‘Shop Bahrain’ unveils fun filled events

Manama : Shop Bahrain unveiled yesterday its Calendar of events during a press conference held at the Capital Club with plenty of prizes to win during the month long extravaganza.

Now in its third edition, ‘Shop Bahrain’, a 30-day celebration of Bahrain’s hospitality and tourism, is filled up to its brim with fun-filled activities at the participating shopping malls and hotels.

Shoppers will also have the chance to win one of the 12 cars and over 25,000 valuable prizes on offer. Four weekly raffle draws will be held at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism headquarters.

The event which features a ‘Festival City’, in Bahrain Bay also boasts family activities including games, food stalls along with live entertainment and performances.

Shop Bahrain co-organised by the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) and Tamkeen is held in cooperation with the partners from the public and private sector such as Batelco, Gulf Air, and YK Al Moayyed.

“Shop Bahrain aims to further drive the growth of the tourism and retail sectors in the Kingdom and contribute to the development of the national economy whilst increasing the average daily expenditure of tourists,” said the Chief Executive of BETA, Shaikh Khalid bin Humood Al Khalifa.

Meanwhile, Festival Director, Yousif Al Khan said: “We have developed an enjoyable calendar of events for the entire family with valuable prizes at stake.”

Shopper will be enrolled in the festival loyalty system when purchasing directly from any participating outlet and partner.

In Shopping Malls

Lucky Box:

Seef Mall, Seef District

Everyday

From 12:00pm to 10:00pm

Footyball Billiard:

Seef Mall, Muharraq

Weekends

From 10:00am to 11:00pm

Escape Chambers:

Bahrain Mall, Sanabis

Everyday

From 10:00am to 11:00pm

Makeup Seminar with Fouz Al Fahad:

Moda Mall

20 January 2017

Friday from 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Kids Cinema

Saar Mall

19th January 2017 – 2nd February 2017

From 10:00am to 10:00pm

Mini Golf Circuit

Enma Mall

Everyday

From 4:00pm to 10:00pm

Shop A Wish

Dragon City

Everyday

Mall opening times

Origami Workshop

Dragon City

Weekends

From 5:00pm to 11:00pm

Art Wall

Al A’ali Shopping Complex

Everyday

From 10:00am to 10:00pm

Color Drummers Performance

City Center Bahrain

27- 28 January 2017

4:00pm, 6:00pm, 8:00pm, 10:00pm

Other Performances

City Center Bahrain

3 - 4 February 2017

4:00pm, 6:00pm, 8:00pm, 10:00pm

Join the Game

Yateem Center

Weekends

From 4:00pm to 9:00pm

Draw a Smile

Bab AlBahrain Mall

27 January 2017

From 4:00pm to 10:00pm

28 January 2017

From 9:00am to 2:00pm

Loyalty System

Shopping Point System

Main Events

Festival City

Location: Bahrain Bay

Time: Weekdays 4:00pm to 10:00pm

Weekends 4:00pm to 12:00am

Entrance Fee: BD 2

The ‘Festival City’ is a fun-filled event boasting a number of activities for the entire family including games and food stalls along with live entertainment.

Taste Tour

Time: Based on each restaurant’s operating hours

The ‘Taste Tour’ which returns this year includes a total of 29 participating restaurants. Participants will be able to sample dishes and vote for their favourite restaurants. They will also have the opportunity to win An Infinity Q50 car from YK Almoayyed & Sons as part of a ‘The Taste Tour’ raffle draw.

Shoppers and visitors can learn more about “Shop Bahrain” through the website: www.shopbahrain.com or through the account @shopbahrain on the social networking channels Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. The Festival organisers have also launched a dedicated Whatsapp channel on 38999111.