EVENTS & FESTIVALS

 

1. The Muscat Festival

The Muscat Festival
It is the most popular month long annual event happening in the capital city of Muscat, every year since 1998. Although the exact dates keep varying, the festival usually happens in the month of February.Regarded as a celebration of cultural and artistic events, the Muscat Festival is an entertaining forum in which civilizations come together, involving multilingual activities. It is also a festival of colors. Thanks to its gaiety and warmth of the time and place, various people of different nationalities, blending in continuity. Read More…

 

 


2. Salalah Toursim Festival in Salalah, Dhofar Governorate

Salalah Toursim Festival in Salalah, Dhofar Governorate

An annual tourism festival is held in Salalah usually from mid July to end of August, coinciding with the Khareef season, to celebrate the monsoon that lasts from June to early September.

The Salalah Tourism Festival is becoming increasingly popular among Gulf nationals, expatriates and foreign tourists. Over the years, it has grown into an international festival, thanks to the long-standing efforts of the authorities to expand the existing tourism infrastructure in Salalah. Dubbed as the family meeting place, the festival offers cultural, art, sport, heritage, contest and shopping activities. Read More…

 

 


 

3. The Royal Opera House

The Royal Opera House

The Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) is Oman’s premier venue for musical arts and culture. It was officially opened on October 12, 2011. The Royal Opera House located in Shati Al-Qurm district of Muscat, is built on the royal orders of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Royal Opera House reflects contemporary Omani architecture, and has a capacity to accommodate maximum of 1,100 people. The opera house complex consists of a concert theatre, auditorium, formal landscaped gardens, cultural market with retail, luxury restaurants and an art centre for musical, theatrical and operatic productions. Read More…