Qatar Falconry and Hunting Festival kicks off today

Doha: The 17th edition of the Qatar International Falconry and Hunting Festival (Marmi 2026) will commence today, January 1, 2026. Held under the p...

Doha: The 17th edition of the Qatar International Falconry and Hunting Festival (Marmi 2026) will commence today, January 1, 2026.

Held under the patronage of H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, the festival will take place at the Marmi Sabkha in Sealine and will continue until January 24, 2026.

The festival is supported by the Social and Sports Activities Support Fund “Daam”. The festival is supported by the Social and Sports Activities Support Fund “Daam”.

The festival, held annually, is part of Qatar’s efforts to preserve falconry as a Qatari and Gulf heritage, as well as a global heritage since Qatar, along with several other countries, successfully registered it on Unesco’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2011.

Since then, the festival has been a significant landmark for this global heritage, attracting thousands of falconers from Qatar and the Gulf region, as well as from several Arab and foreign countries.