Event/Event Organizer

Event Details
Marine activities and decorated dhows roaming around the seas of Katara with Qatari
flags and national songs

Katara

Sail boat show

Timing

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Childrens games and activities on Katara Beach

Release of 11000 LED and helium-filled balloons on Katara Corniche over two days

Date

18 - 19
December

Amphitheater

Silent military parade

Amphitheater

Showcasing 14 horses in national costumes;

Katara Esplanade

(8) horses on Katara Beach

(4) horses to take photographs of Katara visitors

Katara Beach

Amphitheater

8:00 am

Military parade for the Special Musical Band

Qatar Amiri Guard

Location

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

18 - 19
December

(2) horses to tour Kataras corridors

Military parade with army rifles and fire shots

Amphitheater

Procession for an old military convoy

Katara Esplanade

Paratroopers show (two individuals in each one)

Lekhwiya

(Visitors are welcomed to enjoy this experience and engage in training sessions on
parachute folding techniques. They will have the chance of taking some photos to
highlight such memorable experience)

2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

18 - 19
December

Opposite to Sukar
Pasha Restaurant

Qatari Armed Forces

Paratroopers show (by Military Sports Association) with parachutes displaying the Qatari flag
Paratroopers show with fireworks showcasing photos of the Qatari flag, posters for His
Highness Emir of Qatar and His Highness father of Emir of Qatar

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Opposite to Sukar
Pasha Restaurant

Loyalty Book

Autograph book signed by Katara visitors with loyalty and love words to Qatar

10:00 am - 10:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Opposite to the
Amphitheater

10:00 am - 10:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Opposite to the
Amphitheater

18 - 19
December

Katara Esplanade

18 - 19
December

Katara Esplanade

Katara Esplanade

Box of (Tale of a Country)

Consists of 8 screen windows showcasing old photos of Qatar and national songs

Al Gannas Society

Showcasing three-dimensional model of Al Gannas Society at Katara Corniche

Showcasing items from Al Gannas Society, Photo exhibits for previous championships,
achievements of the society, Haddad Al Saluqi and falcons calling

Al Galayel Championship

Traditional tent and poetry house for Al Galayel Championship comprising displays and
achievements of Al Galayel and an exhibition for Al Galayel vehicles

Childhood Cultural Center

Traditional tent with activities including projects made by schools students, selecting the
best five projects through assessment committee, putting on display children programs,
workshops and competitions on Qatars history

4:00 pm - 10:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Katara Touring Studio

Studio in the shape of a classic camera that goes with the style of the Cultural Village for
visitors to take photos

10:00 am - 10:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Katara

Qatar Petrochemical Company

(Qapco)

Traditional and popular events and games in addition to public contests

3:00 pm - 10:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Southern Area of
Katara

Qatar Heritage and Identity centre

Activities to introduce the Qatari identity in addition to an exhibition for diving and
regular cloths, marriage customs and Qtarai traditions along with traditional contests for
Katara visitors. Besides, showing Umm Ahmad and Abu Ahmad Plays

10:00 am - 10:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Opposite to Saffron
Restaurant

Bedaya Center

Displaying National Day kits

10:00 am - 10:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Southern Area of
Katara

Abdullah Abdulghani Foundation

for Cultural Communication

Traditional competitions and activities for Katara visitors

10:00 am - 10:00 pm

18 December

Katara Esplanade

Embrace Doha Organization

Traditional exhibition for school students, popular games, poetry recitation sessions and
playing national songs

10:00 am - 10:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Southern Area of
Katara

Youth Company

Sports activities, traditional games and popular competitions for visitors

10:00 am - 10:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Southern Area of
Katara

Al Faisal Social Responsibility

Center

Stand up and leave your mark event with the aim of spreading awareness on the Qatari Culture
National Dreams and Initiatives for State Contest. Winners will be selected through a
panel of juries. National and traditional competitions

10:00 am - 10:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Southern Area of
Katara

Car Amateurs

An exhibition for classic cars held by a group of amateurs who are interested in classic
vehicles

10:00 am - 10:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Katara

The Qatari Cultural & Social Center

for Deaf

Competitions marking the National Day using deaf sign language

10:00 am - 10:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Katara Esplanade

Supreme Education Council (Qatar

National Committee for Education,
Culture and Science)

Events for school students, as well as cultural games and contests for children, poetry and
poem recitation in addition to distributing gifts to Katara visitors

10:00 am - 10:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Katara Esplanade

Katara Esplanade
Building 1

9:00 am - 1:00 pm
4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
4:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Al-Adaam Team for Motorbikes

Motorbikes decorated with Qatari flags

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Ooredoo Company

Competitions and activities marking the National Day

10:00 am - 10:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Katara FM

Inauguration of a special internal broadcast radio covering the National Day

10:00 am - 10:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Qatar Photographic Society

Qatar is our Pride exhibition

9:00 am - 10:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Building 18

Dr. Abdul Qadir al-Qahtani Lecture

Professor of History in Qatar
University

A lecture on the humanitarian side of the founder His Highness

Sheikh/Jassim bin Mohammad

10:00 am - 10:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Building 15

Katara Cultural Market

Cultural market that includes (clothes, gifts, Islamic antiques, ceramics, prayer beads,
Al Dhadd, Rassam, local bookstore, the caf, Fih Al Affeya and Qatar talents)

10:00 am - 10:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Katara Beach

Spirit of the Desert Exhibition

The artist is a diplomat in the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Doha. Her works
are being reflected in drawings with Qatari and Khaliji sands to express Qatari modern
and ancient heritage

10:00 am - 10:00 pm

18 - 19
December

Building 18,
Gallery 2

Aspire Katara Hospitality

Childrens activities (coloring and flags distribution)

Free food and beverage of Qatari hospitality served to visitors at Katara Entrances
Serving of Qatari beverages in cooperation with Teach for Qatar organization and cups
bearing national slogans

11:00 am - 12:00 am

18 - 19
December

Katara Restaurants

Al Nahdi Group

Cars decoration contest

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

14 - 19
December

Katara Esplanade

* National Day gifts will be distributed in cooperation with a number of governmental institutions for two days (Katara, Amiri Guards, CAPPO Group, Childhood Cultural Center, Al Gannas Society, Al Galayel Championship, Abdullah Abdulghani
Foundation for Cultural)

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