Muscat Festival is a way of exchanging culture through:

*Oman Heritage: Traditional Folk Art & Traditional Handicrafts .
*Handicrafts & Traditional & International Arts .
*Kids' & Family Programmes .
*Sports & Entertainment .

From the onset of their first outing in 1998, all participants have endeavoured to make it a successful and culture-filled event that everyone wanted to go to and enjoy. Throughout its past 9 incarnations, Muscat Festival has strived to offer an exhibition filled with Omani heritage like arts, handicrafts, and traditions. Moreover, it presented a venue for the self-promotion of nations and various cultures.

Heritage & Traditional Folk Arts:

All Omanis have a high regard for their heritage despite the diversity of their subcultures. This reverence reflects their roots and identity. This respect for their heritage gives an impression of a link to their past and reinforces their cultural character. In this regard, Muscat Festival deals with or draws attention to expressions of Omani heritage, particularly in the indigenous village and city in Qurum National Park where visitors could enjoy folk arts and handicrafts, learn about Omani lifestyles, and the various architectural motifs in rural areas, coastlines, and deserts. It is an excellent journey through an environment filled with incense and frankincense perfume. Visitors can also enjoy Omani folk songs to the rhythm of the drums. They can take pleasure observing Omani hands creating handicrafts that speak of the glorious history of their ancestors and the pride of succeeding generations.

International Participants:

The "International Handicraft Souqs" in Muscat Festival are a place where many Arab and foreign countries who have consistently fallen under the spell of Muscat each year. For this reason, they enter Muscat Festival where they exhibit their rich heritage of handicrafts and folk arts. It's one global village.

Culture:

Culture comprises a considerable chunk of Muscat Festival activities: the organisation of intellectual and literature conferences, pottery and prose lessons, and educational and artistic exhibitions and workshops. A selection of Omani and Arab intellectuals, writers, and artists will participate in these activities.

Kids & Families:

With fond memories and eagerness, kids look forward to the Muscat Festival. This is typical because Muscat Festival is the celebration of their happiness and the flowering of their joy. It liberates them from the confines of their homes and takes them to the paradise of a large selection of games, entertainment shows, theatre plays, and competitions. It is the summation of childhood. The family is at the heart of Muscat Festival activities such as shopping, entertainment, and conferences about family, women, and kids' affairs.

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