Qatar will kick off the 10th Local Dates Festival from July 24 to August 7 at the Eastern Square in Souq Waqif, highlighting the country’s progress in food security and agricultural sustainability.

The annual event, organized by the Ministry of Municipality and Souq Waqif Management, celebrates the production of 26,405 tons of fresh dates from 892 farms with more than 508,000 dates. This achievement has led to Qatar’s date self-sufficiency rate exceeding 75%.

The festival will feature a variety of locally grown date varieties. The aim is to promote the efforts of Qatari farmers. It will be open to visitors daily – from 4pm to 9pm on weekdays and until 10pm on weekends.

The public has the opportunity to sample and purchase premium Qatari dates while supporting the country’s growing agricultural sector.