So apparently the Muscat festival has begun, I wasn't here for the past 4 festivals (or was it 5?) but I've been to the Qurum park location this year only to find myself bored with the lack of interesting activities in it. I don't want to sound like many other ungrateful Omanis who always complain about everything without making a change, but it really was a snooze fest! The same old 'Traditional Omani Village' that we've been seeing every year, same tacky little shops and the advertisement artwork and over all festival brand is beyond horrible which just sends out a very poor image of the Omani standard especially since it's being advertised for on an international level and not just locally.
I appreciate the efforts that the Omani government makes to handle such events, but it's time to up their game, it's time they do something that is worth being proud of, it's time they shocked us with some mind blowing events and rides that compensates for the lack of activities and events throughout the rest of the year, and I hope they find a better creative agency to handle the festivals artwork in the future and let people who actually understand what needs to be done take charge.
You can check out their incredibly tacky website HERE.
4 comments:
Your enthusiasm is catching
lol, enthusiasm about what exactly?
The last time I ever went to this festival was when I was still in school. I really don't know what they can ever do to get me interested.
In COMPARISON to other government websites, I think that the Muscat Festival website is pretty OK. :P
I suppose this year is no different, skipping yet once again... perhaps next year if there is one. Considering the roads are better and it would be more organized and the smoothness of traffic is increased... hmm might be wishful thinking, yet it could happen...
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