New events and fun happenings around Qatar this week

This summer has got to be one of the most happening ones in Qatar. With colorful activities going on around you, you cannot sit idle and miss out on them. With Qatar Summer Festival bringing tons of excitement all over Qatar, here are some events you must visit to spend your summer happily.

Street Madness

Date: August 12
Time: Doors open at 4:00pm, outdoor event starts at 5:00pm, indoor event starts at 8:00pm
Location: Al Gharrafa Sports Club

Tickets: 
https://tickets.virginmegastore.me/qa/family/4101/street-madness

Prices: 
VVIP Couch: QAR 500
Platinum: QAR 175
Gold: QAR 125
Silver: QAR 75
Bronze: QAR 25

Notes: 
– This is a Males only event
– New Uber users can use the promo code LUXURY12 to earn a free ride of up to QAR 50.00 in value to and from the venue

Street Madness is part of the Qatar Summer Festival and will be a set of engaging football matches between popular football teams led by  Middle East influencers like:

Bugatti
Sewar Shoaib
Muhannad Alharbi
Mohammad AL-Hamdan

The friendly battle matches Captain Vs. Captain, Team Vs. Team will crown the winner as “Street Madness King”.

These performances will be showcased too at Street madness:

– Sand Art by “Hajer”
– Skate boarding show by “Hasan & Husain”
– Dance and music show by “Barbes”

– The great rap singer “Quasi”
– The great singer “Ayed”
– A marvelous show by “Sheyab”

Colour Exploring Fun Workshop
Date: August 9 -September 1
Time: 10am - 1pm
Age: 5 - 10
Day: Tuesday and Thursday
Registration: Free

Venue: Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art

As the summer vacations draw to a close, an exciting new course for kids commences just before they head back to school. Creative art classes will be held from August 9 to September 1 at Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art. Let your children play with colors as they learn about the color theory and color mixing in fun ways.

A Most Smurfstastic day

Date: August 4 – August 10

Venue: Entertainment City at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center

Show times: 03:30 PM | 06:30 PM | 09:00 PM

Here is your chance to watch the delightful Smurfs perform at the Entertainment City. The show is on for another two days. Grab your kids and take them to see the blue, funny creatures entertaining you all in the fun environment of the festival.

Splash and Dash

Date: August 3 – August 31 (every Saturday and Wednesday)

Time: 9am

Venue: Aspire Dome

Aspire brings the community together in a most healthy way. The swimming and running sessions are open for all, experienced and amateurs alike. Knowledge of basic swimming is required. Aspire Splash and dash is for everyone above 8 years of age.

Girls Creativity Center

Date: August 7 – August 31

Time: 8:30am

Venue: Girls Creativity Center

“Be Creative” is the title that the Ministry of Culture and Sports is organizing the summer festival under. There are three age categories:

8 – 11

12 – 16

17 and above

The workshops will have hands-on skills based activities that include:

Painting

Art of porcelain

Art of makeup

How to use and mix colors

Yoga

Trips

Have Fun & Learn 2

Date: July 28 – September 8

Venue: Community Development Centre, Al Khor 

“Enjoy better summer with us” is the second edition of the summer initiative by Qatar Charity’s Community Development Centre in Al Khor. Multitudes of activities are part of the plan where children learn and have fun too. Qualified teachers supervise over 100 students that are from primary and preparatory levels. The program includes educational, cultural and artistic activities, a sports championship, multiple trips, meetings and competitions. Sports activities are targeted toward inculcating a healthy lifestyle in children from an early age. They include football, swimming, archery, horse-riding, and electronic games. Artistic ventures are encouraged, which  include workshops for handmade things and drawing classes, including paper, glass and woods and workshops on Arabic calligraphy.