Manama, April 2 (BNA): The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) announced that preparations are under way for the second edition of the Manama Gold Festival 2023.
The festival will take place from April 13 to May 27, with the participation of more than 300 gold shops in the Manama market.
The Manama Golden Festival aims to promote the Manama market as a desirable tourist destination through regional publicity for the event and attract more visitors and tourists. This chapter highlights the kingdom’s long history of gold industry from the Manama market, as well as the fact that Bahrain was the first in the region to set clear regulations for the gold industry, regulate production, and adopt export practices.
The festival’s activities will include weekly, instant and major prizes, as well as media and art installations on the history of Bahraini gold by Bahraini artists and designers, hanging ceremonial items among gold shops, organizing a gold museum, a pop-up market, and live. Musical performances.
Nasser Qaedi from the Bahrain Authority for Tourism and National Heritage: “We are pleased to announce the full line-up of events for the Manama Gold Festival 2023, which will be held under the slogan ‘Bahrain’s gold, unlike anything else’, reflecting Bahrain’s regional and global uniqueness in the gold industry.” said the CEO.
He added, “The second edition of this festival comes based on the success of the first edition, which had positive statistics in terms of numbers of shoppers and sales in 2022. We intend to double the number of shoppers and gold purchases, especially from the GCC countries.”
“We hope to improve the shopping experience in one of the oldest markets in the GCC and the Middle East region through a mixture of modernization and heritage, accompanied by a large number of promotions and valuable prizes to delight all visitors and families. This festival will undoubtedly be a great addition to the calendar of events In BTEA, which focuses on diversifying tourism products and revitalizing the Manama market. he added.
The first edition of the Manama Gold Festival attracted 1,549 shoppers from 12 nationalities, with purchases totaling 1.25 million Bahraini dinars.
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