The Salalah Tourism Festival contributes to promote the tourism in the autumn season, which attracts family tourism from all the governorates of the Sultanate, the GCC countries and Arab and foreign countries, where Dhofar Governorate annually organizes the festival, which during the past years has been able to consolidate its status as an special economic, tourism and entertainment event.n It is held during the autumn season, which extended to September 21 each year and is characterized by cold air, rainfall and moderate temperatures.
The festival is witnessing many different events that highlight the characteristics of the Dhofar Governorate of the tourism elements and the festival includes many sporting events, cultural, artistic and religious and memorization of the Koran competition and others. The festival includes the various exhibitions, including education, service, marketing and awareness-raising exhibition through the wings allocated to government agencies, the private sector companies, Omani women's associations and craft centers. Where some exhibitions are held throughout the duration of the festival or during a specific period of time, and have been received the follow and the attention of visitors to the festival and during the festival events also includes a consumer exhibition with exhibitors from several countries and with a large participation of Omani companies and institutions.
The heritage village in the center of the Municipal Recreation Center is considered the facade of the festival through its urban, rural, Bedouin and marine environments due to its cultural, historical and cultural heritage, which reflects to the visitors a side of the Omani heritage, in addition traditional foods, different arts and Omani handicraft industries offered by the village within the framework of the definition of the Omani heritage. The Samhurm tourism village, which is considered a tributary of the Salalah Tourism Festival, is also witnessing the annual activities that it host. It includes many activities of trade exhibition, electric and aerobics games, skill games, animal shows and horse and camel riding, in additional to the traditional arts and children's competitions.