BTEA organizes 10-day heritage event “Road to Manama” in Manama Souq

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The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) is to host a heritage event at the Manama Souq for 10 days. The Manama Souq is one of the most significant tourist destinations and one of the oldest commercial markets in the world that emphasizes the role of historical and cultural heritage in attracting tourists. This event will be part of the authority's ongoing programs that aims to attract more locals, residents, visitors and tourists for promoting Bahraini heritage tourism.

This event, titled "Road to Manama", will be organized by the BTEA from September 22 to October 1, during evening hours. It will include a program full of different workshops designed to introduce kids and teenagers to traditional Bahraini crafts and teach them how to master them.

The event will also offer different Bahraini-focused seminars, designed to help participants uncover their skills and talents, filling their time with practical knowledge and abilities in a variety of disciplines.

The "Road to Manama" event will be accompanied by free public events, such as traditional Bahraini games, musical performances, children's storytelling and much more. A puppet show will be taking place from September 22 to 24 in conjunction with Saudi National Day.

The "Road to Manama" event is specifically targeted to different age groups of visitors, children and young adults to ingrain the Bahraini national heritage in their minds, as it contributes to the definition of Bahraini heritage and its acquisitions, while at the same time connecting them to the professions of their ancestors that once formed the foundations of Bahrain's economic prosperity and introducing them to the ancient cultural heritage of the market, by taking them on a tour through its various corners and roads, such as Manama's ancillary marketplaces, the blacksmiths market and others, according to Dr Nasser Qaedi, CEO of the BTEA.

Dr Qaedi emphasized that the event highlights the Manama Souq as a location to draw young people as well, in addition to their families participating in this event, confirming BTEA's interest in the Manama Souq as a significant tourist attraction and revealed, while the authority is in the process of organizing two future tourism events in the Manama Souq.

The events are the outdoor cinema event and the design competition in the upcoming months of November and December.

The BTEA has organized many events in the Manama Souq recently, including the "Manama Gold Festival" and a popular fashion show. The authority is also cooperating with the Kanoo family to promote the Family Museum in the Souq area.