Alliance Française Dubai family festival 2020

Alliance Française Dubai will be celebrating the festive season with a three-day festival of movies, shows, cooking and music workshops.

The festival will be place from December 11 - 13. Ahead of seasonal holidays, the Oud Metha spot will be celebrating the festive season daily.

Events on Friday December 11

Cooking workshops at 11am and 1.30pm - Make your own Christmas cake. For children aged 5 to 10.

Ciné Folie Children Film Festival
Adventure, poetry, tales, animation, feature movies – a movie programme for various age ranges. All movies with English subtitles.

9.30am: ‘Stinky Dog’ –for 3 to 5 years old.
11am: ‘Marona’s Fantastic Tale’- from 6 years old.
5pm: ‘Bécassine’ - from 7 years old.

Events on Saturday December 12

Christmas Bazaar: From 10am to 5pm – The place to find original gifts; with no less than 30 special exhibitors. Decoration items, jewels, clothes, flowers, bags and more.

Djembe music workshop
At 3pm children aged 5 to 10 can take part in this African drum workshop. Perfect for the little musicians.

Pascal Gallet, piano recital
At 4pm, broadcasted live from France. A family concert by French classical pianist Pascal Gallet. Music of the classical repertoire (Chopin, Bach, Beethoven) and movies scores (Disney, Inception, Pirates of the Caribbean).

Ciné Folie Children Film Festival

9:30am: ‘Ernest & Celestine’ - with English subtitles. For children aged 3 to 5 years old.

11am: ‘Marona’s Fantastic Tale’- with English subtitles. From 6 years old.

2:30pm: ‘The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily’ with English subtitles. From 8 years old.

Events on Sunday December 13

Ciné Folie Children Film Festival
9:30am – ‘Stinky Dog’ – movie for 3 to 5 years old, with English subtitles.

2:30pm – ‘Bécassine’ with English subtitles. From 7 years old.

4pm - ‘The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily’ with English subtitles. From 8 years old.