Shop Qatar 2023 offers prizes worth over QR2mn

Qatar Tourism (QT) has revealed the schedule of upcoming events as part of Shop Qatar, the largest shopping festival in the country. Khalifa al-Haroon, founder and CEO of community platform ‘I Love Qatar,’ is the face of this year’s shopping festival, as part of a new partnership with QT.Arab mega stars will take centre stage at Shop Qatar this year, with a performance by Haifa and Elissa on March 9 at Mondrian Doha, and one by Oumaima Taleb on March 10 at the Katara Amphitheatre.Sheikha Hessa al-Thani, head of Marketing and Planning at Qatar Tourism, said: "We are delighted to partner with I Love Qatar and its founder, Khalifa al-Haroon, to promote the variety of events and activities taking place as part of this year’s Shop Qatar. We have a packed schedule of festivities and promotions this year to ensure residents and visitors experience the ultimate shopping festival of its kind.”Sephora is set to host a series of events as part of the Shop Qatar festival. The beauty retailer will be offering Sephora Saturdays at Place Vendome, featuring masterclasses that are open to all from 7pm to 10pm. Additionally, Sephora Ladies Night will be held every Wednesday at the same time, while a special Sephora Men's Night is scheduled for March 4. Alongside this, Harvey Nichols at Doha Festival City is set to host a grand fashion show on March 14, featuring local designers' Ramadan collections of caftan and abayas.Participating in the month-long celebration of Qatar's retail industry are ten of the most popular shopping malls in the country, which include Doha Festival City, Place Vendome and Lagoona Mall.For every QR200 spent, shoppers are eligible to enter a draw for mega prizes worth over QR2mn. On March 4, 11 and 18, Qatar Tourism will be holding raffles at Lagoona Mall, Place Vendome and Doha Festival City, respectively. Starting at 8pm, each event promises to be an "exciting and fun-filled evening, with a chance for attendees to walk away with some incredible prizes", a press statement notes. These include six cash prizes worth QR10,000, three cash prizes worth QR20,000, and a grand prize of either a BMW X5 or a studio apartment at The Pearl Island.Shoppers can also look forward to spectacular roaming performances that will take place at participating malls throughout the month-long shopping festival. These acts include dazzling winter circus and heliosphere aerial performances, as well as a captivating trip to the enchanted fairy forest for young children.For more information on upcoming events, visit www.qatarcalendar.com and follow @qatarcalendar on Facebook and Instagram.