Children enjoying the traditional story-telling by Um Khalaf at Doha Festival City.
Doha Festival City, the largest entertainment, retail and hospitality destination in Qatar, managed and operated by Al-Futtaim organised its first in-mall activity during Ramadan, a two-hour traditional story-telling event.
For three days, the children will listen to beautiful tales that was shared by the researcher and the traditional story-teller Um Khalaf at Doha Festival City. Families sat together under the magical Centre Court to enjoy and learn more about the month of Ramadan.
Additional fun activities lined up during the next few weeks are:
Decorating Ramadan Cookies
Budding bakers will love this event — children will get to play the expert with their very own chef’s hat and apron, as they decorate cookies in the shape of Ommi Dolls and Camels. They can take their foodie creations home, as long as they don’t eat them first. The event will be on Thursday and Saturday. The registration timing for the event is 20:30 and the event timing is 21:00 till midnight.
Children between 4 and 12 years old are welcome with free of charge at the Centre Court- Ground floor.
Garangao Celebration
Doha Festival City is honouring the biggest traditional celebration for children this Ramadan with a fun-packed Garangao event. First, kids will be given their own mall maps that will give them clues to find and collect candy and nuts all over Doha Festival City. Get the map and find them quick!
They can then also take part in the Drum Making Workshop, where everyone will have the chance to design and build their own drum, made out of recycled tin containers.
The event will be held on June 9 and the rgistration time is 20:30 and the event timing is 21:00 till midnight. Children between 4 and 12 years old are welcome free of charge and the event will beheld at the Centre Court – Ground Floor.
The Joy of Craft Making
Children will have the chance to try their hands at arts and crafts this Ramadan. Whether it’s Prayer Mat Making, Money Box Making, Ommi Doll Colouring and Ramadan Cards, there are four different workshops to take part on June 15 and June 17. The registration timing is at 20:30 and the event timing is 21:00 till midnight at the Centre Court- Ground Floor.
Henna Painting
For the last five days of Ramadan, and in celebration of Eid Al Fitr, there will be professional henna artists designing beautiful henna art on guests.
Children will also have the opportunity to handcraft their own henna designs on printed paper.
Being the national bird and symbol of culture in the Middle East, guests will also have the chance to have their photo taken with a Falcon at Doha Festival City.
The event will be held on June 22 and June 25 at Centre Court, Monoprix Hypermarket, Entertainment Node & Diamond Node, Ground Floor.
The registration timing is at 20:30 and the event timing is 21:00 till midnight and the entry is free for children over 3 years old.
