Stores will also host a robust Harry Potter trivia event. In addition to trivia and activities for Harry Potter fans to enjoy, many giveaways will also be available at the event while supplies last, including Harry Potter vintage posters, bookmarks and more. You can pre-order the book and find out more info on their website but here’s what you can expect at the events before the midnight release:Īt the June 24 event, Barnes & Noble stores across the country will set up a coloring station where participants will have the opportunity to color various Harry Potter-themed materials including the 4 House Crests (Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin) and a special Owl Post Postcard exclusive to Barnes & Noble that they can send to friends to invite them to the Countdown to Midnight Party.
Then, on Sunday, July 31, customers can return to their local store to share their perspectives on the new book and participate in additional Harry Potter-themed events, with activities and giveaways. At the Countdown to Midnight Party, two customers from each store who entered the sweepstakes will be chosen at random. On Saturday, July 30, starting at 8PM, customers can visit their local Barnes & Noble for the fan-favorite Countdown to Midnight Party leading up to the midnight release of the epic eighth story, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One & Two.
The events will kick off on Friday, June 24, at 7 PM when all stores nationwide will feature activities designed to give participants of all ages the opportunity to relive the magic of Harry Potter, and enter the Barnes & Noble exclusive Harry Potter Limited Edition Cover Prints Sweepstakes for a chance to win a set of 7 Harry Potter Limited Edition Cover Prints, available exclusively at Barnes & Noble, up until the July 30 Countdown to Midnight Party. will host a month-long celebration in advance of the publication of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One & Two.
All these events were so much fun so I’m definitely going to be on line for the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child book. Remember the time I hung out on a sidewalk in New York City at 3 am for the special Harry Potter Cover to Cover Day hosted by Scholastic? And then there was that unveiling of the special editions of The Tales of Beedle the Bard at the New York Public Library.
I may not have started reading the Harry Potter book series until after the third film and even then I didn’t go to a midnight release until Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, but I’m a die-hard fan. Good thing Potter tradition will continue with midnight releases across the country. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child took place in London yesterday and as most fans weren’t lucky enough to be in the audience, they’ll likely be picking up the script in book form. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Midnight Script Book Release Parties Are a Go!