Is there a family ticket?

Yes. A family ticket costs CHF 22 and covers one or two adults with up to four of their own children. Bought separately, kids up to 16 pay CHF 5 and adults CHF 14.

How much are the workshops?

Hand lettering for a child costs CHF 39, or CHF 49 with an adult joining in. Arabic calligraphy costs CHF 39. A workshop ticket also covers the book fair and all the readings.

Can we buy books there?

Yes. Exhibitors sell their books at their stands, and authors and illustrators will write a dedication in your copy.

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Kinder Lesen: Children's and Young Adult Book Festival in Zurich

Name: Kinder Lesen: Children's and Young Adult Book Festival in Zurich
Start: 2027-02-27
End: 2027-02-27
Location: Volkshaus Zürich, Weisser Saal

When: Sat Feb 27, 2027
Ages: All ages
Price: Kids CHF 5, adults CHF 14

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Where

Kreis 4, Volkshaus Zürich, Weisser Saal

Ages

All ages

Setting

Indoors

Plan for

2-3 hours

Language

German

What you need to know

Twelve readings included, held in a second hall (the Grüner Saal), and an entry ticket covers all of them
Hand lettering and calligraphy workshops, booked separately, with one hand lettering session a parent or grandparent can join
Quiet reading corner, stocked with every exhibitor's books, for a break from the busy fair

About

Kinder Lesen is Zurich's festival of children's and teen books. About 40 authors, illustrators and publishers bring board books, picture books, chapter books and young adult novels, and kids can meet the people behind their favorites and get a book signed. It suits families whose kids read in German, from toddlers flipping board books to teens looking for their next novel.

Kids CHF 5, adults CHF 14

Dates & times

Sat 27 Feb 2027

Sat9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

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Where it is

Volkshaus Zürich, Weisser Saal

Stauffacherstrasse 60, 8004 Zürich

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