You simply won’t run out of things to do in Qatar! Fill your weekend with loads of music, top-billed by a global superstar, watch your all-time favourite 'wooden boy' doing acrobats, visit eye-opening exhibitions, then go straight to see the world's longest air-conditioned jogging track. Yalla!
Darb Lusail Festival
November 3-5, 2022 at 5pm
Lusail Boulevard / Lusail Stadium
Join the three-day festival as Lusail City celebrates the inauguration of Qatar's latest landmark, Lusail Boulevard. The celebration will feature concert artists and DJs, drone shows, roaming shows, and a broad range of retail and dining offers. Doors to the Boulevard will open at 5pm, with the drone shows scheduled for 7pm.
Ticketed and non-ticketed performances at Lusail Boulevard / Lusail Stadium
Non-ticketed performances by famous Lebanese singer Joseph Attieh and popular Kuwaiti artist Abdulaziz Louis will take place on November 3. The Norwegian hip-hop/urban dance group Quick Style is coming back bringing energy and fun at Lusail Boulevard on November 4, while Egyptian actor and singer Ahmed Saad will take the stage on November 5.
Bollywood Music Festival for Hayya Card holders is the only ticketed event happening on November 4, where Lusail stadium will host some of South Asia’s biggest stars including Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, singer Sunidhi Chauhan, composing duo Salim-Sulaiman and other acts such as Perfect Amalgamation. Ticket price starts from QR40- get it here!
Enrique Iglesias Live in Doha!
November 4, 2022 at 10pm (Doors open at 7pm)
Doha Golf Club, West Bay
Don't miss the chance to watch the Latino heartthrob and global superstar Enrique Iglesias in the flesh in Qatar! The multi-platinum pop icon will surely heat up the stage as he showcases his musical versatility across pop and urban genres in Spanish and English, plus his dance moves as a bonus. Sigue bailando! Get your tickets starting from QR350 at QTickets, TixBox, and Virgin. Tickets purchased for the earlier date are valid for entry on Friday. Please note that below 16 years old must be accompanied by an adult.
Pinocchio: A Story About the Golden Key
November 3-5, 2022
Nov 3 (Thurs) 5:30pm, Nov 4 (Fri) 3:30pm / 7:30pm, Nov 5 (Sat) 1pm / 5:30 pm
Lusail Multipurpose Hall
Breathtaking acrobatic and enchanting live vocals await you at the magical show Pinocchio: A Story About the Golden Key. A touching story that will melt the hearts of all ages and will leave the audience in awe of its unimaginable circus acts by stunning fly board performers, aerialists, and Guinness Book of Records artists. The show is a twist on the classic story 'Pinocchio'- a cultural icon and one of the most reimagined characters in children's literature. Ticket from QR145 at QTickets, TixBox, and Virgin.
'The Little Prince' film screening at MIA Auditorium
November 4, 2022 at 4pm and 7pm
4 pm - 'The Little Prince', an animated film by Mark Osborne (2015)
7 pm - 'Invisible Essence: The Little Prince' by Charles Officer, a documentary film on the author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and his masterpiece (2018)
Museum of Islamic Art Auditorium
The French embassy in Qatar is organising two public screenings of the animated film 'The Little Prince'. The free movie screening is in celebration of the Guinness World Record recently achieved by the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) for 'the most languages used in a reading relay'. The film is in English with English subtitles. Register here to watch the extraordinary adventure of The Little Prince at the MIA Auditorium.
Visit the newly opened Um Al Seneem Park
All days, 5am to 11pm
Umm Al Seneem, Ain Khalid (beside Woqod #77 Ain Khalid)
Everyone is invited to visit the new public park in Qatar, which recently received the Guinness World Records title for the longest air-conditioned walking and jogging path. Other features of the park include 88,400sqm of green spaces, 912 trees, 1,135 meters cycling path, 3 exercise areas and a Fitness Box, 2 children's play areas with games for children with special needs, food kiosks, and 40 bicycle stands. You can rent bikes, too! Gather your family and friends and check out this lovely park now! It's free!
Baghdad: Eye’s Delight Exhibition
Until February 25, 2023
Saturday - Thursday: 9am to 7pm
Friday: 1:30pm to 7pm
Museum of Islamic Art
The exhibition highlights Iraq’s capital as one of the most significant and influential cities ever created in the Islamic world. It will explore Baghdad’s role as a great intellectual and artistic city that has attracted scholars and philosophers from around the world and document the city’s tremendous resilience in face of war, violence, and destruction throughout its history.
Baghdad: Eye’s Delight exhibition features objects on loan (artefacts, photographs, and video footage) from 22 world-renowned institutions, including the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Benaki Museum, the Vatican, and the Barjeel Foundation. Book your ticket here.
QU's Arabic for non-Arabic speakers course
Until December 31, 2022
Qatar University via edX
Don't limit yourself to mafi, shukran, and habibi! This course offers the basics for starting essential conversations in Arabic via engaging videos that feature native Arabic speakers and numerous interactive learning activities. Offered via edX, the course is the first of its kind on an open education platform in teaching Arabic to non-native speakers across the world. Nearly 20,000 enrolled as of this writing- don't miss out, to enroll, click here.
'Experience Al Jazeera' Exhibition
Until March 25, 2023 at 7pm to 10pm
Fire Station, Garage Gallery
'Experience Al Jazeera' is an exhibition that "tells the full story" of the media network’s growth from a single pioneering Arabic-speaking channel in 1996 to a global media phenomenon.
The exhibition includes interactive sections, such as a ‘Studio Experience’, where visitors can experience the network's studio setting, and an ‘Al Jazeera Immersive’ section, which allows visitors to explore virtual and augmented reality storytelling techniques in broadcasting. A collection of awards won by Al Jazeera, production equipment from the 1990s, and a view of the current production amenities are also on display. Click here to book a ticket.
MENASA Cultural Fair
November 3, 2022 at 11am to 6pm
Qatar National Library
In celebration of Qatar-MENASA 2022, a cultural fair is happening on Thursday to learn more about diverse cultures through a variety of activities, such as pottery, weaving, crafting, and drawing, among others. There will be talks on traditional tales, customs, folk beliefs and legends. Choose from a range of activities by partner embassies, including Turkey, Sudan, Yemen, Tunisia, and Sri Lanka. This event is open to the public. Register here to participate.
'The Crazy Jumpers' at Mall of Qatar
Until November 5, 2022 at 5:30pm, 7pm, 9pm
Mall of Qatar - Oasis
How high can you jump? Catch 'The Crazy Jumpers' and be dazzled as they jump well over 8 feet in the air! You only have until this Friday to catch the group on stage at the Mall of Qatar's Oasis. Don't miss out on their acrobatic moves and incredible act! It's free!
