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More surprises at Doha Festival City

Published: 18 Apr 2017 - 02:26 am | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 09:14 pm
Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland

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Doha Festival City, the largest entertainment, retail and hospitality destination in Qatar, managed and operated by Al-Futtaim, opened its doors to the public on April 5. The mall is promising more entertainment and surprises in celebration of their recent opening launch to thousands of visitors including: Winter Wonderland and ‘Airigami’ Balloon Sculptures.

While the real snow experience is still to come at Qatar’s first Snow Park, Snow Dunes, Doha Festival City will be home to a magical Winter Wonderland from April 20 to May 20. Kids will have the chance to play in two snow zones — both designed for fun and frolics in mind. Step into a wintery adventure by entering the huge man-sized Snow Globe at the entrance and snap your own snowy selfie inside!

The event timings are 4pm to 10pm (Sunday to Thursday) and 1pm to 10pm (Friday and Saturday). Admission for children between 5 and 12 years old is free The locations are Snow Zones: Centre Court and Entertainment Node, near Café Bateel and Snow Globe: Axis Node, next to Toys R Us.

Visitors can also witness an expert at work with world-renowned artist Larry Moss in Doha Festival City from April 20 as he crafts five ‘Airigami’ sculptures throughout the Mall. Larry and his team of 11 international artists will use up to 40,000 balloons over nine days. Enjoy the installations on display until May 20.

The timing for live sculpting from 3pm to 9pm daily.