The activities of the second flower festival, organized by the municipality of Qatif Governorate in Anak, attracted a remarkable attendance of about 30 thousand visitors from various cities and governorates of the region, during the past 3 days, who came to witness the various activities of the festival, which contains more than half a million seasonal natural flowers. Variety, prepared by the municipality to form a new aesthetic touch for the people of the province and its visitors, and an increase in the number of corners amounted to 90 corners for productive families and agricultural nurseries.

The Mayor of Qatif Governorate, Engineer Saleh Al-Qarni, said that the municipality is keen to hold festivals and events that contribute to supporting domestic tourism in accordance with the aspirations of the wise leadership, stimulating investment projects and productive families, and enhancing entertainment infrastructure, in cooperation with government agencies and the private sector, to contribute to improving the quality of life.

He added that the role of youth in Qatif Governorate is constructive and supportive to work and volunteer in events in large numbers, which encourages government agencies to provide more initiatives, to benefit from their great energies to contribute to development, growth and the entertainment industry.

He stated that the festival's activities consist of a number of qualitative programs, the market for productive families, restaurants, the corners of the various agricultural nurseries, the activities of folk groups, folklore, and special events for children, stressing that what distinguishes the Flower Festival from others is that it is supported by the municipality and the participation of all staff in it for free throughout the festival period.

He pointed out that the municipality seeks to activate the tourism and entertainment sector, support productive families, introduce them and encourage them through many initiatives, including festivals supervised by the municipality.

He said: "We saw a great interaction from the visitors, who flocked to the festival throughout its three days, and their number was estimated at 30,000, which prompts us to present more events next year.

Al-Qarni stressed that the Flower Festival is one of the elements of tourist and commercial attractions in the Qatif Governorate, as it is a diverse festival characterized by the aesthetic nature of flowers, in addition to that it is held every year in a different location, which contributes to the establishment of many events and programs that enhance the status of Qatif tourism, and heritage and historical activities. and entertainment.”