Plethora of events in art, dance, music, painting, folklore and performing arts by Katara

Katara, the world class Cultural Village Foundation awaits visitors from all over the globe to offer them entertainment and education with a plethora of events of various cultures in art, dance, music, painting, folklore and performing arts. The Foundation will be providing a feast of activities to visitors with events representing diverse cultures. A whopping 51 main events will see 300 sub-activities regaling and immersing visitors of different tastes and expectations in various fields of arts and creativity, reflecting Katara’s keenness to be a meeting place for different cultures and people.

Decked up in artistic best, Katara’s Cultural Village sports a colourful and vibrant look with flags of the qualified nations of World Cup adorning all its streets, corners, and promenade. Katara has been one of the most sought places in Qatar for people to click selfies and pictures. During the sporting event, it will continue to be the souvenir place with the Katara Hills providing the picture-perfect backdrop.

The new installations over the hills and colourful signages and paintings add to the charm and atmosphere of the place for more excitement for global football fans. This is in addition to the inauguration of several artistic murals on building facades made by Qatari and international artists. The sharing of artistic experiences and mixing of cultures contributes to enhancing opportunities for cultural and artistic exchange.  In this context, Katara recently inaugurated a mural named Without Borders by Brazilian artist Calvin Kubik on Building 48, the mural of Qatar’s Cuban friends on Building 15 by Cuban artist Michel Lopez, and the mural Birds Game by Mexican artist Eva Bracamontes on Building 16.

Preparations are also in full swing for the annual Katara Traditional Dhow Festival, the 12th edition of which will coincide and celebrate the occasion of Qatar’s FIFA World Cup extending from its start on November 19 until December 18, to be among the activities of Katara accompanying the World Cup.

The organising committee of the festival is making big arrangements for the annual event which showcases Qatar’s pearl-diving legacy and the rich values of fishing and maritime history — a cultural pride in the hearts of several Qatari generations and being preserved even today. Nine countries — Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, Yemen, India, Turkiye and Tanzania — will be featured at this year’s Katara Traditional Dhow Festival. The World Cup will be celebrated at the festival on all days with the raising of the flags of the nations of the 32 qualified teams which will then be put on greatly preserved heritage dhow boats to sail past the Doha Corniche and its beach on to Qatar’s world-famous Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) reaching there by sunset time. Aside from these activities, Katara will be abuzz with non-stop street and moving music shows and revelry at all times and through the month leading to Qatar’s National Day on Dec 18.