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Changing the Game - Esports Redefining the Future: Business Breakfast with Lucy Chow, Paul Roy, Philip Wride & Rhianna Pratchett
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 08:30-09:45Venue: Vista Terrace, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 13
AED 100
If you dismiss gaming as an activity for the stereotypical isolated teenager, do... Read More Adult event
Toby Gregory: Arabian Ocean Rowing Team
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 09:30-10:15Venue: Al Amwaj II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 237
AED 60
Learn how – and why – someone would row across the Atlantic Ocean in this one-of... Read More Adult event
Dr Rana Dajani: The Biology of Friendship
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 09:30-10:15Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 9, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: ArabicSession No: 727
AED 0 - AED 60
How do people interact with one another? And how does face-to-face interaction i... 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 Free Event
Cities of the Future: HE Hala Badri & HE Reem Al Hashimy
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 10:30-11:15Venue: MBRL Theatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: Arabic
Simultaneous Translation: Arabic to EnglishSession No: 8
Simultaneous Translation: Arabic to EnglishSession No: 8
Free Entry
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashed says: “The future begins today, not tomo... Read More Adult event
Mariela Shaker: Indomitable Spirit
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 10:30-11:15Venue: Al Riwaq III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 730
AED 60
Join Syrian violinist and refugee advocate Mariela Shaker for an inspiring talk ... Read More Adult event
Dr Saliha Afridi: Parenting in Uncertain Times
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 11:15-12:15Venue: Al Riwaq I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 45
AED 60
How do we parent in uncertain and changing times? How do we raise children who a... Read More Free Event
HE Mohammed Ahmed Al Murr: The Library's Story - Between the Shelves of Knowledge
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 11:30-12:15Venue: MBRL Theatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: ArabicSession No: 155
Free Entry
In this session, His Excellency Mohammed Al Murr, Chairman of the Board of Direc... Read More Workshops Adult
How to Write Your First Book: Workshop with Haji Jabir
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 17:00-18:30Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 9, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: ArabicSession No: 129
AED 200
Have you started work on your debut novel? Do you have a golden idea that you wa... Read More Adult event
HH Sheikha Latifa Bint Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum: Through My Eyes
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 17:00-18:00Venue: Al Baraha II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 172
AED 60
The late HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum represented the UAE on the inter... 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
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 Award Ceremonies
Emirates LitFest Writing Prize & The Path to Publication: Louise Lamont & Luigi Bonomi
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 18:00-19:00Venue: MBRL Theatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 9
Free Entry
Our newly revamped and revitalised LitFest Writing Prize has attracted huge inte... Read More Film Screenings
Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet - Animated Film Screening & Talk: Clark Peterson, Haytham Nasr & Roger Allers
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 18:00-20:00Venue: Al Baraha III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 186
AED 25
The Orphalese army imprisons exiled political activist and poet Mustafa and sent... Read More Adult event
Introducing the Greatest Self-Help Book – It’s the One Written by You: Vex King & Kaushal
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 18:00-19:00Venue: Al Baraha I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 250
AED 60
Are you ready to rewrite your story?
Discover how to become the best version of... Read More Adult event
Warrior Queens, Rebels & Courtesans - How Women Shaped the World: Kate Mosse & Manu S. Pillai
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 18:30-19:30Venue: Al Riwaq III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 95
AED 60
The unknown soldier, the unnamed scientist, the anonymous writer: these women fr... Read More Adult event
Noha Daoud: Welcome to the Crime Scene – Your Complete Guide to Crime Fiction
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 18:30-19:30Venue: Al Amwaj II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: ArabicSession No: 132
AED 60
There is a trinity of crime – motive, scene, and weapon. And let’s not forget th... Read More Adult event
What Do We Want from Poets?: Jassim Al Saheeh, Nouri Al Jarrah, Qasim Saudi, Rawda Al Haj & Sara Elzein
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 18:30-19:30Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 10, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: ArabicSession No: 146
AED 60
There is a great power that poets hold; a type of magic they never reveal. But w... Read More Adult event
Plan to Win a Literary Prize: Maria Dadouch, Mohsine Loukili & Najwa Bin Shatwan
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 18:30-19:30Venue: Al Amwaj I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: ArabicSession No: 261
AED 60
How many novels have you read only after the author won an award? Does success ... Read More Award Ceremonies
Announcing The Winners Of First Chapter – The ELF Seddiqi Writers' Fellowship
Date/Time: Thursday 2 February 2023 19:15-20:00Venue: MBRL Theatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: MultilanguageSession No: 7
Free Entry
Grab a seat to discover the winners of year two of the region’s only global-stan... Read More- Adults' Events
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