Sales of transformational dates at Al-Ahsa Festival 2023, organized by Al-Ahsa Municipality in cooperation with its partners, recorded an increase of 33% over last year’s edition. In the date market tent, the product (crushed dates) found high demand from visitors, according to what was confirmed by the merchant Saeed Al-Sheddi, who added that this product is a variety of Khalas dates whose molasses is in the form of crystals inside the date, which becomes dry and brittle and easy to chew, indicating that the more There has been a longer period since dates were manufactured, during which the rates of crushed dates increased, and this was better for the combination of natural glucose and fructose, the consistency of the molasses increased, and the percentage of sucrose decreased. While specialists expected that the festival would witness a remarkable turnout of visitors during the current period, as it coincides with the second semester vacation and the approaching advent of the holy month of Ramadan, in addition to the festival’s attractive activities and multiple interactive corners. In addition, tourist Dr. Margaret Hang from (Britain) expressed her great admiration for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and said that it was her first time visiting the Kingdom. She visited Riyadh and then made sure to visit Al-Ahsa, specifically for the Dates Festival. She was pleased with what she saw, and her attention was drawn to the innovative and attractive offers of varieties of dates with a unique taste, which encouraged her to buy Quantities of it were given to her relatives, and her attention was also drawn to the diversity of the festival’s activities, especially the presence of handicrafts and folklore arts. Hanq stressed that the Kingdom is replete with ancient history and cultural legacies, and is witnessing rapid changes and developments in all fields, which would enhance its unique position among the countries of the world. . In the traditional Fareej, “Ahsa’i red bread” and the method of preparing it using palm kernels had its usual presence in demand and distinct taste, and the craftsman Faisal Al-Rabie indicated that he learned this craft after accompanying his father, an expert in it, Abdul Rahman Al-Rabie, and his friend Khalil Al-Harran, and he has been working in it for more than 30 years, indicating Red bread has a high nutritional value due to the ingredients it contains, and in recent times it has been served in different ways, such as pizza, halva, olives, falafel, and other flavors. The Abeer Al-Ahsa Fine Arts Exhibition witnessed the visual artist Muhammad Hussein Al Bin Al-Sheikh presenting a painting of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister - may God protect him - where this painting was embodied through the art of the “fine thread”, which relies entirely on Shadow and light are created by intersections of threads, indicating that this art is one of the rare arts in the world, and it can take one to two weeks to complete a single painting.