Harry Potter Book Day logo
Harry Potter Book Day, previously known as Harry Potter Book Night and by the abbreviation HPBN, is an annual event initiated by Bloomsbury Publishing, first announced on 12 October 2014 with the fist event held on 5 February 2015.[1]
Three years later, Scholastic joined the global celebration.[2][3] Other publishers known to have promoted the event included: Adriano Salani Editore (Italy), Ediciones Salamandra[4] now part of Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial (Spain and Latin America, notably Colombia),[5] and Peru[6] Éditions Gallimard[7] (France), Егмонт[8] (Bulgaria), and Gramedia Pustaka Utama[9] (Indonesia).
In 2023, the event was rebranded as Harry Potter Book Day.[10]
Overview[]
Former logo - Harry Potter Book Night
| # | Event | Date | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Harry Potter Book Night 2015 | 5 February 2015[11] | n/a |
| 02 | Harry Potter Book Night 2016 | 4 February 2016[12] | A Night of Spells[13] |
| 03 | Harry Potter Book Night 2017 | 2 February 2017 | The Professors of Hogwarts[14] |
| 04 | Harry Potter Book Night 2018 | 1 February 2018 | Fantastic Beasts[15] |
| 05 | Harry Potter Book Night 2019 | 7 February 2019 | Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry[16] |
| 06 | Harry Potter Book Night 2020 | 6 February 2020 | Triwizard Tournament[17] |
| 07 | Harry Potter Book Night 2021 | 24 June 2021 | Diagon Alley[18] |
| 08 | Harry Potter Book Night 2022 | 3 February 2022 | Magical Journeys[19] |
History[]
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The 1st Harry Potter Book Night had 10,500 parties and celebrations in total[12]
The 2nd annual HPBN had 12,600 parties and celebrations in total.[20]
By the 4th annual HPBN, the event had been celebrated in 39 different countries with over 10,000 parties taking place around the world.[2] Nicholas Filbert participated in an event in Indonesia.[9]
The 5th annual HPBN had over 476 events over the world, with the most northern event being a school party in Russia, the most southern event at the Khandallah Library, Wellington, New Zealand, and the event furthest away from any other located in an international school in China.[21] In London, Jim Kay and Chris Riddell participated their first ever joint event together at Waterstones.[22]
The 7th annual HPBN was originally scheduled to be held on 4 February 2021[23] but was rescheduled;[18] due to Covid-19 restrictions for large-scale gatherings across the world, any activities and ideas were planed by Bloomsbury to be easily adapted to any group size, and suitable for participating virtual online as many as possible.[24]
In 2023, the event was rebranded as Harry Potter Book Day. Bloomsbury Publishing stated that "we have rebranded the event to ensure that this annual celebration becomes even more inclusive for fans of all ages – whether you’re an early bird or a night owl, you can celebrate at whatever time of the day, or night, suits you!" The date was moved 12 October.[10]
Behind the scenes[]
- The 2021 HPBN had a special feature similar to what was done for the Harry Potter At Home project, where the cast of Cursed Child read aloud together.[25][18] In stead of performing Chapter 6 that was previously done, this time they brought to life the chapter fitting the theme of the year, and read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley). Gareth Reeves served as the main narrator with the following ensemble:
- Benjamin Papac as Harry Potter
- Mark Theodore as Rubeus Hagrid
- Tom Wren as Tom the Barman
- People part of the crowd at the Leaky Cauldron
- Brittany Zeinstra as a plump woman outside the Apothecary
- Robin Cadet as a boy admiring the Nimbus 2000
- Kristina Peters as warning text engraved on the silver doors of Gringotts Wizarding Bank
- Brady Dalton Richards as Gringotts Head Goblin
- Dave Wilcox as Griphook
- Paula Arundell as Madam Malkin
- Jon Steiger as Draco Malfoy
- James Howard as Garrick Ollivander
- The hashtags for the event used on social media are #HarryPotterBookNight[18] and #HPBN,[19] the latter is not to be confused with #BNHP[26] which was what Barnes & Noble used especially for their events in 2016 for the then-upcoming Harry Potter and the Cursed Child[27] and an event similar to HPBN, titled Magical Holiday Ball.[28][29][30][31]
- When HPBN finally went to the United States of America, Barnes & Noble held a complementary event a few days later, though curiously used #BNHarryPotter20 for the event that year, as 2018 marked the 20th anniversary for Sorcerer's Stone in the States.[32] #BNHP is still occasionally used for Harry Potter related events, but not tied to Book Night.
