The activities of the eighth edition of the Al Dhaid Dates Festival 2024, organized by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Expo Center Al Dhaid, witnessed the distinguished participation of more than 40 productive families who displayed handicrafts, handicrafts, and innovative products made from palm fronds, transforming the festival’s corridors into a heritage platform to celebrate the palm tree and crafts. Parents and grandparents. The pavilion designated for productive families, which participated with support from the Department of Social Services in the Central Region, recorded a large turnout of visitors to see the products presented by the families, including products that depend on palm trees, such as sheep, sheep, and fairy tales, in addition to handicrafts, Emirati popular dishes, Arabic coffee, and honey. Natural. Muhammad Musabah Al Tunaiji, the general coordinator of the Al Dhaid Dates Festival, stressed that enhancing the participation of productive families in the event came out of the duty of social responsibility, promoting sustainable development and within the framework of keenness to support entrepreneurship and empower the local community by supporting and developing home projects out of belief in the importance of these projects in achieving... Sustainable development of society. He added that the participation of productive families in the festival gave them the opportunity to display their products and sell them directly to the public, which contributes to increasing their income and encouraging them to develop their entrepreneurial skills and manage their projects for the better. He added that the festival contributes to preserving the local heritage and highlighting its products and traditions through the participation of productive families in the event to support women’s economic and social empowerment, as women topped the participants through the productive families pavilion, and the event gave them the opportunity to display and market traditional products and crafts that use palm leaves within a more comprehensive vision. Al Dhaid Dates Festival to highlight the benefits that palm trees can provide are not limited to the finest dates they produce in the Emirates and the region, but also include the various uses of fronds and the sources of income they provide for families from selling their distinguished products.