“Feed Your Mind”. This was this year’s theme for the Sharjah Food Festival, which took place between March 19-28, at Al Qasba - the hottest cultural and family entertainment hub in the U.A.E. We went last Friday, when the weather was just perfect: cool winds and light drizzling.
The Drummers/Chefs
The food parade: corn, sandwich, pineapple and strawberry.
Stuffed Toys
Fun rides for kids.
Plants for sale.
The mosque at sunset.
I couldn't take pictures of the food stalls and restaurants because the women were around food.
Cooking Show
Creating a chocolate Eiffel Tower
Check out more pictures posted by Eugene, another UAE-based blogger, here. You can also find pictures from my previous trips to Al Qasba here and here. And to learn more about what’s happening all over the world, click on the image below.
How colorful! Very nice post!
that looks like a fun festival; so much food and photo opps to be had.
enjoy the week.
Nadia: The beauty of your world is captured with your wonderful photos. Thanks so much for sharing with My World.
Absolutely fantastic myworld post, it was almost like being there.
Have a great week!
Guy
Regina In Pictures
Sigh, that seems like a lot of fun! Reminds me of India so much!
What a fun looking festival, so bright and diverse. Hope you were well fed. The mosque looks lovely in the warm light. Great captures. Thanks so much for sharing.
These are gorgeous photos, Nadia! What fun! Wish I could be there! Thanks for a really beautiful look at “your world”.
I find these pictures very beautiful! I mean: those in this post and those in your previous posts you’ve linked.
It’s like I’m feeling the relaxing/joyful atmosphere…
And how beautiful buildings and glimpses of the city, what a colorful fair and attractions.
Thanks for the very nice description! It’s not the first time I’m reading your blog, and I like to go on following it.
Greetings from Italy.
Francesca.
That’s a beautiful atmosphere and loads of fun.
Oh, how I”d love to be there with all that wonderful food and the colors and sounds.
A very colourful festival. Love the mosque photo and lonely restaurant.
These are such fun shots, Nadia. Children must have enjoyed the event thoroughly.
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Looks interesting. Any other nice events taking place in the near future (in the next day or two)?
My mom would like to know of some cool things to do while she is there for a couple days!
-Abid
Wow!! I love these fresh, colorful pictures!
You must’ve had lots of fun.
You rock as a photographer and of course as a writer!
I WISH I COULD BE THERE =( !!
this looks so awesomly good !!
Looks fab! Did you sample any of the yummy foods?
YUMM yum the flu is givin me the worst food cravings ever!!!
the plants on sale and the rides for kids wud be my fav :p and the Eiffel tower too
can u pls check out this:
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thanks…
It looks like a fun time. Too bad we couldn’t have seen pix of the food stalls. I’m sure they were as amazing as that chocolate Eiffel Tower.
Colourful and happy festival. You capture the mood very good!
Festivals can be so much fun!!
As-salaamu’alaykum my dear sister,
Wow.. what a cool festival! I love the fruit/veggies.. LOL@the corn.. haha how cute.
Thanks for sharing, it’s nice to see what’s happening on the other side of the world.
Love, Farhana
Assalamualaikum sis,
*oohhh, rather surprising to see sister Farhana lurking hours before me… *
Anyway, brilliant photography! Dang! I would have thought it was a Mardi Gras parade until I read … DUBAI?! Thanks for sharing this colorful & should I say, yummy fest.?
beautiful captures of the fair. looks like it was a fun event and the many activities…wow.
liked that chocolate scuplture of the eifel tower…yum and of course all the other events.
Great festival, looks like lots of fun. I see you couldn’t photograph the food stalls because the women were around, are you not allowed to photograph the women or are women not allowed to be around the food?
Thanks for the link Nadia. (smiles)
The third last picture is an artistic masterpiece. If you have a high resolution camera (which one expects from you), then you can send it to a competition. I can bet you will win a prize.
Nadia dear, what a lovely event! Wish I can make a visit one day! =)
wow looks lovely, and great pictures.
Doesn’t look like the recession hit Sharjah, you guys are having fun!
Looks great – very good pics too! You get better day by day at photography – very very good takes!
I missed it though – I was in Pakistan at that time.
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