Dates Festival begins today at Souq Waqif

The ‘6th Fresh Local Dates Festival 2021’ will open at 4pm today at Souq Waqif with participation from more than 80 farms. The event will continue until July 30.

“During the last festival, we sold about 205 tonnes (2019). We expect to sell more during this festival, as we expect more visitors this year,” said Adel Al Kaldi Al Yafei, Assistant Director of the Agricultural Affairs Department at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME). The festival would be open daily in the evenings from 4pm to 10pm. Speaking to Qatar TV yesterday, Al Yafei said: “What is distinctive about this edition is that all the Gulf countries are now in Rutab (Fresh Local Dates) period, and therefore there is a particular interest in the festival from the citizens.