Sharjah to host fringe festival next month
The huge event will run from January 16 until February 1, 2020
by Dianne Apen-SadlerThe Edinburgh Fringe is the world’s biggest arts festival, with hundreds of thousands of people flocking to the Scottish city every August.
And now Sharjah will be hosting its own version of the event in January 2020.
From January 16 until February 1, 2020, there will be more than 600 shows going on across the emirate.
The key areas for the Sharjah Fringe event will be the Al Majaz Waterfront, Al Qasba and Al Noor Island, where you’ll find plenty of performers.
The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) and Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) are presenting the festival.
Ahmed Al Qaseer, COO of Shurooq, told our sister publication Arabian Business, “By bringing Fringe to Sharjah, we want to send a message that ours is ‘a city of choice’.
“Through Fringe, we want the 200-plus nationalities residing in the UAE to connect with the global language of arts. At the same time, we build bridges with other cultures.”
We’ll be keeping you up to date on all the events and performances in the coming few weeks on our things to do page.
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