The 8th Local Dates Festival that started on July 27 at Souq Waqif, is witnessing a large number of people flocking to the location of the festival, Al Ahmed Square. The festival will go on until August 5 and the public can visit the place daily from 3pm until 9pm. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, it is open until 10pm.
A total of 103 farms are part of the festival that the festival features local varieties including Al Khalas, Al Khenaizi, Al Shishi, Al Barhi, Al Saqai, Al Razizi, Nabt Saif and Al Lulu. Date syrup is also available.
Date juice and ice cream have turned out to be the favourites of the visitors with many trying them at counters inside the tent. The festival this year has also selling points for locally grown farm fresh figs that draw many visitors. The festival, according to the officials, is expected to sell about 15 tonnes of dates a day.