The Second Forum on Festivals in the Arab Countries is the only state-level Arab Festival event hosted in the Arab region. With a galaxy of experts in various fields and masters of great wisdom, this Festival Forum is another highlight of the festivals in the Arab countries. In its second version, this festival forum is organized by the Ministry of Culture in the Kingdom of Bahrain, in coordination with the Arab Administrative Development Organization, to celebrate Manama Capital of Arab Culture for the year 2012. This forum is committing itself to both innovation and originality as successfully held in its first version in Beirut in December 2009.

Over two days, a bunch of festival presidents, organizers, managers, and art directors will gather to exchange information and expertise about different issues of festivals exploring the way to improve and upgrade the levels of festivals in the Arab countries.

This forum will highlight the latest thinking and festival business insights in addition to reviewing the key achievements and challenges facing festivals nowadays with more emphasis on Cultural Economics and Social Media for Festivals.

We believe that the 2nd Festival Forum is not only a gathering for festival organizers, artists, even governmental officials, enterprisers, and celebrities, but will become one of important means for intercultural communication as well.