Sharjah reading festival kicks off on Tuesday

The festival, which is being held under the theme “Discover Friends for Life”, is scheduled to run until April 25. The 11-day festival will feature 1,694 events to be presented by 175 guests, of whom 95 are writers, artists and academicians from the UAE and abroad. There will also be an increase in the number of activities and events taking place this year from 450 in 2013 to 1,694. Activities will include the ‘Cookery Corner’, in which a number of top international chefs will be participating, as well as the Kids Programme, which will feature a range of 875 fun activities for children.

A number of lectures on children’s rights along with theatrical performances, film screenings, reading sessions, and competitions will also take place throughout the festival.