8/10/2019 Katara National Day activities 2014
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Event/Event Organizer Event Details Timing Date Location
Katara
Marine activities and decorated dhows roaming around the seas of
Katara with Qatari
flags and national songs
Sail boat show
Childrens games and activities on Katara Beach
Release of 11000 LED and helium-filled balloons on Katara
Corniche over two days
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
8:00 am
18 - 19
December
Katara Beach
Amphitheater
Qatar Amiri Guard
Military parade for the Special Musical Band
Silent military parade
Showcasing 14 horses in national costumes;
(8) horses on Katara Beach
(4) horses to take photographs of Katara visitors
(2) horses to tour Kataras corridors
Military parade with army rifles and fire shots
Procession for an old military convoy
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm18 - 19
December
Amphitheater
Amphitheater
Katara Esplanade
Amphitheater
Katara Esplanade
Lekhwiya
Paratroopers show (two individuals in each one)
(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 pm18 - 19December
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 pm18 - 19December
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 pm18 -
19December
Opposite to the
Amphitheater
Box of (Tale of a Country) Consists of 8 screen windows
showcasing old photos of Qatar and national songs 10:00 am - 10:00
pm18 - 19December
Opposite to the
Amphitheater
Al Gannas SocietyShowcasing three-dimensional model of Al Gannas
Society at Katara CornicheShowcasing items from Al Gannas Society,
Photo exhibits for previous championships,achievements of the
society, Haddad Al Saluqi and falcons calling
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
18 - 19December
Katara Esplanade
Al Galayel ChampionshipTraditional tent and poetry house for Al
Galayel Championship comprising displays and
achievements of Al Galayel and an exhibition for Al Galayel
vehicles
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
18 - 19December
Katara Esplanade
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 pm18 - 19December
Katara Esplanade
Katara Touring StudioStudio in the shape of a classic camera
that goes with the style of the Cultural Village for
visitors to take photos10:00 am - 10:00 pm
18 - 19December
Katara
Qatar Petrochemical Company
(QAPCO)Tradit ional and popular events and games in addition to
public contests 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm
18 - 19December
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 pm18 - 19December
Opposite to Saffron
Restaurant
Bedaya Center Displaying National Day kits 10:00 am - 10:00 pm18
- 19December
Southern Area of
Katara
Abdullah Abdulghani Foundation
for Cultural CommunicationTraditional competitions and
activities for Katara visitors 10:00 am - 10:00 pm 18 December
Katara Esplanade
Embrace Doha OrganizationTraditional exhibition for school
students, popular games, poetry recitation sessions and
playing national songs10:00 am - 10:00 pm
18 - 19December
Southern Area of
Katara
Youth Company Sports act iv it ies, tradit ional games and
popular competit ions for v is itors 10:00 am - 10:00 pm18 -
19December
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 pm18 - 19December
Southern Area of
Katara
Car AmateursAn exhibition for classic cars held by a group of
amateurs who are interested in classic
vehicles10:00 am - 10:00 pm
18 - 19December
Katara
The Qatari Cultural & Social Center
for DeafCompetitions marking the National Day using deaf sign
language 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
18 - 19December
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
visitors10:00 am - 10:00 pm
18 - 19December
Katara Esplanade
Al-Adaam Team for Motorbikes Motorbikes decorated with Qatari
flags 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm18 - 19December
Katara Esplanade
Ooredoo Company Competitions and activities marking the National
Day 10:00 am - 10:00 pm18 - 19December
Building 1
Katara FM Inauguration of a special internal broadcast radio
covering the National Day 10:00 am - 10:00 pm18 - 19December
Qatar Photographic Society Qatar is our Pride exhibition 9:00 am
- 10:00 pm18 - 19December
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 Mohammad10:00 am - 10:00 pm
18 - 19December
Building 15
Katara Cultural MarketCultural 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 - 19December
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 pm18 - 19December
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 am18 - 19December
Katara Restaurants
Al Nahdi Group Cars decoration contest 10:00 am - 5:00 pm14 -
19December
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)
