Events
The ‘Riyadh Season’ Events You Don’t Want to Miss Out On
Now that Riyadh Season is finally upon us, tourists and Saudis can now choose from over 100 events happening across cities over the upcoming few months.
With so much happening and so many entertainment activities going on, it will get difficult to choose and you surely want to see and enjoy everything that is offered during this season. Best thing to do is prioritize, so here are 7 of the most exciting activities, events happening this Riyadh Season.
1. Winter Wonderland
For the 1st time in Middle-east, the famous Winter Wonderland will be coming all the way from #London to 🇬🇧Riyadh
لاول مرة في تاريخ الشرق الاوسط ، ونتر وندرلاند الشهيرة ستتواجد في الرياض قادمة من لندن🇬🇧
🎪🎁🤹🏼♀️🔥#موسم_الرياض #وندرلاند
#RiyadhSeason #Whereintheworld pic.twitter.com/2xlLw4OWs9— SAUDI VIBES™ 🌴🇸🇦 (@ItentertainSa) October 11, 2019
Even though Riyadh isn’t the city to witness snow and winter activities, there’s a first time to everything! Winter Wonderland is coming all the way from the UK to Riyadh to take you on a journey to a world of fantasy and delight with endless festive entertainment, activities, plays, and much more.
Visitors can enjoy snow parks, penguins and ice-skating rinks, for a city that isn’t known to have winter attractions, visitors are in for big surprises!
Operating Day(s): Sundays and Thursdays
Time: 4 p.m. – 12 a.m. and 4 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Tickets: Bought at the gate for 40 SR.
2. WWE
I’m so glad that I live in Riyadh, because I’ll get to attend most of the #RiyadhSeason events, especially WWE 💪🥳 pic.twitter.com/JpLS8XX7wH
— حمود الخالدي (@7mwd39) October 13, 2019
Are you a fan of WWE? Was your dream as a young kid to meet WWE wrestlers? If the answer is yes, then good news because WWE will be making their way to King Fahd International Stadium later this month, with many of the wrestling legends we grew watching!
When: Oct. 31
Time: 5 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Tickets: Any Virgin Megastore branch. Prices range from 25 SR to 2,000 SR.
3. Wonders of the World
The Wonder of the World event introduces the ‘biggest and most intricate’ legos designs that Riyadh has ever seen! You can get to create your own masterpieces and take home a DIY lego kit.
Operating Day(s): Daily (Oct. 20 – Jan. 15)
Time: 4 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Tickets: Virgin Megastore branch or at the entrance for 45 SR.
4. The Illusionists
The Illusionists a group of illusionists, magicians, mind readers and more. Seven of them will make an appearance in shows at the Riyadh Winter Wonderland.
Operating Day(s): Daily until Nov.17
Time: 6 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Tickets: Prices range from 100 SR to 450 SR.
5. The Color Run
Deluxe AND VIP tickets for the #Happiest5K on the Planet in Riyadh have SOLD OUT! Don’t miss out and book your Regular tickets now at https://t.co/74atockCgy#TheColorRunKSA #سباق_الألوان #الوانك_مالها_حدود@RiyadhSeason @GEA_SA @Enjoy_Saudi @SunsilkArabia pic.twitter.com/mr29QTPwym
— TheColorRunKSA (@TheColorRunKSA) October 18, 2019
The Color Run is known to be the happiest 5K on the planet, and is one of the most entertaining events ever. As runners, who start their journey in white, get doused with colors at every 1-KM checkpoint.
When: Oct. 26
Time: 7 a.m. – 12 pm.
Tickets: Between 50 SR to 100 SR.
6. Anime Expo
All the way from Japan to Riyadh, the Anime Expo is coming with the characters of your favorite anime including One Piece, Death Note and Detective Conan.
When: Nov. 14 – 16
Time: 3 p.m. – 12 a.m.
7. Cirque Du Soliel BAZZAR
Cirque Du Soliel BAZZAR is “an eclectic lab of infinite creativity where a joyful troupe of acrobats, dancers and musicians craft an awe-inspiring spectacle.” The troupe of performers are heading your way back to Saudi Arabia give you the time of your life.
Cirque Du Soliel will be in town for four weeks at Expo Land starting next month.
When: Nov. 1 – Dec. 7
Time: Shows at 4:20 p.m./ 6:15 p.m./ 8:30 p.m./ 10:25 p.m.
Tickets: Ranging from 75 SR to 500 SR.
In five days, an international motor show, will take place in Jeddah. The Jeddah superdome, 6th December and until 10th of December, will be one of the biggest international motor shows. The exhibition is sponsored by the ministry of transport and logistics and organized by the Salah company. The Jeddah Superdome, has set a world Record for being the largest freestanding dome in the world, in contrast to the Tokyo Dome which formerly held the title, with 206 meters. Located on the Madinah Road, West of King Abdallah sport City, the Jeddah Superdome has an internal area of 24,000 square meters, and a height of 46 meters, with a diameter of 210 meters, a parking space that accommodates 5200 viceless. The exhibition includes many experiences such as drifting, with professional drivers, on dedicated racks, go karting, off road experience with SUVs with professional drivers in a dedicated circuit, and an opportunity to drive the car of your dreams. In addition to restaurants, cafes that suit all of your tastes. The exhibition includes many important car agencies and exclusive launches of many vintage and antique cars presented for the first time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in addition to an auction of rare classic cars, with more than 35 luxury and rare cars on display. The auction was held by the Silverstone auctioneers, the biggest UK classic car auction house. The event is the biggest in its name, and the car industry, featuring the oldest cars, but unfortunately nothing was sold.
Beaches of the Kingdom are about to get cleaner with the ‘Let’s Make Them Cleaner’ initiative, which was launched on Friday by the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.
Professional divers are taking part of the campaign as volunteers who are ready to clean the beaches and seabeds of Saudi Arabia, in order to save the marine environment from pollution.
The initiative is one of the events launched for Saudi and International Volunteer Day, which is celebrated every year on the 5th of December.
Entitles ‘Ataa Watan,’ the event covers several programs and activities across Saudi Arabia, they were held in partnership with government bodies and NGOs.
So far, the ministry launched five initiatives throughout this year, as part of the Voluntary Work Platform it launched on March 31, 2020.
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