This weekend is so much about culture and literature for big and small. The Bücherfestival in Glatt (Link), from 6th to 28th of October, is a great cultural and social gathering for the whole family with panel talks, workshops, poetry slam and even more. Kids can meet their idols like Papa Moll, Globi, Emil and Pitschi, and Greg from „Gregs Tagebuch“, and even try out the first in Switzerland walking bookworm.
Bücherfestival in Glatt is a true highlight not only of this weekend but also for the following two weeks.
Here is the festival programme with the highlights for kids:
| Fr, 6. Oktober | 18:00 – 20:00 | Eröffnung Bücherfestival
Poetry Slam: Simon Libsig Live Talk: M. Krogerus und R. Tschäppeler „Das Kommunikationsbuch“ |
| Sa, 7. Oktober | 13:00 – 15:00
14:00 – 15:00 15:30 – 16:30 |
Kochbuchpräsentation: Nadia Damaso „Eat less – Around the world“
Autogrammstunde: Bestseller-Autorin Donna Leon Poetryslam: Team Liebe statt Drogen „Zwei Berliner in Zürich“ |
| Mi, 11. Oktober | 14:00 – 17:00 | Kinderevent: Ratequiz „Silikwis“ |
| Do,12.Oktober | 18:00 – 19:00 | Die Autoren Gabriel Palacios und Pascal Voggenhuber im Gespräch |
| Fr, 13. Oktober | 18:00 – 20:00 | Buchvorstellung und Winetasting: Chandra Kurt |
| Sa, 14. Oktober | 11:00 – 17:00 | Schminkevent: Dora Borostyan „Gloss Make-Up Guide 60+“ |
| Mo, 16. Oktober | 18:00 – 20:00 | Foodstyling-Kurs: Veronika Studer |
| Mi, 18. Oktober | 14:00 – 17:00 | Zeichenkurs: Zeichner von „Gregs Tagebuch“ |
| Fr, 20. Oktober | 12:00 – 13:30 18:00 – 19:00 | Kabarett: Bänz Friedli live Wörterseh Talk: Buchpräsentation mit Röbi Koller, Silvia Aeschbach und Blanca Imboden |
| Sa, 21. Oktober | 12:00 – 13:00 11:00 – 15:00 | Autogrammstunde: Bestseller-Autor Martin Walker Der kleine Eisbär ist im Glattzentrum unterwegs. Spannende Geschichten aus seinen Büchern hören Kinder im Bücherwurm. |
| Di, 24. Oktober | 10:00 – 12:00 | Bastelkurs: Petra Salvisberg „Traumhafte Naturdeko“ |
| Mi, 25. Oktober | 14:30 – 15:30 | Kinderevent: Emil Steinberger erzählt das Pitschi |
| Do, 26. Oktober | 18:00 – 19:00 | Buchvorstellung „Die Datenwaffe“ von Patrick Mosberger |
| Fr, 27. Oktober | 18:00 – 19:00 | Live Talk: Mitra Devi und Petra Ivanov „Schockfrost“ |
| Sa, 28. Oktober | 10:00 – 16:30 12:00 – 13:00 | Autogrammstunde: Globimobil mit Papa Moll, Globi und Globine Poetryslam: Simon Chen, Christoph Simon und Killian Ziegler |
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