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

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

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 Children's event

Oliver Jeffers: Meanwhile Back on Earth
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 15:00-15:45Venue: Al Riwaq II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 3+Session No: 28
Age: 3+Session No: 28
AED 40 - AED 50
Don’t miss Oliver Jeffers as he returns to the LitFest with the companion book t... 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 Children's event

Philip Reeve: Riding the Rails
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 16:00-17:00Venue: Al Baraha II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 10 +Session No: 123
Age: 10 +Session No: 123
AED 40
In the Railhead series, Zen Starling rides the rails on the sentient trains cris... Read More Children's event

Wendy Meddour: Howard the Average Gecko
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 16:15-17:00Venue: Al Riwaq III, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 4+Session No: 55
Age: 4+Session No: 55
AED 40
Most of us have seen geckos in Dubai, but come to hear about a special one calle... Read More Children's event

The First Epic Eco-Play: Martin Kiszko with School Performers
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 16:30-18:00Venue: MBRL Theatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 113
AED 40 - AED 50
We are delighted to present the Dubai premier of Martin Kiszko’s award-winning p... 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 Children's event

The Neighbour's Tree: Jekar Khourchid & Manal Mahgoub
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 17:30-18:15Venue: Al Amwaj II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: Arabic
Age: 6-9Session No: 161
Age: 6-9Session No: 161
AED 40
What does the tree next door hold? What exciting events occur among our neighbou... 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

Wendy Meddour: Meet Lubna & Pebble!
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 09:30-10:15Venue: Al Amwaj II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 3+Session No: 27
Age: 3+Session No: 27
AED 40
Lubna lives in the World of Tents, and her best friend is a pebble. Pebble liste... Read More Children's event

Fatima Sharafeddine: Where Do I Put You?
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 09:30-10:15Venue: Al Amwaj I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: Arabic
Age: 5Session No: 92
Age: 5Session No: 92
AED 40
‘I love you so much
And I want you to stay with me
But where can I put you?
You ... Read More Children's event

Katie & Kevin Tsang: Space Blasters!
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 09:30-10:30Venue: Al Baraha I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 6 +Session No: 248
Age: 6 +Session No: 248
AED 40
Join Kevin and Katie Tsang and discover how you could help to save the universe ... Read More Workshops Adult

Komiks: Illustration Workshop with Kajo Baldisimo
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 10:00-11:30Venue: 4th Floor Meeting Room 12, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: English
Age: 15 +Session No: 223
Age: 15 +Session No: 223
AED 200
From the earliest known komiks created by Philippine national hero Jose Rizal to... Read More Children's event

Dr Reem Al Gurg: Little Jerboa - Braille Reading
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 10:45-11:30Venue: Al Amwaj I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: Arabic
Age: 5-7Session No: 205
Age: 5-7Session No: 205
AED 40
Online friendships sound like a lot of fun! But like all the different apps and ... Read More Children's event

Mouhannad Alakous: When the Black Colour Laughs
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 11:00-12:00Venue: 6th Floor Emirates Library, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: Arabic
Age: 10-15Session No: 56
Age: 10-15Session No: 56
AED 40
Writer Mouhanned Alakous has an inspiring story to tell! Titled When Black Colou... Read More Children's event

Amal Nasser: Why Doesn't Fernando Want to Grow Up?
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 11:00-11:45Venue: Al Amwaj II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: Arabic
Age: 6-9Session No: 111
Age: 6-9Session No: 111
AED 40
In this storytelling session, writer Amal Nasser reads to us from her translatio... Read More Children's event

Oliver Jeffers: There’s a Ghost in this House
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 11:30-12:15Venue: Al Riwaq II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: English
Age: 3+Session No: 10
Age: 3+Session No: 10
AED 40 - AED 50
Oliver Jeffers has created an interactive and entrancing picture book featuring ... Read More- Adults' Events
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