Gaillac Youth and Teen Book Festival

30th Edition – 30 Years Already!

For its 30th anniversary, the Gaillac Youth and Teen Book Festival donned its finest attire on October 4th and 5th, 2025. The anniversary edition, themed around dreams and the funfair, entrusted its poster to illustrator Anne-Lise Boutin, whose enchanting universe blends felt pens, inks, cut paper, and digital collages.

Twenty-two nationally renowned authors and illustrators answered the call for two completely free days dedicated to the pleasure of reading. Encounters, signings, creative workshops, literary quizzes, and live performances followed one another in a festive and warm atmosphere at the Gaillac Performance Hall.

Highlights of the 2025 Edition

• Poetic-Musical Concert: David Sire opened the festival on Saturday with a performance blending poetry and music.
• Musical Reading: Marie Pavlenko (voice) and Maëva Le Berre (cello) offered a sensitive interpretation of a literary text.
• Creative Workshops: Drawing dinosaurs, creating animal masks, assembling space modules.
• Cornebidouille Exhibition: At the Gaillac Media Library from September 16th to October 5th, 2025.