Qatar UK Festival 2023

Events Details

• Location: Different locations: EXPO 2023 Doha, M7 and the British Council
• Date: 20 November 2023 - 25 November 2023
• Time: 01:00 pm - 06:00 pm
• Ticket Purchase: Online
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• Website: https://www.britishcouncil.qa/en/programmes/arts/uk-festival-2023

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In the runup to the global event “Horticultural Expo 2023 Doha Qatar,” it will bring together countries, the private sector, civil society, and the public around interactive activations, conferences, workshops, and more. The British Council is delivering the 8th Qatar UK Festival, aiming to foster a view of the UK’s engagement with Qatar through an integrated British Embassy and British Council partnership and engaging with local stakeholders.

The festival will run between 20 and 26 November 2023 under the theme of “Sustainability and Communities” through promoting peace and social inclusion for diverse communities endorsing the devolved nations and supporting diversity.

A socially engaged installation project promoting textile recycling and the power of reinvention, artistic sustainable fashion shows, art workshops, and comic workshops around sustainability while engaging the youth, women, girls, and different communities and schools in Qatar.

The festival activities will spread across various venues including Horticultural EXPO 2023, M7, and the British Council. The festival is created and organized by the British Council in partnership with several partners.

Qatar UK Festival Timeline:

Date	Time	Event	Venue
24 October - 16 November	Ongoing	See Things Differently: Lens on a Sustainable World Photography Competition	Online
20 - 25 November	Ongoing	Installation “Cut from the same cloth”	M7 - Msheireb
23 November	4:30 - 7:00 pm	Family UK Day Live Art workshop Comic Art Workshop by LICAF Photography Award	British Council
24 November	1 pm - 6 pm	Comic Art Workshop by the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF)	Expo 2023 Doha, Cultural Zone, Exhibition Hall no.2
	5 pm	Sustainable Fashion show	Expo 2023 Doha, Cultural Zone, Exhibition Hall no.2

Source: British Council Qatar