Events and
Activities

Muharraq Nights is a two-weekend celebration in Muharraq organized by the Pearling Path and the Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Center for Culture & Research. The festival will be a celebration of art, design, fashion, crafts, music, cinema, food, activities and tours, taking place across the historic neighborhoods of the city, from Siyadi Majlis in the north until Qal’at Bu Mahir at the southern tip of the Island. The festival will be hosted in different venues across Muharraq, from the Shaikh Ebrahim Center to the Archaeologies of Green pavilion, Amarat Fakhro to Suq Al Qaysariyyah and the Bu Mahir Seashore, which will be accessible from Muharraq through the pedestrian bridge.

The UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy’ embodies the legacy of Bahrain’s pearling era. Through the rehabilitation of the city’s architectural and urban heritage as well as the conservation of the only remaining original shoreline and three oyster beds, the pearling narrative is perpetuated through a culturally-led urban development. All aspects of the pearling economy and culture, from the diver’s life to that of the grand pearl merchant, are illustrated through 16 properties, spread across a 3.5 kilometer pedestrian trail in the town of Muharraq.