Abu Dhabi : The Organising High Committee of the Sheikh Zayed Festival has finalized all the preparations and arrangements for the kick-off of the Festival on Thursday November 18th, 2021. The Festival, which will run daily until April 1st, 2021, is organised under the kind auspices of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, with the wise follow up of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs.

His Excellency Sheikh Sultan bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, Adviser to His Highness the President, President of the Camel Racing Federation and Chairman of the Festival’s Organizational Committee, inspected the Al Wathba location to observe the preparations and arrangements for the latest session of the Sheikh Zayed Festival.

His Excellency Sheikh Sultan bin Hamdan thanked President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his generous sponsorship of the Festival, and also thanked H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his continued support for the Festival, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his tireless follow-up on the Festival.

His Excellency added that the Festival, which bears the name of the Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God have mercy on his soul, has been developed due to the unlimited support of the wise leadership, and has become an outstanding international event on Abu Dhabi’s global calendar, where different cultures and civilizations converge and come together in harmony and interaction.

His Excellency said that the Festival has assumed prominent global status thanks to the support, follow-up and engagement of good leadership at the highest level, enabling it to achieve qualitative leaps, attracting, as it does, broad participation from Arab, Gulf and international nations, supporting efforts to spread the humane message of the UAE and showing the world that the UAE is a true melting pot of civilizations.

His Excellency also expressed his gratitude and appreciation to the members of the Festival’s Organizational Committee, and the strategic partners and participating entities, highlighting the sincerity of their efforts in upgrading and developing the Festival, stressing that the preparations he witnessed herald a special festival this year full of diverse activities that suit all tastes and sectors of society.

H.E. Humaid Saeed Al Neyadi, Director of the Private Office of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Festival, also thanked H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his generous sponsorship of the Festival, expressing his gratitude to H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his continued support, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his diligent follow-up on the festival.

H.E. Al Neyadi added: “The Festival contributes to strengthening Abu Dhabi's position as a leading tourist and cultural destination due to the regional and international participants of the Festival, establishing the emirate's prominent position on the map of cultural and heritage events across the world.

H.E. Al Neyadi also mentioned: “This edition of the Festival coincides with the UAE’s own Golden Jubilee, the UAE’s 50th National Day, and we will be celebrating this occasion with a full range of surprises and events including thousands of cultural activities that will educate and entertain all the family.”

The Sheikh Zayed Festival Organizing Committee have recently revealed the official event schedule, pointing out that visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy a rich list of events, public performances, workshops and celebrations. The Festival will also provide an opportunity to visit local and international pavilions demonstrating the man facets of different civilisations, while highlighting the journey of excellence and creativity of the UAE since its establishment 50 years ago.

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