The tenth Katara International Hunting and Falconry Exhibition — S'hail 2026 — opens tomorrow at Katara Cultural Village with the widest international line-up in its history, drawing 14 countries and 155 exhibitors for a five-day run ending on September 12.
Alongside Qatar, the participating countries are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Lebanon, Pakistan, Turkiye, Poland, France, the UK, Portugal, Spain, Russia and South Africa — a spread that stretches the show well beyond its Gulf base and marks this as the most diverse edition to date.
The 155 companies and institutions on the exhibitor list will bring products and specialist services covering falconry and desert travel, from birds and hunting gear to camping equipment and the newest field technology.
S'hail has grown into something more than an annual fixture for enthusiasts. It now sits on the professional exhibition calendar as a meeting point where hunting, falconry, heritage, culture, commerce and tourism share a single floor — a legacy Qatar has worked to protect and pass on, set against what the global market is building next.
Visitors can inspect new equipment at close range, compare technology across pavilions and buy hunting and camping kit and falcons on site.
The accompanying programme is led by a falcon auction, with competitions for the best falcon hood, the most striking pavilion, the best garage and the best verse written in praise of the falcon.
Visual art runs through the week as well, with painters working live in front of audiences on scenes of the wilderness and the hunt, placing craft and heritage side by side.
The organising committee has announced new services through the Metrash app for visitors and participants. Applications for hunting weapon licences will be received through the app, old hunting weapons may be exchanged for new ones under set regulations, and ammunition may be purchased during the exhibition in line with approved requirements — measures designed to cut queues and keep every transaction inside the legal framework.
The edition is supported and sponsored by the Social and Sport Contribution Fund (DAAM) along with a number of national institutions and companies, a backing that has helped push S'hail towards its standing as one of the leading platforms of its kind regionally and internationally, and one that ties heritage to both the economy and the community.