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The number of visitors to the 8th edition of Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF), the region’s foremost literary event for young people, exceeded 120,000 visitors during its first five days. The figure is a significant increase in the number of attendees recorded in the same period during last year’s festival.
Organisers of SCRF 2016, which is running from April 20-30 at Expo Centre Sharjah, are attributing the high level of footfall to the 1,500 quality activities it is offering in its diverse array of programmes, with its events including Kids Activities, Cultural Programme, Cultural Café, Kids’ Creative Café, Cookery Corner, Social Media Café, Sharjah Exhibition for Children's Book Illustrations and the Beyond Planet Earth Exhibition, which is being held for the first time at the festival.
HE Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri, Chairman of Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), organisers of SCRF 2016, said; “Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival has attracted a huge number of adults and children during its first five days. Visitors have included students, teachers, school administrators, faculty staff, families and library officials who have come to find out about developments in the children’s books industry and pick up the latest titles on display from participating publishing houses.”
Al Ameri highlighted that SBA’s remit for SCRF 2016, as with its previous seven editions, was to hold workshops and activities of interest to children, with a particular focus on ones that trigger their imagination, inspire them and enable them to be creative and innovative. He pointed out that each year SBA strives to provide the festival with acclaimed experts who support children’s development, hone their skills and promote their talents. He commented that the festival was the perfect platform for children to demonstrate their latent potential and to find out where their key interests lie so that they can develop their expertise in these areas in the future.
The events and activities held during SCRF 2016, including its training workshops, theatrical performances, intellectual panel discussions and cultural seminars, have all enjoyed significant attendance. Families and children have made the most of the wide array of fun-themed activities on offer, with the performances designed to be as educational as they are entertaining.
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