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Harry Potter Book Night at Bloomsbury Harry Potter website (Archived on 12 October 2014)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LitWorld and Scholastic Announce World Read Aloud Day 2018 and a Special Collaboration with Harry Potter Book Night | Scholastic Media Room
- ↑ Harry Potter Book Night at Scholastic Harry Potter website (Archived on 15 April 2018)
- ↑
Ediciones Salamandra on X: "«Ollivanders, el único lugar donde venden varitas, y tendrás la mejor. Una varita mágica... Eso era lo que #Harry realmente había estado esperando.» ¿Cuál de las varitas de Ollivanders te comprarías si fueras a ir a Hogwarts? #HarryPotterBookNight #HPBN21"
- ↑ Penguin Colombia on X: "Hoy es nuestro 🧙🏻♂️#HarryPotterBookNight 📚, una oportunidad para celebrar toda la magia de la saga que tanto amamos/ {{{4}}}"
- ↑ Penguin Perú on X: "⚡️Hoy Harry Potter toma las redes de Penguin para celebrar la noche más mágica del año. Sigan conectados a nuestras redes y a las de tu librería favorita para participar de todas las actividades, sorpresas y más que tenemos preparadas para ti. #HPBN #HarryPotterBookNight"
- ↑
Gallimard Jeunesse on X: "La 🌙 NUIT DES LIVRES HARRY POTTER 🌙 c’est ce soir !! Enfilez vos capes de sorciers et enfourchez votre balai jusqu’à la librairie la plus proche pour vivre une soirée magique! [...] #nuitdeslivresharrypotter #HarryPotterBookNight2020"
- ↑ Егмонт on X: "За днешната НОЩ НА КНИГИТЕ С ХАРИ ПОТЪР в "Денят започва с култура" [...] #HarryPotterBookNight"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Gramedia Pustaka Utama on X: "Ngobrol bareng Nick Filbert (ilustrator sampul Harry Potter edisi Indonesia) & Mbak Dini (editor Harry Potter edisi Indonesia) #bukugpu #HarryPotterBookNight #HPBN2018 #HPBNID"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Bloomsbury - Harry Potter Book Day
- ↑ Harry Potter Book Night at Bloomsbury Harry Potter website (Archived on 10 February 2015)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Harry Potter Book Night at Bloomsbury Harry Potter website (Archived on 12 October 2015)
- ↑ Harry Potter Book Night at Bloomsbury Harry Potter website (Archived on 13 November 2015)
- ↑ Harry Potter Book Night at Bloomsbury Harry Potter website (Archived on 26 August 2016)
- ↑ Harry Potter Book Night at Bloomsbury Harry Potter website (Archived on 12 July 2017)
- ↑ Harry Potter Book Night at Bloomsbury Harry Potter website (Archived on 5 October 2018)
- ↑ Harry Potter Book Night at Bloomsbury Harry Potter website (Archived on 21 September 2019)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Bloomsbury UK on X: "#HarryPotterBookNight has moved to 24th June (although if you have an event planned today then go for it, and have fun!). Ahead of that, here’s a sneak peek of the wonderful casts of the Cursed Child reading from the chapter ‘Diagon Alley’ (from Philosopher's Stone)"
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Bloomsbury UK on X: "Exciting news! We are thrilled to announce that the theme for the eighth annual #HarryPotterBookNight is Magical Journeys! #HPBN"
- ↑ Harry Potter Book Night at Bloomsbury Harry Potter website (Archived on 2 March 2016)
- ↑ News: "Harry Potter Book Night 2019: Everything you need to know" at Wizarding World
- ↑ Harry Potter Book Night with Jim Kay and Chris Riddell | Events at Waterstones Bookshops
- ↑ Harry Potter Book Night at Bloomsbury Harry Potter website (Archived on 4 November 2021)
- ↑ News: "Bloomsbury celebrates rescheduled Harry Potter Book Night 2021 with interactive Diagon Alley experience" at Wizarding World
- ↑ (see this video) (video currently set to private)
- ↑ #bnhp - Explore | Facebook
- ↑ Relive the Magic & Midnight Magic | Barnes & Noble® (Archived)
- ↑ Magical Holiday Ball | Barnes & Noble® (Archived)
- ↑ Harry Potter Magical Holiday Ball by Barnes & Noble's official account on Facebook
- ↑ Barnes & Noble Invites Customers to Experience Its First-Ever Harry Potter Magical Holiday Ball December 9 at Barnes & Noble
- ↑ Barnes & Noble Bookstores Holding Harry Potter Holiday Balls Around the Country | Teen Vogue
- ↑ Harry Potter Book Night at Barnes & Noble! by Barnes & Noble's official account on Facebook
See also[]
External links[]
- Scholastic HPBN 2018 event kit (American English)
- Scholastic HPBN 2019 event kit (American English)
- Salani HPBN 2019 event kit (Italian)
- Scholastic HPBN 2020 event kit (American English)
- Salani HPBN 2021 event kit (Italian)