowdfunder, wonderful volunteers, fantastic audiences, incredible authors & creatives, we truly couldn’t have done it without you.
Here’s to the next chapter!
What a VERY busy 72 hours.
Thank you to everyone involved in the very first Balfron Book Festival. From those who supported the original crowdfunder, wonderful volunteers, fantastic audiences, incredible authors & creatives, we truly couldn’t have done it without you.
Here’s to the next chapter!
Thank you to everyone involved in the very first Balfron Book Festival. From those who supported the original crowdfunder, wonderful volunteers, fantastic audiences, incredible authors & creatives, we truly couldn’t have done it without you.
Here’s to the next chapter!
September 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
What a VERY busy 72 hours.
Thank you to everyone involved in the very first Balfron Book Festival. From those who supported the original crowdfunder, wonderful volunteers, fantastic audiences, incredible authors & creatives, we truly couldn’t have done it without you.
Here’s to the next chapter!
Thank you to everyone involved in the very first Balfron Book Festival. From those who supported the original crowdfunder, wonderful volunteers, fantastic audiences, incredible authors & creatives, we truly couldn’t have done it without you.
Here’s to the next chapter!
Raffle tickets available from event venues with incredible prizes from wonderful local businesses!
Gym 63, Arnprior Farm, Endrick Yoga, The Old Mill Killearn, The Nest, Loch Lomond ROCKS, Drymen Bakery & Deli, Turnip The Beet, Lou's Bake Stop, Alba Nordic Walks, Willow & The Olive Branch,Glengoyne
Gym 63, Arnprior Farm, Endrick Yoga, The Old Mill Killearn, The Nest, Loch Lomond ROCKS, Drymen Bakery & Deli, Turnip The Beet, Lou's Bake Stop, Alba Nordic Walks, Willow & The Olive Branch,Glengoyne
August 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Raffle tickets available from event venues with incredible prizes from wonderful local businesses!
Gym 63, Arnprior Farm, Endrick Yoga, The Old Mill Killearn, The Nest, Loch Lomond ROCKS, Drymen Bakery & Deli, Turnip The Beet, Lou's Bake Stop, Alba Nordic Walks, Willow & The Olive Branch,Glengoyne
Gym 63, Arnprior Farm, Endrick Yoga, The Old Mill Killearn, The Nest, Loch Lomond ROCKS, Drymen Bakery & Deli, Turnip The Beet, Lou's Bake Stop, Alba Nordic Walks, Willow & The Olive Branch,Glengoyne
We can’t wait to chat to Emma Steele at her Balfron Book Festival author event on Sunday 7th September! Emma’s debut novel The Echoes of Us had us hooked with its twisting love story & we can’t wait to get our hands on her next release on 11th September!
Tickets via link in bio
#booksky
Tickets via link in bio
#booksky
August 30, 2025 at 9:37 AM
We can’t wait to chat to Emma Steele at her Balfron Book Festival author event on Sunday 7th September! Emma’s debut novel The Echoes of Us had us hooked with its twisting love story & we can’t wait to get our hands on her next release on 11th September!
Tickets via link in bio
#booksky
Tickets via link in bio
#booksky
In search of your next read? Don’t miss the Pop-Up Book Sale at the Pirn Inn on Sunday 7th September! There will be second-hand books, authors with their own works, bookish treasures and the wonderful team from Daydreams Bookshop - a must-visit for readers of all ages!
#booksky #balfronbookfestival
#booksky #balfronbookfestival
August 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
In search of your next read? Don’t miss the Pop-Up Book Sale at the Pirn Inn on Sunday 7th September! There will be second-hand books, authors with their own works, bookish treasures and the wonderful team from Daydreams Bookshop - a must-visit for readers of all ages!
#booksky #balfronbookfestival
#booksky #balfronbookfestival
August 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Dr Liam Bell, author & creative writing lecturer,will be helping participants unlock their inner writer with a 2 hour creative writing workshop:
exploring the concept of 'home' & helping to ignite your inspiration & hone your skills
£10 tickets: www.balfronbookfestival.com
#books #booksky
exploring the concept of 'home' & helping to ignite your inspiration & hone your skills
£10 tickets: www.balfronbookfestival.com
#books #booksky
August 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr Liam Bell, author & creative writing lecturer,will be helping participants unlock their inner writer with a 2 hour creative writing workshop:
exploring the concept of 'home' & helping to ignite your inspiration & hone your skills
£10 tickets: www.balfronbookfestival.com
#books #booksky
exploring the concept of 'home' & helping to ignite your inspiration & hone your skills
£10 tickets: www.balfronbookfestival.com
#books #booksky
Meet Paul Henke at the Balfron Book Festival! Former Royal Navy bomb‑disposal expert turned bestselling thriller writer, Paul has penned over 18 gripping novels— historical Tears sagas, pulse‑racing Nick Hunter & Gumshoe mysteries
Saturday 6th August
2.30pm
Pirn Inn Lounge
Book via link ⬆️
#booksky
Saturday 6th August
2.30pm
Pirn Inn Lounge
Book via link ⬆️
#booksky
August 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Meet Paul Henke at the Balfron Book Festival! Former Royal Navy bomb‑disposal expert turned bestselling thriller writer, Paul has penned over 18 gripping novels— historical Tears sagas, pulse‑racing Nick Hunter & Gumshoe mysteries
Saturday 6th August
2.30pm
Pirn Inn Lounge
Book via link ⬆️
#booksky
Saturday 6th August
2.30pm
Pirn Inn Lounge
Book via link ⬆️
#booksky
Heading from the village to the city to deliver posters for our upcoming fabulous book festival on the 5th to 7th September.
