Family Weekend
The Family Weekend offers all sorts of delightful and creative activities for parents, children and people of all ages.

Ajyal invites you to join us for a weekend of fun.
Katara Esplanade
3 Dec / 6:30 – 10:00 PM
4 Dec / 3:00 – 10:00 PM
5 Dec / 3:00 – 8:30 PM

Your Family Weekend experience begins with fun activities for young and young at heart:

Giant Games:
Maximise your experience with jumbo-sized traditional childhood games! Come and participate in our new Ajyal Wheel Game and give it your best shot to win some exciting Ajyal gifts.

Sports Games:
Challenge your friends and others to see who can be the fastest runner on a bouncy ball or in a potato sack. Who will be the best climber on our inflatable structure, the strongest bungee runner or the one with super-speed reflexes on our Batak Reaction wall? More into team games? Bring your friends and participate together in giant human table games.

Artistic Games:
Learn balloon sculpture and how to make amazing drawings on our chalkboard, thanks to local artists.

Last but not least, the now-famous 5D Cinema Simulator is back for another year with new entertainment, captivating you with combined with 3D cinematography and effects that impact all your senses.
Don’t forget to visit our Sponsors Zone to enjoy other exciting activities.

SONY Gaming Experience
SONY presents a dedicated area for gaming with the latest PlayStation games. Live the experience of the latest video games and take park in friendly competition with other gaming pros.

QATAR FOUNDATION

• Northwestern University in Qatar Newsdesk
  The Northwestern University in Qatar Newsdesk puts you at the centre of the action inside a live TV news studio. Try sitting in the anchor’s chair and reading the newscast from the teleprompter, or just sit back and watch the NU-Q team run the studio while your friends give it their best shot.
• Qatar Foundation Radio
  Qatar Foundation Radio presents the opportunity for children to learn how to be presenters, sound operators, and record special greetings that will be broadcast. In addition, Qatar Foundation Radio will conduct live coverage of the event, including interviews with guests, VIPS and spectators.

Tarsheed: Innovation in Sustainability
Tarsheed brings awareness to children and adults about sustainability through educational activities, such as learning how much energy is needed to turn on various household appliances or gaining insight into which lightbulbs waste the most energy.

Vodafone Falla Film Lounge
Vodafone invites all Festival-goers for an opportunity to create their own interactive movie experience with Falla the movie. The audience can directly interact at the end of each sequence to decide the rest of the story.
And that’s just the beginning…many other surprises await on the Katara Esplanade! Entrance is free.

Your Family Weekend experience continues with amazing shows and performances.

The Family Weekend also welcomes many talented performers from around the world for exciting concerts. All performances will take place at the SONY Cinema Under the Stars on the Esplanade and are free.

DRUMS

The famous Drummers from Doha, led by South African musician Patrick Dilley, return to Ajyal. One of the best aspects of the Djembe drum is that it enables you to interact with your audience instead of being stuck behind a drum kit. Be prepared to feel the energy and the joyful power of drumming! This local percussion band will have you tapping your feet in no time.

3 Dec / 7:00 PM
4 Dec / 5:30 PM
5 Dec / 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM

THE RECYCLED ORCHESTRA OF CATEURA

The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, featured in the documentary ‘Landfill Harmonic’, is comprised of children, teenagers and disadvantaged youth living in the community of Bañado Sur, located around the landfill of Cateura in Paraguay. What makes this group is the unique is how they take advantage of this environment: many of their instruments are made from materials found in the landfill. Through the power of music, the orchestra aims to inspire children and young people living in precarious conditions.

This inspirational success story has led to the documentary ‘Landfill Harmonic’, which will be presented after the concert.

3 Dec / 7:30 PM Concert + Screening

Credit: The Recycled Orchestra

ANGELINA JORDAN

After her ‘Norway’s Got Talent’ win in 2014, which garnered more than 70 million views on YouTube, Angelina Jordan is a talent to watch. Don’t miss out on two incredible performances by the mesmerising nine-year-old, whose amazing voice transcends her years as she performs your favourite jazz standards.

4 Dec / 5:45 PM
5 Dec / 5:45 PM

Credit: Angelina Jordan Astar

‘On the Wing’ – Cine-Concert by the Festival Tout-Petits Cinema

The Forum des Images bring a special treat to anyone who loves cinema and music. Join us for an outdoor cine-concert by the Festival Tout-Petits Cinéma from Paris. Four short films will screen with live accompaniment by pianist Anthony Boulc’h and saxophonist Fanch Minous, whose compositions brilliantly complement the films.

4 Dec / 6:30 PM

Credit: N. Prebenoe

QATAR MUSIC ACADEMY

Come celebrate Qatar’s young talents! The Qatar Music Academy, a member of the Qatar Foundation, presents two orchestra performances.

Youth Orchestra – A high level of excellence and a wide repertoire distinguish the Qatar Music Academy’s Youth Orchestra, whose philharmonic performers are all 18 years of age and younger.

The Symphonic Wind Orchestra is the Qatar Music Academy’s premier wind ensemble, featuring woodwinds, brass and orchestral percussion instruments. If you want to discover the next generation of maestros, don’t miss this incredible performance!

5 Dec / 5:00PM

BLUESTONE
Bluestone, composed of one guitarist/vocalist, one keyboardist, one bassist, and one drummer, will play your favorite tunes with a blues touch.

5 Dec / 7:00 PM

Credit: Bluestone

General Schedule

FAMILY WEEK-END SHOWS AND PERFORMANCES

Due to construction, parking is very limited inside Katara. We highly recommend that guests take advantage of the Ajyal Shuttle for ease of parking.

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