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How Sharjah’s Week of the Stars turned a citywide programme into a social-native moment

ICON MarCom Group's Firas Tirhi reflects on how leveraging celebrity footballers turned Sharjah's Week of The Stars into a cultural moment on social media.

Sharjah’s Week of the Stars posed a simple brief with modern stakes: how do you make a multi-day cultural and sporting program feel like a must-attend destination moment and not just a collection of fixtures?

Across its latest edition, the week delivered a carefully choreographed arc of headline competition, intimate fan experiences, and camera-ready activations staged across Sharjah’s waterfronts, heritage districts, and sports venues. The result was a festival that felt both local and global for football fans who follow and idolise legendary players while also being engineered for creators. Its aim was to establish Sharjah as a leading destination for sport, culture, and discovery.

 


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