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QNA
Doha
THE Spring Festival, organised by the Private Engineering Office, kicked off at Souq Waqif in Doha on Monday.
Speaking to Qatar News Agency (QNA), Souq Waqif Director Mohammed al Salem said the festival will continue for four months and will end on April 25, 2018.
The festival is open from 3pm to 11pm and hosts a variety of activities for children and adults, as well as for tourists.
This period was selected for the festival considering the good weather, Salem said, adding that the festival will offer recreation activities for citizens and residents families.
"This year's edition is known for a number of renewable events, including spectacular performances by 'pedestrians', a group of artistes and clowns from different countries, who spread joy in the hearts of visitors, as well as acrobatic performances," Salem said.
Al Ahmed arena will be a theme park that will offer a variety of electric games for all age groups, while the western arena will feature a range of restaurants and games for children under the age of 10 years. The festival will provide surprises to the public from time to time, which will be revealed in time due to the long period of festival, he said.
Souq Waqif Arts Center will participate in the festival with offering workshops for adults and children.
A number of visitors of Souq Waqif praised the idea of organising the festival for over four months, as it gives them and their children an opportunity to spend time at the unique heritage place. Many children visited the games across the souq and enjoyed the fun and joyful atmosphere on Monday.
Festival organisers anticipate the number of visitors to Souq Waqif to surge during weekends and school holidays.
