This week in Jordan: August 24 through September 1, 2008
Aug 24th, 2008 by admin
Below is a calendar of events in Jordan that enumerates and details art & cultural presentations and exhibitions, festivals & religious observances, business & entertainment shows, and sports & adventure events for the week of August 24, 2008.
Amman City Tour
Thursday, July 24 – Wednesday, October 1
10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- category:
- Entertainment
- city:
- Amman
- location:
- Amman
- admission:
- Ticket
- contact:
- Amman City Tour
- email:
- Info@ammancitytour.com
- website:
- n/a
- phone:
- n/a
- description:
- Variety of locations, such as the Roman Theater, Shopping Malls, Downtown (or “Balad” as it is called), Museums, Parks and the Wakalat Street shopping district, amongst others. Amman City Tour offers its passengers the convenience of 35 stops in one bus ride, operating between the hours of 10am and 8pm every day of the year (until 6pm during winter months).
Photo Exhibition
Sunday, August 17 – Sunday, August 24
6:00 AM – 8:00 AM
- category:
- Art & Culture
- city:
- Amman
- location:
- Azraq room of the Wild Jordan Nature Center, Jabal Amman, 1st Circle
- admission:
- Free
- contact:
- Nabil Werr-Sales & Marketing Director
Hana Al-Banna – Membership Officer - email:
- member@rscn.org.jo
- website:
- www.rscn.org.jo” title=”click here to visit organizer’s website”>www.rscn.org.jo
- phone:
- 4616523-
- description:
- “Save As” Exhibit by Shadi Alhroub
Opening at the Wild Jordan Nature Center a debut art exhibit entitled “Save As” by emerging visual artist Shadi Alhroub, presenting works of surrealist mixed-media collage with a powerful nature-based theme. The exhibition will be held in the Azraq room of the Wild Jordan Nature Center, Jabal Amman, 1st Circle, and will run from August 17 to August 24, 2008. For further information please call (+9626) 4616523.
A percentage of all sales from this exhibition will be contributed to nature conservation in Jordan.
Caravan of the Euro-Arab Cinema
Sunday, August 17 – Tuesday, August 26
6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- category:
- Art & Culture
- city:
- Amman
- location:
- The Royal Film Commission – Jabal Amman
Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts – Jabal Lweibdeh
- admission:
- Free
- contact:
- Shadi Al-Nimri
T: +962 6 4642266 ext. 20
F: +962 6 4642299
M: +962 79 700 77 11 - email:
- info@film.jo
- website:
- www.film.jo” title=”click here to visit organizer’s website”>www.film.jo
- phone:
- +9626 4642266
- description:
- www.film.jo/pages.php?menu_id=&local_type=7&local_id=82&local_details=1&local_details1=&localsite_branchname=RFC
The Seventeenth Arab School Sport Games
Wednesday, August 20 – Tuesday, November 30
9:00 AM – 12:00 AM
- category:
- Sports & Adventure
- city:
- Amman
- location:
- admission:
- Free
- contact:
- email:
- info@joc.jo
- website:
- www.joc.jo” title=”click here to visit organizer’s website”>www.joc.jo
- phone:
- 06 567 11 71
- description:
- www.joc.jo
Sunday, August 24 – Tuesday, August 26
12:00 AM – 12:00 AM
- category:
- Art & Culture
- city:
- Amman
- location:
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- admission:
- Ticket
- contact:
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- email:
- abeeryarmouk@gmail.com
- website:
- n/a
- phone:
- n/a
- description:
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Buildex 2008
Monday, August 25 – Thursday, August 28
12:00 AM – 12:00 AM
- category:
- Business
- city:
- Amman
- location:
- Zara Expo
- admission:
- Free
- contact:
- Barbara Rowell
- email:
- barbara.rowell@hyatt.com
- website:
- www.zaraexpo.com” title=”click here to visit organizer’s website”>www.zaraexpo.com
- phone:
- 4651234
- description:
- www.zaraexpo.com
Clean up the World Campaign
Thursday, August 28 – Sunday, August 31
9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- category:
- Sports & Adventure
- city:
- Aqaba
- location:
- Aqaba Beaches
- admission:
- Ticket
- contact:
- Nancy Tayyan
Events Coodination Officer
Mob. +962 799 42 66 64 - email:
- tourism-events@aqaba.jo
- website:
- www.aqaba.jo” title=”click here to visit organizer’s website”>www.aqaba.jo
- phone:
- 2091000
- description:
- Clean up the World is one of the most inspiring and effective international environmental campaigns in the world, attracting more than 35 million volunteers in over 100 countries each year.
Canyoning – Wadi Ibn Hammad
Friday, August 29 – Friday, August 29
5:30 AM – 8:00 AM
- category:
- Sports & Adventure
- city:
- Karak
- location:
- admission:
- Ticket
- contact:
- email:
- team@terhaal.com
- website:
- www.terhaal.com” title=”click here to visit organizer’s website”>www.terhaal.com
- phone:
- +962 5 325 1005
- description:
- In this 13 hour trip, you’ll be hiking following a year-round warm water stream through a one of the most beautiful narrow sand stone gorges in Jordan. The hike is 6 km and takes around 4 hours.
In the afternoon we’ll be going to Karak and enjoy a 90 minute tour around the magnificent Crusader Castle.
Payment is of JD59 per person
Payment and reservation must be made by Aug 26th , 2008For booking and more information about this trip please visit the following link:
http://www.terhaal.com/OurAdventures/Canyoning/hammad.asp
or call us at +962 5 325 1005
www.terhaal.com
Souk JARA
Friday, August 29 – Saturday, August 30
10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- category:
- Art & Culture
- city:
- Amman
- location:
- Jabal Amman, First Circle, JARA Street (Fawzi Malouf Street)
- admission:
- Free
- contact:
- Jabal Amman Residents Association
- email:
- backstage@pro4.com.jo
- website:
- n/a
- phone:
- n/a
- description:
- SOUK JARA is a public event with a variety of activities for you, your family and your friends.
SOUK JARA Market: A wide variety of good deals; handicrafts, antiques, homemade items and many more.
SOUK JARA Cafe: Food, beverages & Shisha.
SOUK JARA Theater: Musical Concerts, short films screened by the Royal Film Commission.
SOUK JARA Games: New games for kids and adults. Contact Number 0776732209
Biking Madaba to Mukawer
Saturday, August 30 – Saturday, August 30
7:00 AM – 4:00 AM
- category:
- Sports & Adventure
- city:
- Madaba
- location:
- admission:
- Ticket
- contact:
- email:
- team@terhaal.com
- website:
- www.terhaal.com” title=”click here to visit organizer’s website”>www.terhaal.com
- phone:
- +962 5 325 1005
- description:
- A 40 km morning ride takes us on a surfaced route, going from Madaba on the King’s Way then turning towards Bani Hamida village and further to Mukawer on a narrow paved road with several up and downhills. At the village we will be having a lunch of local foods with a local village family. You will also have the chance to walk up to the remains of the fortified hilltop palace of Herodus Antipas, where John the Baptist was imprisoned and beheaded, and enjoy a special panorama of the Dead Sea.Price is JD 35 per person
Payment and reservation must be made by Aug 27th , 2008For booking and more info about this trip please visit the following link:
Looking for some happening that occurs sometime after this week? Why not lookup something fun on our Jordanian calendar of events page?
