The activities of the twelfth session of the Al Hamriya Children’s Festival, organized by the Department of Social Services, will begin in the Heritage Village of Al Hamriya Municipality in Sharjah, and the activities will continue until the twenty-first (21) of this December. The festival will include a series of diverse events, with the aim of attracting children and their families through a range of entertainment games, cultural competitions, educational workshops, and handicrafts. In addition, it includes a display of the products of productive families affiliated with the department’s production center. The festival is among the family events organized by the branch of the Department of Social Services in Al Hamriyah, especially given that the festival coincides with the school holiday. The festival will offer a variety of events and activities targeting all family members, from children to adults. The festival will also include platforms for providing educational workshops in addition to handicrafts workshops. The festival will also include marketing and promotional displays for the products of families affiliated with the “production center” in the department, which will display handmade products, accessories, perfumes, incense, popular foods, and others. In addition, the events include educational programs provided by the Health Education Department through discussion circles on family planning, customs and traditions, all of which are open to the public and to children, and offer national programmes, identity, belonging, ambition and volunteering.