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About Farshore Funny Fest: The Misadventures of Mina Mahmood with Farhana Islam

Enjoy free laugh-out-loud workshops and silly shows at Farshore Funny Fest.

Tickets for the afternoon show (2pm) also allow you entry to all activities from 1pm throughout MAC.

Your afternoon show ticket guarantees your place for The Misadventures of Mina Mahmood with Farhana Islam, however please note that workshop spaces are limited and first come first served. Pick and mix different sessions to create your perfect day out.


Join Farhana Islam for a funny, engaging and creative event celebrating The Misadaventures of Mina Mahmood! Through games and storytelling, Farhana will introduce the joyous world of Mina and her best friends Reema and Mobeen, as they navigate school life - before children and their families work together to create their own story! Families will come away inspired to write and chuckle along with Mina and her misadventures.


Afternoon schedule


Beano: Betty & the Yeti Draw-a-long Workshop | 1pm and 2.45pm

Join Hugh Raine, the author and illustrator of Beano's Betty & the Yeti: Friends at First Fart, and Betty & the Yeti: Monstrous Mess, for an interactive, fun event where there will be live drawing galore! Take part in a Betty and Yeti draw-a-long, and get the chance to learn from a Beano artist!

Gain entry as part of your afternoon session ticket, but please note spaces are limited, first come first served. The show lasts approx. 40 mins. The 1pm workshop will be repeated at 2.45pm.


Supersonic Silly Sound Effects Workshop | 1pm and 2.45pm

Laugh-out-loud in this hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to bring stories to life with sound! Our narrators will teach you all the silly things you can do with your own voice. Plus you’ll get the chance to make your very own sound effects with our audiobook editor.

Gain entry as part of your afternoon session ticket, but please note spaces are limited, first come first served. The show lasts approx. 40 mins. The 1pm workshop will be repeated at 2.45pm.


How To Save Your Granny From A Runaway Train Show | 1pm and 2.45pm

Get your lab coats ready and your goggles on! It’s time to put science to the test by solving a series of bonkers dilemmas to save granny from a runaway train in this fun-packed interactive show based on the book by bestselling author Swapna Haddow and award-winning illustrator Jess Bradley.

What are you waiting for? Let’s save Granny!

Gain entry as part of your afternoon session ticket, but please note spaces are limited, first come first served. The show lasts approx. 40 mins. The 1pm workshop will be repeated at 2.45pm.


The Misadventures of Mina Mahmood with Farhana Islam | 2pm

Join Farhana Islam for a funny, engaging and creative event celebrating The Misadaventures of Mina Mahmood! Through games and storytelling, Farhana will introduce the joyous world of Mina and her best friends Reema and Mobeen, as they navigate school life - before children and their families work together to create their own story! Families will come away inspired to write and chuckle along with Mina and her misadventures.

Gain entry as part of your afternoon session ticket, but please note spaces are limited, first come first served. The show lasts approx. 40 mins. The 1pm workshop will be repeated at 2.45pm.


PLUS throughout MAC:

Face Painting Fun

Transform yourself into your favourite characters with colourful and creative book-themed designs. Available to ticket-holders, drop-in throughout the day.

Exciting Scavenger Hunts

Solve clues and complete challenges to find the missing punchline to our joke! Available to ticket-holders, running throughout the day.

Mobile Book Shop and Book Signings

Visit the brilliant pop-up shop from local children’s bookshop “How Brave Is The Wren” where all our guest authors and illustrators will be signing copies of their books throughout the day. Available to ticket-holders, drop-in throughout the day

Meet Beano’s Dennis and Gnasher

Dennis is the master of mischief and mayhem. Gnasher is Dennis’s best friend in the world. The two are always together and will be visiting MAC all the way from Beanotown where they live. Available to ticket-holders, appearances start at 11.45AM

Available to ticket-holders, drop-in throughout the day. More to be announced soon!

Booking info

To book Accessible tickets and free Companion tickets, please visit our Accessible Bookings page. Companion tickets will initially show a standard ticket price, but once your account is set-up and you are logged in, this will be reduced to £0 at checkout.

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