Roald Dahl Story Day 2020

Every September we celebrate our favourite Roald Dahl characters, stories and moments together with fans the world over. This year’s global celebration of Roald Dahl stories will be marked on the 13th September as Roald Dahl Story Day!

What's happening this Roald Dahl Story Day?

Get ready for Roald Dahl Story Day

Fancy Dress

Whether you're celebrating at home or in the classroom, make sure you dress to impress.

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Party Pack

It's back! However you're celebrating, you'll find all sorts of brilliant ideas inside.

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Titchy Toddlers Party Pack

Little ones can join the celebrations too with our snappy pre-school Party Pack.

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Fundraising

Find out how you can get involved with fundraising - just by dressing up!

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Stories

Take a moment to revisit your favourite Roald Dahl story.

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Prepare the perfect Story Day party

Send out your Story Day Invitations

Let your friends and family know how you'll be celebrating this year!

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Print out your Story Day Poster

Get your classroom (or kitchen!) ready with this delightful double-sided poster.

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Put on your Story Day Party Hat

Colour in your own witchy party hat so you look perfectly party-ready.

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Get your Story Day Certificate

Hang this on your wall to show everyone what a stupendous Story Day you had.

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Take a sneak peek at never-before-seen chapters of The Witches!

Watch The Twits by the Unicorn Theatre

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Part 1

Imagine the worst people you can think of, can you do that? Good. Then you’re just about ready to meet Mr and Mrs Twit.

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Part 2

In which Mrs Twit gets a stretching, Mr Twit has a horrid surprise and the Roly-Poly Bird pays a visit …

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Part 3

In which Mr Twit has a dastardly plan to get his bird pie, the upside-down monkeys plot revenge and the tale comes to a sticky end …

Sharpen your brainbox with a quiz!

How well do you know the Roald Dahl Museum?

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How well do you know The Witches?

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How well do you know Roald Dahl's stories?

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Watch the best bits of Taika and Friends

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Unseen Bites

Even when your story is studded with some of the biggest stars in the world… things somehow still go wrong.

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Fantastic Foley

He acts, he writes, he directs, and he even does his own sound effects. Taika Waititi's fantastic homemade foley, for your viewing pleasure.

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Terrific Tangents

We did ask him to stick to the script, but you can probably guess how successful that was. Taika Waititi's terrifically weird tangents: don't say we didn't warn you.