ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – The Spring Festival is only five days away and organizers are preparing for one of the largest and most exciting events of 2018, promising a color festival, live entertainment, a variety of food and other family-friendly activities.
The Head of Public Relations for this year’s Spring Festival, Idris Mukhtar, said they are going with the theme of new beginnings in a region that has lived through years of conflict. They hope to provide a relaxing and fun atmosphere.
“Let’s start this spring differently to past springs, start it with a mind of peace, with the mind of living together,” Mukhtar told Rudaw English on Sunday.
The spring festival takes place across 15 countries worldwide.
Last year’s event in Erbil was primarily a color festival, but Mukhtar said this year will be much different, including DJs, singers and dancers, kid’s activities, food stalls and many other surprises.
Up to 20 local and international restaurants will be selling food and a score of talented women from across the region will have handmade products for sale.
The list of entertainers include DJ Pro, B5 Shadows, a group of mixed Kurdish and Arab artists, Jezhwan Jaff and Assyrian singer Saco Saca, who will be singing in three different languages.
“We also have a very big surprise singer which we’ll announce tomorrow,” Mukhtar added.
The Spring Festival is co-organized by Babylon FM with the help of Nishtiman Youth Network (NYN). The festival takes place on Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24 at Glkand Park across from the University of Kurdistan-Hewler (UKH) campus.
Mukhtar said they are expecting at least 20,000 people over the course of the two-day festival in Erbil.
Tickets are available for purchase at Babylon FM, Family Mall, Barista Café in Ankawa, Amazon Bookstore on Kirkuk Road and Café De Baron at Vital Village.
Tickets cost 10,000 Iraqi dinars. Once purchased, buyers will be given a box which includes a Spring Festival T-shirt, a bag of color powder to throw, a wrist band and a pamphlet of instructions written in Kurdish and English. Children under the age of eight can enter for free.
Festival goers can enter the festival both days for the same price, as long as they keep their wristband.
Tickets are limited and Mukhtar encouraged those interested to buy them as soon as possible.
More information can be found on the Spring Festival’s social media page or by calling 07501462121.
“This will be an unforgettable experience,” Mukhtar added.
The Head of Public Relations for this year’s Spring Festival, Idris Mukhtar, said they are going with the theme of new beginnings in a region that has lived through years of conflict. They hope to provide a relaxing and fun atmosphere.
“Let’s start this spring differently to past springs, start it with a mind of peace, with the mind of living together,” Mukhtar told Rudaw English on Sunday.
The spring festival takes place across 15 countries worldwide.
Last year’s event in Erbil was primarily a color festival, but Mukhtar said this year will be much different, including DJs, singers and dancers, kid’s activities, food stalls and many other surprises.
Up to 20 local and international restaurants will be selling food and a score of talented women from across the region will have handmade products for sale.
The list of entertainers include DJ Pro, B5 Shadows, a group of mixed Kurdish and Arab artists, Jezhwan Jaff and Assyrian singer Saco Saca, who will be singing in three different languages.
“We also have a very big surprise singer which we’ll announce tomorrow,” Mukhtar added.
The Spring Festival is co-organized by Babylon FM with the help of Nishtiman Youth Network (NYN). The festival takes place on Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24 at Glkand Park across from the University of Kurdistan-Hewler (UKH) campus.
Mukhtar said they are expecting at least 20,000 people over the course of the two-day festival in Erbil.
Tickets are available for purchase at Babylon FM, Family Mall, Barista Café in Ankawa, Amazon Bookstore on Kirkuk Road and Café De Baron at Vital Village.
Tickets cost 10,000 Iraqi dinars. Once purchased, buyers will be given a box which includes a Spring Festival T-shirt, a bag of color powder to throw, a wrist band and a pamphlet of instructions written in Kurdish and English. Children under the age of eight can enter for free.
Festival goers can enter the festival both days for the same price, as long as they keep their wristband.
Tickets are limited and Mukhtar encouraged those interested to buy them as soon as possible.
More information can be found on the Spring Festival’s social media page or by calling 07501462121.
“This will be an unforgettable experience,” Mukhtar added.
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