Tickets available ⬆️
Thank you to Daydreams Bookshop in Milngavie (our bookseller) and Get Free Books Glasgow in Buchanan Galleries for supporting our event
#books #booksky
Tickets available ⬆️
Thank you to Daydreams Bookshop in Milngavie (our bookseller) and Get Free Books Glasgow in Buchanan Galleries for supporting our event
#books #booksky
August 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM
A BIG thank you to our youngest (and coolest) volunteer, 5 year old Fergus, for helping us launch our fab new sign in the village!
The team have been busy dropping off posters and flyers - thank you to everyone who has agreed to take a supply!
We look forward to seeing you there via link ⬆️
#books
The team have been busy dropping off posters and flyers - thank you to everyone who has agreed to take a supply!
We look forward to seeing you there via link ⬆️
#books
August 13, 2025 at 6:52 AM
A BIG thank you to our youngest (and coolest) volunteer, 5 year old Fergus, for helping us launch our fab new sign in the village!
The team have been busy dropping off posters and flyers - thank you to everyone who has agreed to take a supply!
We look forward to seeing you there via link ⬆️
#books
The team have been busy dropping off posters and flyers - thank you to everyone who has agreed to take a supply!
We look forward to seeing you there via link ⬆️
#books
Stop by @lous_bake_stop in Balfron for a tasty treat and pick up one of our festival flyers 🥰
August 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Stop by @lous_bake_stop in Balfron for a tasty treat and pick up one of our festival flyers 🥰
The Echoes of Us, debut novel of author Emma Steele, was named as one of the five best romance books of 2024 by the Guardian.
To join Emma for a discussion about her books and her writing journey, get your £5 ticket via the link ⬆️
🗓️ Date: Sunday 7th September 11.30am
📍 Balfron High School
To join Emma for a discussion about her books and her writing journey, get your £5 ticket via the link ⬆️
🗓️ Date: Sunday 7th September 11.30am
📍 Balfron High School
August 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The Echoes of Us, debut novel of author Emma Steele, was named as one of the five best romance books of 2024 by the Guardian.
To join Emma for a discussion about her books and her writing journey, get your £5 ticket via the link ⬆️
🗓️ Date: Sunday 7th September 11.30am
📍 Balfron High School
To join Emma for a discussion about her books and her writing journey, get your £5 ticket via the link ⬆️
🗓️ Date: Sunday 7th September 11.30am
📍 Balfron High School
Crime queen @Alex Kane is heading to the Balfron Book Festival
📅 Sat 6 Sept, 11.30am
📍 Balfron High School
Author of gritty psychological thrillers like The New Friend and The Family Business, Alex brings stories full of secrets, suspense and Glasgow grit.
Tickets via the festival website ⬆️
📅 Sat 6 Sept, 11.30am
📍 Balfron High School
Author of gritty psychological thrillers like The New Friend and The Family Business, Alex brings stories full of secrets, suspense and Glasgow grit.
Tickets via the festival website ⬆️
August 8, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Crime queen @Alex Kane is heading to the Balfron Book Festival
📅 Sat 6 Sept, 11.30am
📍 Balfron High School
Author of gritty psychological thrillers like The New Friend and The Family Business, Alex brings stories full of secrets, suspense and Glasgow grit.
Tickets via the festival website ⬆️
📅 Sat 6 Sept, 11.30am
📍 Balfron High School
Author of gritty psychological thrillers like The New Friend and The Family Business, Alex brings stories full of secrets, suspense and Glasgow grit.
Tickets via the festival website ⬆️
We are absolutely thrilled to have Hestor Musson, author of bestselling period novel The Beholders joining us at Balfron Book Festival.
