Qatar International Food Festival (QIFF) 2023

Events Details

• Location: Al Sa'ad Plaza, Lusail Boulevard
• Date: 11 March 2023 - 21 March 2023
• Time: 04:00 pm - 10:00 pm
• Ticket Purchase: No tickets needed
• Price: Come - It's free! General entry - It's free! General entry - It's free!
• Website: https://visitqatar.com/intl-en/events-calendar/qatar-international-food-festival

QIFF is Qatar’s longest-running food and beverage festival and is a headline event in the country’s annual social calendar. This year’s edition is returning against the picturesque backdrop of Al Sa’ad Plaza, Lusail Boulevard.

The world-class festival is set to bring together many unique culinary experiences, featuring the biggest names in hospitality, outstanding restaurants, a cooking theatre, nightly fireworks shows and live entertainment.

Facts about QIFF

• 100 café and food providers
• Daily fireworks show
• Famous celebrities and chefs are taking part of the festival like: Ahmed Al-Zamel, Ali Saleh, Chef Aisha Al-Tamimi, Cooking with Mima, Chef Rachel Allen, Sara Assi and Chef Wan.
• Roaming acts
• Afternoon tea by the water
• Dedicated vegan and healthy section
• Kids area in collaboration with KidzMondo and Wow entertainments
• Daily cooking theatre with award-winning chefs
• Qatari cultural tent with local delicacies
• Two premium catered food lounges in collaboration with 5-star hotels
• Public VIP lounge
• Live cooking masterclasses
• Roller skating rink
• Concerts by international artists
• Interactive dining experience using 3D mapping in collaboration with the Ritz Carlton Doha – Le Petit Chef
• International Horticultural Expo 2023 Qatar special kiosk with giveaways
• The 12^th Qatar International Food Festival (QIFF) is from 11 to 21 March at a new waterfront location in Qatar’s newest city, Lusail. The festival is organized by Qatar Tourism and Qatar Airways.
• This year’s festival honors the Qatar-Indonesia 2023 Year of Culture and feature popular chefs and personalities from the world of international gastronomy.
• The festival features an international cooking stage, live concerts, kids’ activities, and nightly fireworks with free public entry.
• This world-class festival is set to bring together many unique culinary experiences, featuring the biggest names in hospitality, outstanding restaurants, a cooking theatre, nightly fireworks shows and live entertainment.
• The festival is set to provide incredible gastronomic delights in collaboration with international and local celebrity chefs.
• Gastronomy lovers can look forward to 100 kiosks featuring a variety of culinary delights, a nightly cooking theatre, two premium catered food lounges in collaboration with 5-star hotels, daily entertainment, a skating rink and a family-friendly fun-filled atmosphere.
• They can savour the very best of Indonesia, home to the famed Spice Islands as this year’s event honors the Qatar-Indonesia 2023 Year of Culture. Visitors can sample dishes that bind the country’s diverse culinary traditions with a rich complex flavour.
• The food festival will also feature a special Qatari cultural tent that includes local delicacies, and a fascinating experience with Le Petit Chef, an interactive dining experience using 3D mapping, in collaboration with The Ritz Carlton, Doha.
  
• Additionally, to celebrate the upcoming International Horticultural Expo 2023 Qatar, which will take place in October under the theme “Green Desert, Better Environment,” a special kiosk will be present with special plant giveaways for festival visitors.

Saturday, March 11, 2023

Event	Time
Indonesian Cultural Dance Performance	6:12 pm - 6:22 pm
Indonesian/ Qatari cooking demo - Presented by Chef Aisha Al Tamimi (Qatar) and Chef / Community Influencer Nony Aska Daulika (Indonesia)	6:30 pm - 6:50 pm
Chef Aisha Al Tamim- Qatar and Ahmed El Zamel -Kuwait- Mutual Live Cooking Show	9 pm – 10 pm
Entertainment Stage	10: 05 pm – 11 pm

Sunday, March 12, 2023

Event	Time
Chef Aisha Al Tamimi Cooking Show	5 pm – 8 pm
Entertainment Stage	8 pm - 8:15 pm
Chef Jolly – St. Regis (celebrity)	8:20 pm - 9:20 pm
Entertainment Stage	9:25 pm - 9:45 pm
Chef Nino – Cooking Academy	9:45 pm - 10:40 pm
Entertainment Stage	10:45 pm - 11 pm

