Barnes & Noble Menlo Park Mall, Edison, NJ Announces Harry Potter Countdown to Midnight Party on July 30

Party Starts at 8PM and Leads up to the Midnight Release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One & Two, a Special Rehearsal Edition Script Book

Until July 30th Customers Can Enter for a Chance to Win a Set of 7 Harry Potter Limited Edition Cover Prints*— Exclusively at Barnes & Noble

Harry Potter is back, and on Saturday, July 30, at 8PM, Barnes & Noble Menlo Park Mall, Edison, NJ, will host a special Countdown to Midnight Party leading up to the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One & Two, a special rehearsal edition script book, which goes on sale July 31 at midnight. The party will feature a special Muggle Wall where customers can share their favorite memories of Harry Potter as well as a House Cup competition, many other activities and several amazing giveaways. On Sunday, July 31, customers can return to Barnes & Noble Menlo Park Mall, to discuss the new book and participate in special Harry Potter-themed events and activities, as a follow-up to the Countdown to Midnight Party the night before.

Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a new play by Jack Thorne and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The new book, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One & Two, is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series.There’s still time for customers to pre-order their copy of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One & Two at Barnes & Noble Menlo Park Mall, and online at BN.com. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One & Two is also available to pre-order on NOOK devices and the Free NOOK Reading App™for Android™; for more information visit NOOK.com.

Customers can pre-order their copy of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One & Two today at Barnes & Noble Menlo Park Mall, or online at BN.com. The Harry Potter celebrations will continue on into the fall, as Barnes & Noble commemorates the release of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: The Illustrated Edition in October and the highly anticipated Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie, which arrives in theaters in November. More details on these events will be announced in the coming months.

Customers in attendance at Barnes & Noble Menlo Park Mall Harry Potter events are encouraged to upload pictures of themselves having fun to their social media channels using the hashtags #BNHP and #ReadTheMagic. For more information, they should visit bn.com/harrypotterevents.

*Two (2) Winners from each store will be chosen at random on or about July 31 at 12:00AM to receive a set of seven (7) Harry Potter Limited Edition Cover Prints (ARV $140.00). No Purchase necessary to enter or win. Must be 13 years of age or older and a resident of the U.S. to enter. Void where prohibited by law. See a Bookseller for complete details and Official Rules.