TABUK: The Tabuk Rose and Fruit Festival provided job opportunities for more than 300 young males and females as well as gave 28 productive families the chance to promote their products.

The showrooms showcasing the products of craftsmen and women and the families witnessed large influx of visitors, including Arab and European nationals who bought handmade products, homemade food items, and popular meals.

A participant in the festival, Umm Abdullah, who works in the field of embroidery and bags' accessories, said she is keen on participating in the festival each year to have the opportunity to sell her products and provide her family with an extra income. “Everybody enjoyed my items especially the embroidery pieces which I sell for about SR50 to SR300 apiece, according to its size and embroidery,” she explained.

Umm Razan, another female participant, said the festival helps productive families as well as craftsmen and women to promote their products, some of which include clothes made of wool, women's necessities, popular meals and other items.

“I managed to sell a large part of my products at good prices”, she added, asserting she is always keen on participating in the festival each time it is held.

Umm Ahmad said she participated for the first time in the festival. She works in the field of roses. “I was really surprised how many visitors come to see the festival. I sold so many items and made some profits”, she added.

Another worker in the field of roses, Muneerah Al-Qahtani, said the festival opened new horizons for her.

Zahra Al-Qurani participated for the third time in the festival, but nonetheless this experience is much more successful than last time, according to her.

“There are large numbers of visitors from various nationalities. I made almost SR700 a day”, she said, noting that she seeks to promote her products for the festival on social media.

Amal Al-Shaman, a visitor, said the festival allowed families to buy high-quality handmade items, the production of Saudi families and citizens.

Maha Mohammad stressed the need to extend the days of the festival so that many other visitors from outside Tabuk could come and enjoy the great atmospheres of the festival, asserting that this year's festival was one of the most successful festivals held in the Kingdom.