Don’t miss your chance to come along. Tickets are £5 and available on our website www.balfronbookfestival.com
#books #booksky #bookfestival
Don’t miss your chance to come along. Tickets are £5 and available on our website www.balfronbookfestival.com
#books #booksky #bookfestival
August 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
We are absolutely thrilled to have Hestor Musson, author of bestselling period novel The Beholders joining us at Balfron Book Festival.
Don’t miss your chance to come along. Tickets are £5 and available on our website www.balfronbookfestival.com
#books #booksky #bookfestival
Don’t miss your chance to come along. Tickets are £5 and available on our website www.balfronbookfestival.com
#books #booksky #bookfestival
We're delighted to be partnering with
award -winning Daydreams Bookshop in Milngavie for Balfron Book Festival.
The team will be joining us at a number of our author events so that you can pick up our writers' latest releases on the day!
Purchase tickets on our website www.balfronbookfestival.com
award -winning Daydreams Bookshop in Milngavie for Balfron Book Festival.
The team will be joining us at a number of our author events so that you can pick up our writers' latest releases on the day!
Purchase tickets on our website www.balfronbookfestival.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
We're delighted to be partnering with
award -winning Daydreams Bookshop in Milngavie for Balfron Book Festival.
The team will be joining us at a number of our author events so that you can pick up our writers' latest releases on the day!
Purchase tickets on our website www.balfronbookfestival.com
award -winning Daydreams Bookshop in Milngavie for Balfron Book Festival.
The team will be joining us at a number of our author events so that you can pick up our writers' latest releases on the day!
Purchase tickets on our website www.balfronbookfestival.com
Join retired hill shepherd & bestselling author Sion Barrington for an afternoon of storytelling rooted in the wilds of Perthshire.
Tales rich in Scottish history, folklore and hard-earned wisdom, winner of the SAC Book Award.
#books #booksky
Booking Essential - www.balfronbookfestival.com
Tales rich in Scottish history, folklore and hard-earned wisdom, winner of the SAC Book Award.
#books #booksky
Booking Essential - www.balfronbookfestival.com
August 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Join retired hill shepherd & bestselling author Sion Barrington for an afternoon of storytelling rooted in the wilds of Perthshire.
Tales rich in Scottish history, folklore and hard-earned wisdom, winner of the SAC Book Award.
#books #booksky
Booking Essential - www.balfronbookfestival.com
Tales rich in Scottish history, folklore and hard-earned wisdom, winner of the SAC Book Award.
#books #booksky
Booking Essential - www.balfronbookfestival.com
Our hard working volunteers are taking every opportunity to promote the Balfron Book Festival!
We’re very excited to see you over the weekend of 5-7 September.
To get your tickets, and your very own BBF t-shirt or hoodie as modelled by our team, go to www.balfronbookfestival.com
#books #booksky
We’re very excited to see you over the weekend of 5-7 September.
To get your tickets, and your very own BBF t-shirt or hoodie as modelled by our team, go to www.balfronbookfestival.com
#books #booksky
August 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Our hard working volunteers are taking every opportunity to promote the Balfron Book Festival!
We’re very excited to see you over the weekend of 5-7 September.
To get your tickets, and your very own BBF t-shirt or hoodie as modelled by our team, go to www.balfronbookfestival.com
#books #booksky
We’re very excited to see you over the weekend of 5-7 September.
To get your tickets, and your very own BBF t-shirt or hoodie as modelled by our team, go to www.balfronbookfestival.com
#books #booksky
We’re incredibly excited that Gill Sims is joining us at Balfron Book Festival.
Gill’s best selling Why Mummy book series are VERY sweary, VERY relatable & VERY funny!
Join her as she talks about her books, trials of parenting & her hugely successful Peter & Jane blog
Tickets via link ⬆️
#booksky
Gill’s best selling Why Mummy book series are VERY sweary, VERY relatable & VERY funny!
Join her as she talks about her books, trials of parenting & her hugely successful Peter & Jane blog
Tickets via link ⬆️
#booksky
July 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
We’re incredibly excited that Gill Sims is joining us at Balfron Book Festival.
Gill’s best selling Why Mummy book series are VERY sweary, VERY relatable & VERY funny!
Join her as she talks about her books, trials of parenting & her hugely successful Peter & Jane blog
Tickets via link ⬆️
#booksky
Gill’s best selling Why Mummy book series are VERY sweary, VERY relatable & VERY funny!
Join her as she talks about her books, trials of parenting & her hugely successful Peter & Jane blog
Tickets via link ⬆️
#booksky
Sophie and Rachel from the Balfron Book Festival team showing off their lovely lupine merch!
