BTEA Kicks off the Ultimate Experience for Families With Its Lego Shows

Press release

Published August 26th, 2018 - 05:47 GMT

During the event

The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) has announced the launch of Lego Shows which will be held between the 22^nd and 31^st of August 2018 at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre (BIECC).

The Lego Shows brings to life the world of LEGO under one roof and will be featuring millions of LEGO bricks, huge LEGO sculptures and models. Various beloved LEGO brands such as, Ninjago, City, Duplo, Friends and Star Wars will be featured to name a few, as well as LEGO building challenges and obstacle courses.

“The Lego Shows comes as part of BTEA’s exciting calendar of events for 2018, and we are keen to host the event during the Eid holidays in order to attract a large number of visitors and tourists from inside the Kingdom as well as neighboring GCC countries. We look forward to hosting numerous fun-filled family events and festivals in order to further develop the Kingdom’s tourism sector, further strengthening its position as an ideal tourist destination for families,” said the Chief Executive Officer of BTEA, H.E. Shaikh Khaled bin Humood Al Khalifa.

Additionally, the Kingdom of Bahrain will be hosting Cartoon Network Live! Heroes Unite show which will run for a period of four days, from August 23 to 26, at the BIECC. The production brings together an international, award-winning creative team to ensure the ultimate family entertainment stage show for audiences of all ages, featuring Cartoon Network’s most popular heroes from Ben 10, The Amazing World of Gumball, Adventure Time and The Powerpuff Girls.

Hosting these events comes in line with the BTEA’s long term strategy to further develop the Kingdom’s tourism sector and strengthen its position on a regional and international level under the slogan of ‘Ours. Yours.’, which contributes towards the Kingdom’s economy and the 2030 Economic Vision.

Background Information

Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BETA)

Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority was established in 2015 under the Royal Decree number (76) for the year 2015 issued by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain. Whereas the first clause of the Decree number (10) stated that an authority should be established under the supervision of the Council of Ministers

In 2015, BTEA started its operations under the Decree number (9) for the year 2015 to append the Tourism Affairs to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce based on the recommendation of HRH Prime Minister and under the law number (62) of the year 2016 to establish and regulate the Bahrain Exhibition and Convention Authority (BECA) and the Decree number (1) for the year 1985 to establish a Supreme Council for Tourism, and the law number (15) for the year 1986 to regulate the Tourism sector amended by a Law by Decree number (12) for the year 1994.