The activities of the East Coast Festival concluded with its fourth edition, which was organized by the Falcon Foundation in the presence of 675 One thousand visitors during the ten-day festival period, at King Abdullah Park, Dammam waterfront.
With this festival, it became one of the main titles that embodies the lives of parents and grandparents in the eastern region and their eternal relationship with the marine environment, and a consolidation of the identity of the region and its cultural and heritage heritage, and stems from the civilization and heritage of the eastern region whose people lived throughout their history in a state of love for the sea.
The festival also achieved many returns that the region reaped from the establishment of the East Coast Festival of this size, which comes from the strategic vision of the tourism components, especially cultural and heritage patterns, to provide a rich and enjoyable tourist experience for tourists and visitors to the region, as a destination and tourist destination, and for the social, economic and cultural benefits..
It is noteworthy that the festival activities witnessed this year 's participation 1800 Of the people of the region, and provided the same activities about 1800 A temporary job for the people of the homeland, where they participated in building the village and theatrical works, and in marketing and selling heritage products, in addition to their participation in organization and sea works, by increasing 300 Someone on the festival last year.
The festival also provided visitors with a marine carnival, including 60 A sailboat, ship and boat sailing inside the sea, and anchored on the beach of the festival, while the sea carnival covered the entire area of the Corniche, and included the activities of craftsmen in the old town, and focused on the crafts that the area was famous for in the past.
All the Gulf Cooperation Council countries also participated in the festival activities this year, with 15 handicrafts and a group of folk arts, nakhudas and sailors..
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