Portobello Book Festival opens its free local programme on October 2

The community-run festival begins with writing, comics and author events at Portobello Library.

Portobello Book Festival runs October 2–4 with free ticketed events organised by local book enthusiasts in collaboration with Portobello Library. Friday's opening programme includes Adrian Ross's character-building writing workshop at 10 a.m., a discussion of the literary anti-hero with Kevan Christie at 2:30 p.m., and

a graphic-novel-building session at 4 p.m. The listed Friday sessions take place upstairs at the library. The organisers say tickets are free and available from Portobello Library, but each event is ticketed; readers should check availability before travelling. The community-run festival relies on donations and has a

local bookstall during the weekend. The official programme lists all three days and the session details. Headline image: official Portobello Book Festival 2026 programme photo, festival organisers.

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