Colour Me Beautiful

Everywhere you ventured during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 — be it Fan Festivals, music shows or other entertainment activities, Doha was brimming with excitement. The Pearl Island was no exception. But that it was also exceptional with all its colourful and spectacular hues.

United Development Company (UDC)’s exciting line-up of events and visitor attractions at The Pearl Island achieved outstanding success among tourists, fans and local visitors since the very start of the World Cup.

With the number of people attending each day reaching full capacity, The Pearl Island was one of the leading and premier visitor hotspots and the ultimate fan destination.

The significant visitor influx to The Pearl Island reflected the UDC’s organisational success, whether in terms of world-class entertainment content suitable for visitors of all ages and walks of life, or in terms of the smooth arrangements to accommodate hundreds of thousands of visitors and vehicles with total ease, in collaboration with the General Directorate of Traffic, whose support was crucial to the successful management of traffic. Despite The Pearl Island reaching its maximum visitor capacity, people were able to move smoothly, comfortably and easily from one activity or attraction to another, which explains why the peak attendance numbers were consistently high on a daily basis, not to mention the major role played by the Metrolink and Pearl Bus complimentary services given the convenient transportation in and out as well as within The Pearl Island. While many events were taking place concurrently in different locations at The Pearl Island, each of them succeeded in attracting big crowds, starting with Qarnevale Quartier’s 10 days of dazzling masquerade-style festival, organised in collaboration with Festi Group, founder and organiser of the famous Venice Carnival. Then, there was Medinafest, brimming with international street performances inspired by European, American, Asian and African heritage.

The Arabia Experience reflected the Qatari culture through arts, hospitality tents and the marketplace, while Porto

Beat was a dazzling DJ with visual effects experience that spread positive festive vibes.

In addition to these events, new attractions for the World Cup were equally popular among visitors, including Duck Lake, Beach Centrale, The Pearl Fountain and The Pearl Photo Walk as well as the opening of the spectacular Kai's Songbird restaurant from London, at Corinthia Yacht Club, The Pearl Island, the inauguration of Corinthia Golf Club at Gewan Island, and the big variety of restaurants and retail shops that were filled with tourists throughout the day, since the launch of UDC’s World Cup events at The Pearl Island. n