Monday 27 June 2016

Qatar Tourism Authority announces Eid festivities and Qatar Summer Festival

Source: QSF website.
The Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) is preparing for a season of festivities, including the Eid al-Fitr celebrations and Qatar Summer Festival (QSF), the Qatar News Agency (QNA) has reported.

QTA has organised five days of Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Qatar. "The celebrations begin on the first day of Eid under the theme Capture Joy and will offer a variety of entertainment activities at venues across Qatar, including sports organisations, malls, cultural landmarks and Qatar National Theatre," said Rashed al-Qurese, Chief Marketing and Promotion Officer, according to the QNA.

Visitors to the malls will enjoy family entertainment shows such as: Alice in Wonderland (City Center Doha), Sleeping Beauty (Dar Al Salam), The Little Mermaid (Ezdan Mall), Snow White (Lagoona Mall), Iftah Ya Simsim (Hyatt Plaza) and Dora’s Friendship Fiesta (Al Khor Mall). There will be parades in the participating shopping malls between 5pm and 10pm, featuring drummers, walkabout birds, Koka stilt walkers and live 'statues'.

Other shows, which will be on rotation at Qatar’s malls throughout Eid, include Doctor Bubble, Equilibrium on the Reels, Comedy Show, Tanoura Performance, Ardha Traditional Dance, Oriental Dabke and Kids Magician.
The children’s play The Hunter and the Pirates will be on show at Al Rayyan Theatre in Souq Waqif between 4.30 and 6.30pm, with ticket prices ranging from QR30 to QR300.

QTA’s partners will be putting on a wide variety of cultural and entertainment offerings, including live entertainment at Katara – the Cultural Village starting at 6.30pm and culminating in a firework spectacle at 9.30pm.

Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al-Thani Museum will be offering free tours while horse riding sessions will be available at the Al Samariyah Equestrian Centre.

A wide variety of entertainment options will take centre stage as well at Aqua Park, Al Dosari Zoo and Game Reserve, The Pearl-Qatar and Aspire Zone Foundation.

The Qatar Air Sports Committee will offer aerial paragliding tours at Sealine Beach.

With the theme Colour Your Summer, QSF offers a variety of colourful experiences under the entertainment, dining, culture, shopping, outdoor categories. Tincluding concerts, comedy events and sports events involving celebrities from across the region. The third edition of the QSF will also feature a range of attractions such as special hotel rates, cultural events, shopping promotions and weekly raffles with prizes worth up to QR2 million. The month-long celebration will start on August 1 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre.

Hotels will be offering special packages such as ‘pay for two nights and stay for three’ in hotels, and ‘pay for five nights and stay for six’ in hotel apartments. Participating hotels include the City Centre Rotana Doha, Four Seasons Hotel Doha and the Intercontinental Doha - The City. Select establishments will provide additional promotions including free breakfasts, late checkouts, free meals for children when accompanied by their parents (a maximum of three children per family) and free transfers to and from Hamad International Airport. These offers are also available to residents booking during the same period.
 
QSF’s Entertainment City at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC) is also set to return, and will feature a range of new gaming and entertainment options.

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