Ramadan 2022: Pop-up market comes up at House of Wisdom in Sharjah

Sharjah: The House of Wisdom (HoW) library in Sharjah has launched its first-ever outdoor pop-up marketplace ‘Ramadaniyat’, which runs for 10 days until April 24.

The free-to-enter marketplace offers shopping, arts and food; it is open daily from 8:30pm until 12 midnight. The marketplace is located in the outdoor space between the main building and The Scroll Monument.

Visitors can browse among 20 vendor booths where a number of local entrepreneurs and SMEs are displaying an array of clothing and jewellery pieces by homegrown independent boutiques and designers.

What’s on offer?

The event provides the entrepreneurs with a unique opportunity to communicate with the public, as well as promote their products and highlight its cultural and artistic value, while enabling visitors to take home everything from traditional and contemporary abayas, jalabiyas and kaftans to jewellery, perfume and children’s wear.

Also present are three pop-up restaurant outlets located in the outdoor area.

There is also a glinting mirror installation set up along the water feature opposite The Scroll and an on-site art exhibition that enriches.

Children’s section

The event comprises the ‘Little Reader’s Ramadaniyat’, which offers parents the opportunity to register their children for a workshop space and shopping area from 5pm to 12 midnight in HoW’s Little Reader children’s section, while parents can continue their shopping experience and participate in the activities held in the outdoor area.

The section is hosting a programme based on an international framework, spanning the areas of STEM, wellbeing, music, literature, art and identity. As part of the workshop series, DIY kits that include craft tools, toys and products relevant to Ramadan will be available for sale, which participants can purchase and work on with the help of trained facilitators.

More information about Ramadaniyat and HoW’s Ramadan programme is available on its official Instagram page.