A new weekend festival will launch in Frome this September, with Winstone’s Hunting Raven Books hosting an open evening to introduce the event and connect with likeminded people who might wish to get involved.
‘Consider the Won-drous’ will take place at Rise on Whittox Lane on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September 2026.
The festival is a collaboration between Winstone’s Hunting Raven Books and Gareth Howell-Jones, an author and bookseller from Hay-on-Wye.
Winstone’s Hunting Raven Books is hosting a free open evening on 16th April to introduce the event and invite anyone interested in volunteering their time and skills.
Tina Gaisford-Waller of Winstone’s Hunting Raven Books said, “We were lucky enough to host Gareth for an author talk last year, and the connection we made was instant. Gareth was looking for the perfect location for this weekend event he had long been dreaming up, and everything just fell into place.”
Festival Director Gareth said, “Consider the Wondrous can be summed up as a new festival paying attention to nature, to wonder and to life. We will be hosting a very full and thoughtfully curated weekend of events, walks and talks designed to affirm and reignite our connection to the world around us. Not just the awe-inspiring nature of the great outdoors but all the small and simple things that immediately surround us in the everyday.”
Tina and Gareth added, “We will be looking for stewards, greeters and people to help us make the authors and visitors feel looked after and at home. If you think you may have something to offer, or if you are simply curious and would like to find out more, come along for a glass of bubbly.”
The launch event will take place on Thursday 16th April at 6.30pm at Winstone’s Hunting Raven Book Shop on Cheap Street in Frome. Book your place at winstonebooks.co.uk/collections/events
Pictured: Author Gareth Howell-Jones
