{"id":22665,"date":"2019-09-21T09:19:59","date_gmt":"2019-09-21T05:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=22665"},"modified":"2019-09-21T09:19:59","modified_gmt":"2019-09-21T05:19:59","slug":"in-pictures-city-walk-celebrates-saudi-national-day-in-style-with-stunning-performance-by-balqees-fathi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/in-pictures-city-walk-celebrates-saudi-national-day-in-style-with-stunning-performance-by-balqees-fathi\/","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: City Walk Celebrates Saudi National Day In Style With Stunning Performance By Balqees Fathi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>City Walk, the design-inspired open-air lifestyle destination by Meraas, hosted a gala concert featuring celebrated Emirati artist Balqees Fathi to mark the 89\u00a0<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Saudi National Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Balqees kicked off the 90-minute musical evening with an inspiring rendition of the Saudi national anthem, followed by some of her most popular numbers such as Hai Hai and\u00a0<\/span><span>Majnoun\u00a0<\/span><span>that had the crowds crooning along on their feet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In keeping with the five-day celebration of Saudi National Day, synchronized Ayyala dance performances are taking place at the destination over the weekend from 4.30pm to 9.30pm.\u00a0Adding to the festive ambience, boulevards and promenades around City Walk as well as the Coca-Cola Arena have been illuminated in green.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-22666\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5-11-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5-11-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5-11-300x200.jpg 300w, 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