MUSCAT: After suspending it for two-years, Muscat Festival — Oman’s largest cultural event that celebrates history, tradition, arts and food will be held in a “special way”, starting early 2022, the Chairman of Muscat Municipality has confirmed.
The iconic festival which was cancelled for the last two years will return to its “brightest form” next year.
His Excellency Eng. Issam Al Zadjali said his team is currently discussing with partners of several institutions to ensure the event is a success. “The Muscat Festival 2022 will be held in a special way along with new ideas. The festival will be launched next year and many ideas have been discussed with the partners of several institutions including the government to enrich the festival,” Al Zadjali said in an interview with Arabic newspaper Oman Daily.
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Last year the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while in 2020, the festival was cancelled following the demise of late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said bin Taimur.
