Category Archives: Sharjah Children Reading Festival

Get ready to be moonstruck by “The Moonwalker” at SCRF 2024

Get ready to be moonstruck by “The Moonwalker” at SCRF 2024

Ever wondered what it was like for Neil Armstrong and other members of Apollo 11? This rare stunt of weightlessness at Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival may provide some answers


Sharjah, May 08, 2024

If you ever wondered what it was like for Neil Armstrong and other members of the Apollo 11 – the first manned mission to land on the Moon in 1969 – then the ongoing 15th annual Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) may help provide some answers.

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SCRF 2024:  Brainiac’s explosive science entertainment keep children on the edge of their seats

SCRF 2024:  Brainiac’s explosive science entertainment keep children on the edge of their seats

At the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival, big bangs filled the air as children
were transported into a world of science where its mysteries were decoded


Sharjah, May 08, 2024

“An angry gas is a loud gas,” warned the bunch of ‘scientists’ called Brainiacs experimenting  with combustible gases, ice and balloons as they performed a range of scientific presentations for primary school children at the 15th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) running at Expo Centre Sharjah until May 12.

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FOCP’s ANA initiative raises awareness about childhood cancer during SCRF 2024

FOCP’s ANA initiative raises awareness about childhood cancer during SCRF 2024

Friends Of Cancer Patients, in collaboration with the Health Promotion Department at the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah, educates young attendees on cancer risks and symptoms at Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival


Sharjah, May 08, 2024

In a heartwarming display of dedication to childhood cancer awareness, Friends Of Cancer Patient’s (FOCP) extended the impact of their “ANA” initiative at the Health Promotion Department’s section in the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah pavilion, during the 15th annual Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF), currently taking place in Expo Centre Sharjah.

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LEGO-inspired Brick People’s walkabout entertainment a major crowd puller at SCRF 2024

LEGO-inspired Brick People’s walkabout entertainment a major crowd puller at SCRF 2024

The roaming show has been a unique addition and wow factor of Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival 2024, particularly for young visitors


Sharjah, May 08, 2024

The 15th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival, under the theme “Once Upon a Hero”, has been a big hit with children of all ages. Like in every edition, the 12-day action-packed festival has roaming shows that engage and interact with young ones and their parents.

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Renowned author leads masterclass on on comic book writing at SCRF 2024

Renowned author leads masterclass on on comic book writing at SCRF 2024

The Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival returns for another edition, offering
fun-filled enjoyment and engagement with the written word


Sharjah, May 08, 2024

The straightforward messaging and structure of comics might suggest that creating them is child’s play in the world of literature. However, they are as nuanced and rigorous as writing a novel, Abdulaziz Ibrahim, an author, pointed out at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2024), whose 15th edition runs at Expo Centre Sharjah until May 12.

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