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Asian Festival of Children’s Content
21—24 May 2026

Festival Calendar

21 May 22 May 23 May 24 May

 

09:00am
9:00am – 10:30am
The Worlds We Make: Stories and Spaces
21 May | 9:00am – 10:30am
Panel | English | L16, The Pod
09:15am
09:30am
09:45am
10:00am
10:15am
10:30am
10:45am
10:45am – 11:45am
Carrot Kindergarten Playdate!
21 May | 10:45am – 11:45am
Workshop | English | Korean | B1, CTPL Submarine Room
11:00am
11:00am – 12:00pm
The Future World and Us: Preparing Today’s Children for Tomorrow’s Challenges
21 May | 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presentation | English | L5, Possibility Room
11:00am – 12:00pm
Happily Ever After
21 May | 11:00am – 12:00pm
Presentation | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
11:00am – 12:00pm
Poetry!
21 May | 11:00am – 12:00pm
Performance | English | L1, Plaza
11:00am – 12:30pm
Local Stories, Universal Emotions: Building Bridges through Children’s Books
21 May | 11:00am – 12:30pm
Workshop | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2
11:15am
11:30am
11:30am – 1:00pm
Translating Worlds for Young Readers: Kidlit Across Borders
21 May | 11:30am – 1:00pm
Panel | English | L16, The Pod
11:45am
12:00pm
12:15pm
12:30pm
12:30pm – 1:30pm
诗韵飞扬：儿童诗歌朗诵会
Poetry Comes Alive: Children’s Poetry Recital
21 May | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Performance | Chinese | L1, Plaza
12:30pm – 1:45pm
[Lunchtime Talk] IYL × AFCC: The Architecture of Storytelling
21 May | 12:30pm – 1:45pm
Panel | English | L5, Possibility Room
12:45pm
1:00pm
1:15pm
1:30pm
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Anthropomorphism & Learning to Care: Building Nature Stewardship Through Animal Stories
21 May | 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Panel | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
1:30pm – 3:00pm
The Forest of Story and Sound: Building Social Learning with Music and Literature
21 May | 1:30pm – 3:00pm
Workshop | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2
1:45pm
2:00pm
2:00pm – 2:30pm
The Three Hungry Microbes
21 May | 2:00pm – 2:30pm
Book Launch | English | B1, CTPL Submarine Room
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Who Cares? Building Empathy and Concern through Picture Books
21 May | 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Creator's Talk | English | Korean | L16, The Pod
2:00pm – 3:30pm
The Power of Memories
21 May | 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Workshop | English | L5, Imagination Room
2:15pm
2:30pm
2:30pm – 3:30pm
It Could be Verse: Using Free Verse to Tell Your Story
21 May | 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Presentation | English | L5, Possibility Room
2:45pm
3:00pm
3:00pm – 3:30pm
Seri Misteri Favorit: Misteri Pondok Air Hitam
21 May | 3:00pm – 3:30pm
Book Launch | English | Indonesian | B1, CTPL Submarine Room
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Designing 3D Tactile Braille Storybooks
21 May | 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Presentation | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Two Books, Four Performances
21 May | 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Performance | English | L1, Plaza
3:15pm
3:30pm
3:30pm – 5:00pm
Worldbuilding for Picture Books: From Concept Sketch to Narrative Universe
21 May | 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Workshop | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2
3:45pm
4:00pm
4:00pm – 4:30pm
When Aliens Eat with Me
Saat Alien Makan Bersamaku
21 May | 4:00pm – 4:30pm
Book Launch | English | Indonesian | B1, CTPL Submarine Room
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Cultivating Resilience Through Stories, Strengths, and Science
21 May | 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Presentation | English | L5, Possibility Room
4:15pm
4:30pm
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Across Cultures and Spaces: Re-contextualising Children’s Stories
21 May | 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Panel | English | L16, The Pod
4:45pm
5:00pm
5:00pm – 5:30pm
Mikaela Kong: Return of the Dragons (Book 3)
21 May | 5:00pm – 5:30pm
Book Launch | English | B1, CTPL Submarine Room
5:15pm
5:30pm
5:45pm
6:00pm
6:15pm
6:30pm
6:45pm
7:00pm
7:15pm
7:30pm
7:45pm
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