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Children Take Over LitFest!
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 17:30-18:30Venue: Al Riwaq I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 114
Free Entry
Join us as we celebrate some of Dubai’s youngest and brightest authors! These ch... Read More Special Events

David Walliams: Spaceboy
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 17:00-18:00Venue: Al Riwaq II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 7 +Session No: 58
Age: 7 +Session No: 58
AED 75 - AED 90
It’s 1960s America, and Ruth is obsessed with space. Join David Walliams to find... Read More Award Ceremonies

David Walliams: The World’s Worst Pets
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 13:00-14:00Venue: Al Riwaq II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 7+Session No: 62
Age: 7+Session No: 62
AED 75 - AED 90
We are delighted to welcome David Walliams back to Dubai to entertain you with t... Read More Children's event

Don’t Ask the Dragon: Lemn Sissay & Greg Stobbs
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 10:00-10:45Venue: Al Baraha I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 3+Session No: 53
Age: 3+Session No: 53
AED 40
Author Lemn Sissay and illustrator Greg Stobbs want to take you on an adventure.... Read More Children's event

Ebtisam Al-Beiti: Citrus The Smoothie Sloth
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 16:15-17:15Venue: Al Riwaq I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: +4Session No: 102
Age: +4Session No: 102
AED 40
Sloths should be sleepy….. but Citrus didn’t feel sleepy at all! He wanted his f... Read More Children's event

Flavia Z. Drago: Meet Gustavo the Shy Ghost & Leila the Perfect Witch
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 16:00-16:45Venue: Al Amwaj I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 3 +Session No: 124
Age: 3 +Session No: 124
AED 40
If you are a shy ghost like Gustavo, how do you pluck up the courage to ask for ... Read More Children's event

Flavia Z. Drago: Monsters Play!
Date/Time: Wednesday 1 February 2023 10:00-10:45Venue: Al Amwaj I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 2+Session No: 16
Age: 2+Session No: 16
AED 40
Who doesn’t love to play Peekaboo and counting games? Flavia Z. Drago’s monsters... Read More Children's event

Fun Filled Stories For Everyone!: Ben Miller & David Walliams
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 17:30-18:30Venue: Al Riwaq II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: All AgesSession No: 66
Age: All AgesSession No: 66
AED 60 - AED 75
Join two of the LitFest’s most popular storytellers who are here to entertain yo... Read More Free Event

Hop Lola Hop: Crafts Workshop with Kathy Urban
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 16:30-17:00Venue: Al Riwaq I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 3+Session No: 192
Age: 3+Session No: 192
Free Entry
Join Kathy Urban, for a fun and delightful crafts workshop based on her latest b... Read More Free Event

Huda Hamed: Reviewing Books, Step by Step
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 18:30-19:00Venue: Al Riwaq I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: ArabicSession No: 196
Free Entry
Following the success of her YouTube channel Against Oblivion(? ), writer Huda H... Read More Adult event

Letters to Old Friends: Alexander McCall Smith, Faye Brann & Sudha Murty
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 20:30-21:30Venue: Al Riwaq II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 63
AED 60
Who doesn’t miss receiving a letter in the post? There are some letters that we ... Read More Adult event

Married to the Job: Angelo R. Lacuesta, Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta & Katie & Kevin Tsang
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 14:30-15:30Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 3, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 85
AED 60 - AED 75
Ever wondered what’s it like being married to another writer? Join husband-and-w... Read More Free Event

Maryam Al Zarooni: My Father, The Giant Canary
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 17:30-18:15Venue: Al Amwaj I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: Arabic
Age: 6-9Session No: 292
Age: 6-9Session No: 292
Free Entry
This session is only available in Arabic. Please change your language settings a... Read More Children's event

Melanie La'Brooy: The Wintrish Girl
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 13:00-13:45Venue: 6th Floor Emirates Library, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: English
Age: 8+Session No: 284
Age: 8+Session No: 284
AED 40
What happens when you are the only girl who doesn’t receive a Talisman to give y... Read More Workshops Adult

Mythical Creatures & Animals: A Drawing Workshop for Adults with Greg Stobbs
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 15:00-16:30Venue: 4th Floor Meeting Room 11, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: English
Age: 15+Session No: 227
Age: 15+Session No: 227
AED 200
Are you fascinated by folklore and mythology, and longing to learn how to draw e... Read More Children's event

Rob Biddulph: Draw with Rob
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 14:30-15:30Venue: Al Riwaq II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: All AgesSession No: 158
Age: All AgesSession No: 158
AED 40 - AED 50
We are delighted to welcome author, illustrator and draw-along superstar Rob Bid... Read More Children's event

Rob Biddulph: The Blue-footed Booby
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 16:00-16:45Venue: Al Baraha III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 5 +Session No: 157
Age: 5 +Session No: 157
AED 40
This is your chance to join LitFest favourite Rob Biddulph with his rollicking n... Read More Children's event

Sarah Abdallah: My Friend is Red
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 10:00-10:45Venue: Al Amwaj I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: Arabic
Age: 2+Session No: 208
Age: 2+Session No: 208
AED 40
Ella is pleasantly surprised by a lovely gift from her father, a red crayon! Ell... Read More Children's event

Sidra Honey: Carla Barbara Coppi & Dr Reem Al Gurg
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 17:15-18:00Venue: Al Amwaj I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: Multilanguage
Age: 5-7Session No: 46
Age: 5-7Session No: 46
AED 40
How well do you know the Sidra tree? Have you tasted its delightfully sweet hone... Read More Workshops Children

Story Carousel: Workshop with Ben Miller, Christopher Edge, Onjali Q Raúf & Sarah McIntyre
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 15:00-16:30Venue: Al Amwaj II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 8-11Session No: 107
Age: 8-11Session No: 107
AED 100
Four top authors, four tables and a handful of enthusiastic children … mix toget... Read More- Adults' Events
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