| Eighth Katara Traditional Dhow Festival begins today (Tuesday). | | http://www.katara.net/en/about-katara/news/eighth-katara-traditional-dhow-festival-begins-today-tuesday | Eighth Katara Traditional Dhow Festival begins today (Tuesday). | Under the patronage of the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Eighth Katara Traditional Dhow Festival will begin at Katara beach today (Tuesday) at 3.30pm. | 11/19/2018 10:00:00 PM | <p>The four-day Festival will feature a rich variety of cultural events, maritime contests and traditional shows, along with a spectacular fireworks display. </p><p>The eighth edition of the Festival will witness wide participation on the local, regional and international levels. The participating countries in the Festival include Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Turkey, India, Greece, Italy, Zanzibar, among others. </p><p>The organizing committee has expanded the scope of the activities to make them suitable for different categories and age groups. There will be a variety of sea contests carrying traditional names such as Hadaq, Shoush, Tafreesh, Tajdeef, Bareekha, Al Shira, Sabaha, among others, in addition to folkloric shows.</p><p>The Festival will include a massive display of traditional sailing vessels and dhows at Katara beach, where a number of food outlets and other services will be available for visitors.</p><p>A maritime crafts market will also be held for the participating countries to display traditional maritime craftsmanship and tools including shipbuilding, ropes, sail and dredging machine.<br> The Festival will also feature demonstrations of pearl extracting from oyster and others as well as games and workshops for children.</p><p>During the evenings of Thursday and Friday, visitors will be treated to traditional maritime dances such as Saliya, Kharkhour and Ghazal. In the mornings, the Festival will be open to visitors from the general public as well as school children.</p><p>An art competition focusing on sea traditions will be held on the sidelines of the Festival offering impressive prizes. The first prize winner will get QR30,000 while the second and third prizes offer QR 20,000 and QR10,000, respectively.</p><p>A cultural café with interactive discussions on sea traditions involving experts will add more colour to the Festival. Impressive fireworks themed on marine traditions will illuminate the Katara sky on Thursday and Friday from 8pm to 8.30pm. The Festival will conclude on Friday evening.<br></p><p><br></p> |
| Katara inks a twinning agreement between S’hail and “The Game Fair” exhibition | | http://www.katara.net/en/about-katara/news/katara-inks-a-twinning-agreement-between-shail-and-the-game-fair-exhibition | Katara inks a twinning agreement between S’hail and “The Game Fair” exhibition | Katara’s International Hunting and Falcons Exhibition “S’hail” signed a 5 years long partnership and twinning agreement with the famous British based “The Game Fair” Festival. | 7/29/2018 10:00:00 PM | <p style="text-align:justify;">The agreement comes as part of the organising committee of S'hail exhibition's strategy to promote it and draw in more international contribution and participators. In a bid to capitalise on falconry's soaring popularity around the world, the international agreement twins the Falconry Village at The Game Fair with S'hail, which takes place in Qatar in September.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">Dignitaries from Qatar including the chairman of the S'hail organising committee Dr Khalid Bin Ibrahim Al-Sulaiti, S'hail exhibition manager Abdulaziz Al-Sayed and Mohammed Abdullatif Al Misnad, vice chairman of the organising committee were joined in the Brewin Dolphin Main Arena by The Game Fair managing director James Gower and the Mayor of Stratford-upon-Avon, John Bicknell, as a symbolic flag exchange took place in front of a large crowd. </p><p style="text-align:justify;">S'hail has a significant presence at this year's festival of the great British countryside and incorporated several components. S'hail is now Falconry Village sponsor and official partner of The Game Fair Enclosure – the exclusive area reserved for Gold and Platinum Package holders. </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Organised in consultation with CJ's Birds of Prey, the Falconry Village has always been a hugely popular part of The Game Fair. Both The Game Fair and S'hail were keen to highlight, compare and contrast the appeal and importance of falconry in the UK and Qatar, whilst focusing both on education and celebrating heritage.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">James Gower, managing director of The Game Fair, welcomed spectators to the ceremony, saying: "We firmly believe that a love for the outdoors should be enjoyed by everyone, far and wide. Therefore it is right that we twin with another superb event overseas. We see this as a long-lasting relationship spanning many years."</p><p style="text-align:justify;">His Excellency Dr Khalid Bin Ibrahim Al-Sulaiti said: "It was one of the best ceremonies in the world. We are very happy to sign an agreement with The Game Fair for five years, to exchange experience between the two parties."</p> |
| Katara Celebrates Eid with an array of special festivities | | http://www.katara.net/en/about-katara/news/katara-celebrates-eid-with-an-array-of-special-festivities | Katara Celebrates Eid with an array of special festivities | Within festivities of the Holy Eid al Fitr, the Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) received a large number of visitors of different age groups and nationalities today Friday to celebrate this special occasion. | 6/14/2018 10:00:00 PM | <p>The visitors enjoyed a marvelous festival along the marine-way of Katara beach opposite to the amphitheatre starting from 9:00am till 9:30pm where gifts were distributed among visitors in an ambience of joy and happiness.</p><p>A musical show had a spectacular audience in two different timings, where the first show started at 8:30 and the second show was at 9:15.</p><p>The Eid festivities at Katara will last for four days drawing in many new visitors and to give more chance for others to come.</p><p>In this occasion, Dr. Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaity said that Katara has prepared all the facilities to welcome in Eid celebrators like every year with a great diversity in the type of festivities it provides. "We in Katara are very keen on making this occasion so special for everyone and leave unforgettable memories for them, especially the children". He assured that the organizers at Katara have dedicated all the facilities for the visitors and made a special plan to guarantee a smooth traffic flaw into the cultural village. Moreover, he stated that there are more than 50 restaurants participating with their stalls in the "Ghabga" yard apart from the embedded eateries at Katara with extra games for the children and adults at the Katara beach.</p> |