The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has organized 20 festivals across the country for the second semester school break, which would include social, cultural, sports and entertainment programs.
The Eastern Province will have five events including one on marine heritage over nine days, and spring festivals in Dammam and Alkhobar. There will also be one in Al-Khafji, a productive families’ event in Al-Jubail and technology festival in Alkhobar.
The Hail Rally Festival takes place from March 19 to 27. There will be two events in Makkah, and three in Madinah including the flower and gold festivals.
In Al-Qasim, there will be the kleecha and traditional products festival in Bareeda; and the Al-Ghada, artisans and Al-Maskouf heritage festivals in Aneeza.
Asir will host the spring and horse festivals in Abha and Tabuk. The Northern Border Province celebrates the midterm holiday with an event in Tareef, Jazan hosts a heritage village event, and Najran one on local traditions.
The SCTA has been promoting the festivals in the media. It has also published a large number of brochures on all the activities taking place and distributed them at airports and major shopping centers.
20 festivals set during school break
20 festivals set during school break
Millie Bobby Brown spotted in new advert for Yas Island in Abu Dhabi
DUBAI: British actress Millie Bobby Brown is starring in a new advert for entertainment destination Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
With a nod to “Stranger Things,” Brown is seen buckling into Formula Rossa, the world’s fastest rollercoaster alongside her husband Jake Bongiovi.
Moments before launch, she asks him about the speed, and when he replies “240 km an hour,” she makes a quick exit. The advert continues with lights flickering and Brown and other characters glitching with effects reminiscent of the hit Netflix series.
Created by the Duffer Brothers, “Stranger Things” debuted in 2016 and quickly became one of Netflix’s most popular series, with its fourth season amassing more than 140.7 million views globally.
The series has garnered over 70 awards worldwide, including Emmys and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
Brown was announced as a brand ambassador for Yas Island in November.
The Netflix show’s final season five is being released in stages. The first four episodes streamed on Nov. 26, and will be followed by three on Dec. 25, and the finale on New Year’s Eve.
In her first promotional clip for Yas Island, she is seen back in the Byers’ living room, made famous on the show, framed by the glow of the iconic alphabet wall that is a key element of the “Stranger Things” storyline.
In the video, she jokes about taking a holiday after five seasons of the show as the lights begin to flicker, illuminating one by one until they spell out “YAS.”
Brown is the latest celebrity to take on a role with Yas Island, following Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Hart and Jason Momoa, who were all “Chief Island Officers.”
The actors starred in a series of amusing adverts for the entertainment destination, including Reynolds appearing to skydive over Abu Dhabi.
