The town's first formal school for boys was opened in 1957. One year later, a school for girls was opened. Simaisma's public schools only provide primary education. Students typically continue their secondary education in Al Khor. Simaisma hosted the first point of the final stage of the Tour of Al Zubarah in December 2015. It also hosted part of the second stage of the 2016 Tour of Qatar. A small football stadium is located in the town which serves its amateur football team. Simaisma FC won the non-professional Al Frjan League two times in a row in 2013 and 2014. Plaster vessels designed to resemble Ubaid pottery were found in Simaisma through an archaeological expedition. Also found in the town were two circular burial mounds dating to the 5th century B.C., the earliest burial sites yet discovered in Qatar.