Join Michael Rosen's Poetry Party, Thursday 12 November 2026

The huge Michael Rosen Day Poetry Party will take place on Thursday 12 November and YOU are invited! The event is part of Michael Rosen Day, which will also include a poetry competition, a live event by Michael Rosen in Manchester, and free resources for schools and families. The theme of this year's Michael Rosen Day is Silly School Stuff.

Make reading, listening to and writing poetry fun, enjoyable and accessible for all by joining the HUGE Poetry Party live-streamed event, for those aged five to 12 years. Find out more and register at Read for Good. 

Michael Rosen Day is spearheaded by Walker Books, in collaboration with Read for Good, Puffin, Bloomsbury Children's Books, HarperCollins Children's Books, Simon & Schuster Children's Books and the Hachette Children's Group. 

This year's Michael Rosen Day will include:

FREE live virtual event:  The day will include a FREE HUGE Poetry Party live-streamed event with Michael Rosen for schools nationwide in partnership with Read for Good. The event will take place on Thursday 12 November at 10:00am – 10:50am - register at Read for Good.

Silly School Stuff poetry competition:  Encourage young people to pen their own poems for the chance to win a signed Michael Rosen book bundle for themselves and their school PLUS hear their poem read out by Michael at the live event on the 12th. You can also find top poetry tips from Michael Rosen. Find out more and register at Walker Books.

FREE resources:  Schools, libraries, bookshops and families can access resources including book-based ideas and activities to organise their own Poetry Parties by registering at Walker Books.

There will also be a huge Manchester Opera House live schools' event with Michael Rosen in partnership with Read Manchester, and a special Beano partnership will launch on 11 November.

The 2025 Michael Rosen day saw some 380,000 children join in with celebrating poetry and Michael Rosen.