Qatar Tourism announces schedule for Shop Qatar

Qatar Tourism (QT) has revealed the schedule of upcoming events as part of Shop Qatar, the largest shopping festival in the country. Khalifa Al Haroon, founder and CEO of community platform ‘I Love Qatar,’ is the face of this year’s shopping festival, as part of a new partnership with QT.

Arab Mega Stars will take centre stage at Shop Qatar this year, with a performance by Haifa and Elissa on 9 March at Mondrian Hotel, and one from Oumaima Taleb on 10 March at Katara Amphitheatre.

Sheikha Hessa Al-Thani, Head of Marketing and Planning at Qatar Tourism, said: “We are delighted to partner with I Love Qatar and its founder, Khalifa Al Haroon, to promote the variety of events and activities taking place as part of this year’s Shop Qatar. We have a packed schedule of festivities and promotions this year to ensure residents and visitors experience the ultimate shopping festival of its kind.”

Sephora is set to host a series of events as part of the Shop Qatar festival. The beauty retailer will be offering “Sephora Saturdays” at Place Vendôme, featuring masterclasses that are open to all from 7-10pm. Additionally, “Sephora Ladies Night” will be held every Wednesday at the same time, while a special “Sephora Men’s Night” is scheduled for4 March. Alongside this, Harvey Nichols at Doha Festival City is set to host a grand fashion show on 14 March, featuring local designers’ Ramadan collections of Caftan and Abayas.

Participating in the month-long celebration of Qatar's retail industry are ten of the most popular shopping malls in the country, which include Doha Festival City, Place Vendôme, and Lagoona Mall.

For every 200 QAR spent, shoppers are eligible to enter a draw for mega prizes worth over 2 M QAR. On 4, 11, and 18 March, Qatar Tourism will be holding raffles at Lagoona Mall, Place Vendome, and Doha Festival City (DFC), respectively. Starting at 8pm, each event promises to be an exciting and fun-filled evening, with a chance for attendees to walk away with some incredible prizes. These include six cash prizes worth QR 10,000, three cash prizes worth QR 20,000, and a grand prize of either a BMW X5 or a studio apartment in The Pearl Qatar.

Shoppers can also look forward to spectacular roaming performances that will take place at participating malls throughout the month-long shopping festival. These acts include dazzling winter circus and heliosphere aerial performances, as well as a captivating trip to the enchanted fairy forest for young children.

Further information

For more information on upcoming events, visit www.qatarcalendar.com and follow @qatarcalendar on Facebook and Instagram