Big Story Festival
About the event
Join us at IWM London this October for a free-to-attend family festival celebrating the art of storytelling. Your family can discover the power of stories through free drop-in activities, or purchase tickets to talks with bestselling children's authors like Dame Jaqueline Wilson and Tom Palmer. Take part in free illustration workshops with Will Hughes and learn how to turn your imagination into drawings. Younger visitors can take part in free Play and Sing sessions, or your family can book a guided tour of IWM's Galleries, discovering the incredible stories behind the objects on display. In its debut year, the festival's themes are inspired by IWM’s major exhibition, Childhood in War (open until 28 February 2027), the UK’s first exhibition dedicated to the impact of conflict on young people from the First World War to today. The Big Story Festival is free to attend, and there will be plenty of free activities for you and your family to take part in throughout the museum. The full programme of free activities, ticketed workshops, talks and tours will be released soon, sign up to our eNews to find out more. Families Free entry
