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Children & youth, Festivals
Lirum Larum Reading Festival / Baden Württemberg Children's and Youth Literature Days
Saturday, 05/10/2024 / city of Freiburg
The Freiburg children's literature festival "Lirum Larum Lesefest" and the Baden-Württemberg Children's and Youth Literature Days are celebrating their 30th anniversary together in Freiburg. Once again, the focus is on encounters with the reading guests - authors and illustrators - who read to children and young people from their recently published works. In cooperation with schools, libraries, cultural institutions, associations and bookshops, 75 events on the world of children's literature will take place over twelve days throughout the city and the region.
Since 1994, the Department of Culture has been organizing the Freiburg Children's Literature Festival in cooperation with Theater Freiburg (since 2007) and Literaturhaus Freiburg (since 2017), which in its premiere year was also the 1st Baden-Württemberg Children's and Youth Literature Days. Each year, a different city in Baden-Württemberg hosts the festival and is responsible for the program. After 1994 and 2003, Freiburg has now been awarded the contract for the third time.
The aim is to prioritize events for children aged ten and over as well as events in the region - both of which are otherwise not part of the "Lirum Larum Reading Festival". The Baden-Württemberg Children's and Youth Literature Days 2024 will not only be older and more regional, but also four days longer in comparison: They will last from October 5 to 16. The two-day kick-off on October 5 and 6 is also special, when children and young people will have the Literaturhaus and theater just for themselves and their literature. All events are free of charge.