Monday, March 13, 2023

Event	Time
Entertainment Stage	5 pm – 6 pm
Chef Rachael Allen	6:15 pm - 7:15 pm
Entertainment Stage	7:45 pm - 8:45 pm
Chef Mohamed	9 pm - 10 pm
Entertainment Stage	10:15 pm – 11 pm

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Event	Time
Chef East Levent, Le Meridian Hotels	5:30 pm – 6:15 pm
Chef VJ – Cooking Academy	6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Entertainment Stage	7:45 pm – 8:45 pm
Chef Khalid Abdallah – Cooking Academy	9 pm - 10 pm
Entertainment Stage	10:15 pm – 11 pm

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Event	Time
Chef VJ Cooking Academy	5:30 pm – 6:15 pm
Entertainment Stage	6:15 pm – 7 pm
Chef Manuel – Cooking Academy	7:45 pm – 8:45 pm
DJ Performance, Entertainment Stage	8:45 pm - 9 pm
Chef Aissam Ait Zaid with host founder of Pure Eats - Jill Bordelon Munir -Healthy vegan cooking from Pure Eats	9 pm – 10 pm

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Event	Time
Chef Rabab	5 pm – 5:45 pm
Entertainment Stage	5:50 pm – 6:10 pm
Mariam Ezedine – Celebrity chef	6:15 pm – 7 pm
Entertainment Stage	7 pm - 7:15 pm
Chef Dario Cecchini with translator Chef Claudio Cooking Academy	7:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Chef Claudio Cooking Academy	8:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Entertainment Stage	9:35 pm – 01:00

Friday, March 17, 2023

Event	Time
ICE Carving with 8 QCP Kitchen Artist and awarding ceremony	5:30 pm – 8 pm
Entertainment Stage	8 pm - 8:15 pm
Indonesian Embassy Chef Ade Putri Paramadita and Host Helianati Hilman from Jakarta	8:15 pm - 9 pm
Chef Dala – Cooking Academy	9:15 pm - 10 pm
Entertainment Stage	10 pm - 11:10 pm
Yumna Jawad – Celebrity chef	11:15 pm - 11 pm
Entertainment Stage	11 pm - 1 am

Saturday, March 18, 2023

Event	Time
QCP Vegetable Craving with 8-10 Chefs and awarding Ceremony	4:30 pm – 7 pm
Entertainment Stage	7 pm - 7:10 pm
Lucas Fourdrinier – Qatar Museum – Alain Ducasse Team	7:15 pm - 8 pm
Entertainment Stage	8 pm – 8:10 pm
Sudqi Naddaf – St. Regis Celeb	8:10 pm - 9:40 pm
Sara Mohammad Assi – Celebrity Chef	9:50 pm – 10:30 pm
Chef Mahdi - Cooking Academy	10:10 pm - 11 pm

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Event	Time
Chef Yousef – Cooking Academy	5 pm – 6 pm
Entertainment Stage	7:30 pm – 7:45 pm
Chef Wan – Celebrity chef	7:50 pm – 8:40 pm
Chef Esat Akildiz – Hotel Le Royal Méridien	8:45 pm – 9:45 pm
Entertainment Stage	10 pm – 11 pm

Monday, March 20, 2023

Event	Time
Chef Nuket – Cooking Academy	5 pm - 6 pm
Entertainment Stage	6 pm - 6:15 pm
Fabrice Laslo Rosso – Idam by Alain Ducasse	6:20 pm – 7:10 pm
Chef Esat Akildiz – Hotel Le Royal Meridien	7:25 pm – 8 pm
Chef Wan – Celebrity chef	8:15 pm – 9 pm
Entertainment Stage	9 pm - 11 pm

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Event	Time
Chef Zarmig	5 pm - 6 pm
Entertainment Stage	6 pm - 6:45 pm
Chef Stephanie – Cooking Academy	6:45 pm - 7:45 pm
Entertainment Stage	7:45 pm - 8 pm
Chef Esat Akildiz – Hotel Le Royal Meridien	8 pm - 8:45 pm
Chef Gerry – Cooking Academy	9 pm - 10 pm
Entertainment Stage	10 pm - 11 pm

Timings:

• Weekdays: 4 pm to 11 pm
• Weekend: 4 pm to 1 am

Source and cover image credit: Qatar Tourism