Friday, January 10, 2014

Current News - Muscat Festival


It’s that time of year again. The Muscat Festival is back. In two weeks, the much-anticipated annual extravaganza will be getting ready to entertain the city. The countdown has begun with the opening day set for January 23 (a Thursday), continuing until February 22.

Amerat Public Park will remain the main venue, along with Al Naseem Gardens. Both sites have been closed to the public already to allow for preparations to get underway. Qurum’s City Ampitheatre and Al Seeb will also play host to some activities, including on the beach. Last year’s Festival attracted over 1.6 million visitors, with 900,000 of these flocking to Amerat. This was a 20 per cent increase on 2012’s event attendance – and organisers hope that this year will beat these figures. Visitors travel from the Gulf and Middle Eastern states to attend.

More fun and entertainment are being lined up for 2014. The Oman Heritage & Cultural Village – a big favourite last year – returns, and organisers are also promising fun fairs, children’s shows, acrobats, firework displays and folk dancing and singing. Another highlight from last year, the Tour of Oman, a six-stage cycling event over 935km through some of the country’s most spectacular scenery, will also be back. Tour de France champions Sir Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome both took part in the last race, among more than 100 cyclists. Now one of the key events in Oman’s social calendar – along with Muscat Fashion Week – the Muscat Festival was first held in 1998.

From: Y Magazine

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