Tourism Minister Guidanian inaugurates 2017 Family Fun Festival

For the second year in a row, and under the patronage and presence of the Lebanese Minister of Tourism Avedis Guidanian, the United Nations Information Center in Beirut and Design Pillars, a public and private event organization, launch the 2017 Family Fun Festival on Thursday, 29 June at 18:00 at Beirut Waterfront. 

The festival, organized with the support of Beirut Municipality and Solidere, will run from Thursday 29 June opening time to Sunday 2 July, every day from 4 pm until midnight. 

Present at the opening will be Beirut Governor Ziad Chebib, Beirut Mayor Jamal Itani, UNIC Beirut Director Margo Helou, and the festival's Ambassadors: Miss Lebanon 2015 Valerie Abou Chakra, and champion athlete Silvio Chiha, as well as a number of Lebanese bloggers. 

The Family Fun Festival sheds light on the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 11 on "making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable," and Goal 17 on "strengthening the means of implementation and revitalizing the global partnership for sustainable development." It aims at creating a healthy and sustainable environment and raising awareness on the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families. 

The Festival includes a number of recreational activities and games whose proceeds will go to Saint Vincent de Paul Society, Karagheusian NGO, and Dr. Mohammed Khaled Social Foundations. 


The UN Information Centre in Beirut urges media institutions to grant the opening of the Family Fun Festival the media coverage it deserves in view of the festival's role in raising awareness on the importance of strengthening family bonds. 

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For more information on the Festival, please contact: 

UN Information Centre in Beirut 70-118990, 70-893898 

or Design Pillars 76-111447