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Diwan Festival
Kuwait in lift

Kuwait lifts off.

Seven festival days of stages, kitchens, talks and routes built for the city to meet.

A week with a route

Diwan Festival turns Kuwait’s familiar places into one moving gathering: noon kitchens, sunset stages, late talks and easy paths between them.

A week with a route
For vendors

Put your counter on the route

Put your counter on the route
1

Pick the right lane

Food, retail, print, craft and community booths sit in zones shaped around crowd flow.

2

Load in without guessing

The team shares booth specs, arrival windows, power notes and service rules before opening.

3

Serve the crowd

Placement is planned around dwell time, shade, queue space and how people move after each programme block.

7
festival days
24
programme blocks
40+
vendor spots
6
city venues

Four festival temperatures

Sound at sunset
Sound at sunset
Open air sets with room to move.
Counters with pace
Counters with pace
Short menus served for walking groups.
Talks with heat
Talks with heat
Public ideas in a majlis mood.
The route between
The route between
Stops linked by clear festival signs.

Back a public week

Sponsors join a visible city programme with stages, vendor lanes and branded moments people actually pass through.

Request partner pack

Festival office

Kuwait City, Kuwait
+965 2222 0188
Sunday to Thursday, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Call us
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Build the day your way

music

Sunset main stage

Kuwaiti bands, regional artists and guest sets timed for the cooler hours.

food

Kitchen lanes

Local counters and chef specials made for groups who want to walk, taste and keep moving.

talk

Ideas majlis

Short public talks on design, memory, youth culture and the city we share.

map

One clear route

Venue clusters, shaded stops and simple wayfinding keep the festival easy from first arrival.

Pick your pass

Day Pass
8.000 KD
  • One festival day
  • Programme access
  • Vendor market entry
  • Digital route map
Week Pass
28.000 KD
  • All seven days
  • Priority entry lanes
  • Partner offers
  • Programme alerts
Partner Pass
60.000 KD
  • Sponsor lounge access
  • Two guest entries
  • Partner preview
  • Hosted reception

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