Check our site for our full collection of hoodies, t shirts, beanies, wine tumblers and more - link in bio 🐺
#scottishbookfest #stirlingshire #bookfestival2025
#books
#booksky
Check our site for our full collection of hoodies, t shirts, beanies, wine tumblers and more - link in bio 🐺
#scottishbookfest #stirlingshire #bookfestival2025
#books
#booksky
July 28, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Sophie and Rachel from the Balfron Book Festival team showing off their lovely lupine merch!
Check our site for our full collection of hoodies, t shirts, beanies, wine tumblers and more - link in bio 🐺
#scottishbookfest #stirlingshire #bookfestival2025
#books
#booksky
Check our site for our full collection of hoodies, t shirts, beanies, wine tumblers and more - link in bio 🐺
#scottishbookfest #stirlingshire #bookfestival2025
#books
#booksky
Get your tickets now for the first Balfron Book Festival!
www.balfronbookfestival.com
#books #booksky #BluSkybooks #amreading #amwriting #book #authors
www.balfronbookfestival.com
#books #booksky #BluSkybooks #amreading #amwriting #book #authors
July 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Get your tickets now for the first Balfron Book Festival!
www.balfronbookfestival.com
#books #booksky #BluSkybooks #amreading #amwriting #book #authors
www.balfronbookfestival.com
#books #booksky #BluSkybooks #amreading #amwriting #book #authors
Balfron Book Festival was born out of our book group that began in 2021. Four years later we continue to meet monthly & have read over 40 books together. The idea of a book festival was floated a few times & now we are here.
We can’t wait for you to join us.
Tickets available now, links in our bio
We can’t wait for you to join us.
Tickets available now, links in our bio
July 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Balfron Book Festival was born out of our book group that began in 2021. Four years later we continue to meet monthly & have read over 40 books together. The idea of a book festival was floated a few times & now we are here.
We can’t wait for you to join us.
Tickets available now, links in our bio
We can’t wait for you to join us.
Tickets available now, links in our bio
Local author Suzy Aspley, shortlisted for the inaugural McDermid Debut Award 2024, will join us on 7th September to chat about her debut book, Crow Moon, and about her journey from journalist to published author.
Get your £5 ticket today, available from the website www.balfronbookfestival.com
Get your £5 ticket today, available from the website www.balfronbookfestival.com
July 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Local author Suzy Aspley, shortlisted for the inaugural McDermid Debut Award 2024, will join us on 7th September to chat about her debut book, Crow Moon, and about her journey from journalist to published author.
Get your £5 ticket today, available from the website www.balfronbookfestival.com
Get your £5 ticket today, available from the website www.balfronbookfestival.com
We're thrilled that the award-winning sports writer Michal McEwan will be joining us.
Michael is Bunkered's Head of content. He’s interviewed everyone from Jack Nicklaus to Rory McIlroy. A great event for all golfing and football fans, tickets are £5
Balfronbookfestival.com
@MMcEwanGolf
#booksky
Michael is Bunkered's Head of content. He’s interviewed everyone from Jack Nicklaus to Rory McIlroy. A great event for all golfing and football fans, tickets are £5
Balfronbookfestival.com
@MMcEwanGolf
#booksky
July 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
We're thrilled that the award-winning sports writer Michal McEwan will be joining us.
Michael is Bunkered's Head of content. He’s interviewed everyone from Jack Nicklaus to Rory McIlroy. A great event for all golfing and football fans, tickets are £5
Balfronbookfestival.com
@MMcEwanGolf
#booksky
Michael is Bunkered's Head of content. He’s interviewed everyone from Jack Nicklaus to Rory McIlroy. A great event for all golfing and football fans, tickets are £5
Balfronbookfestival.com
@MMcEwanGolf
#booksky
Hungry for a slice of island charm?
Join us at Balfron Book Festival (6 Sept, 1 pm, Balfron High School) to meet Coinneach MacLeod – the Hebridean Baker 🌾
Get your £5 ticket to join the global baking sensation as he celebrates the joy of food and the Hebrides. See you at Balfron, apron optional!
Join us at Balfron Book Festival (6 Sept, 1 pm, Balfron High School) to meet Coinneach MacLeod – the Hebridean Baker 🌾
Get your £5 ticket to join the global baking sensation as he celebrates the joy of food and the Hebrides. See you at Balfron, apron optional!
July 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Hungry for a slice of island charm?
Join us at Balfron Book Festival (6 Sept, 1 pm, Balfron High School) to meet Coinneach MacLeod – the Hebridean Baker 🌾
Get your £5 ticket to join the global baking sensation as he celebrates the joy of food and the Hebrides. See you at Balfron, apron optional!
Join us at Balfron Book Festival (6 Sept, 1 pm, Balfron High School) to meet Coinneach MacLeod – the Hebridean Baker 🌾
Get your £5 ticket to join the global baking sensation as he celebrates the joy of food and the Hebrides. See you at Balfron, apron optional!