Irbid — The Al-Jiza area in the Northern Mazar district of Irbid is preparing to host the "First Mazar Summer Festival," taking place from September 3 to 5, 2026, at Al-Jiza Tourist Park, an event combining agriculture, heritage, tourism, and rural products, celebrating the land's bounty and its summer crops and local goods that reflect the authenticity of the place and the energy of its people.
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The festival's official opening takes place today, Thursday, at 11:00 AM at Al-Jiza Tourist Park, amid a festive, family friendly atmosphere, with participation from local residents, producers, and rural project owners, alongside visitors and those interested in agricultural, heritage, and local products.
The festival is organized as part of celebrating the summer agricultural season, highlighting the quality local crops produced by the region's farmland, chief among them grapes, figs, and prickly pear (local cactus fruit), considered among the season's most prominent offerings and most closely tied to rural memory, food traditions, and the area's agricultural heritage.
The festival gives visitors a chance to explore a range of fresh agricultural products and enjoy summer delicacies from the finest grapes, figs, and prickly pears, in an atmosphere blending the flavor of local products with the natural beauty of Al-Jiza Tourist Park.
Showcasing these products creates an opportunity to raise awareness of local agricultural production, encourage consumers to choose local goods, and highlight the efforts of farmers and rural residents in preserving agriculture and passing down farming knowledge from one generation to the next.
The festival also includes a rural products market, allowing members of the local community to display a variety of products and work reflecting their skills and creativity, including handmade designs and crafts, homemade preserves, and rural products that carry the details of local heritage and the authenticity of the place.
The market aims to introduce these products to visitors and open opportunities for small business and home based project owners to market their goods and connect directly with the public, supporting the local economy and encouraging individual initiatives and productive families.
The festival's pavilions bring the spirit of the countryside to life in every detail, from carefully crafted products to homemade preserves and handicrafts reflecting an element of folk heritage, showcasing the local community's ability to turn inherited resources and skills into products carrying both economic and cultural value.
The festival isn't limited to showcasing agricultural and rural products, but also offers a distinctive family and touristic atmosphere, making use of Al-Jiza Tourist Park's location and the space it provides for entertainment, relaxation, and enjoyable time with family and friends.
The festival aims to be an occasion bringing together residents and visitors in an atmosphere of joy and connection, giving families the chance to enjoy nature, discover local products, and support participating farmers, craftspeople, and rural project owners.
The festival also serves as an opportunity to promote the tourist site and highlight the region's natural and community assets, boosting the presence of local tourism and encouraging events tied to agricultural products and rural heritage, offering visitors a distinctive experience.
The "First Mazar Summer Festival" carries a message beyond celebrating the agricultural season, serving as a space to celebrate the land and its people, and to highlight the value of agricultural work, local production, and the role of rural communities in preserving folk heritage, skills, and crafts that form part of the community's identity.
The festival underscores the importance of supporting local products and encouraging farmers, productive families, and rural project owners, by creating direct platforms to showcase their products and reach a wider segment of consumers and visitors.
The festival's three days are expected to draw families, residents, and visitors to enjoy its activities, tour its pavilions, and explore the displayed products, in an experience combining authentic rural character, handicrafts, and a touristic, family friendly atmosphere.
The festival runs under the slogan celebrating "the beauty of the land and the generosity of its people," presenting a picture of the local community's potential and the richness of the countryside in terms of crops, products, and creative work deserving of support and promotion.
Festival organizers have invited residents, families, and visitors to participate, attend, and enjoy the "First Mazar Summer Festival," affirming that the invitation is open to everyone, and that the festival represents an opportunity for gathering, connection, and celebrating the land's bounty in a distinctive natural and heritage-rich setting.
The festival continues over three days, from Thursday, September 3, to Saturday, September 5, 2026, at Al-Jiza Tourist Park, marking an occasion to celebrate the summer season, local products, and the creativity of rural communities.
The festival is organized in cooperation with the New Mazar Municipality, the Mazar Development Directorate, the National Aid Fund, the Women's Committees Association, and Al-Jiza Tourist Park, aiming to support rural development and local producers and farmers in the region, and to give them the opportunity to display and market their agricultural and handmade products directly to the public.
