Events
What Went On During The First Weekend of the Sahrqiah Season

The Sharqiah Season kicked off on Thursday night and turned to be a huge success as expected; in which thousands of visitors made it despite the unstable weather of high winds and slight rain.
Visitors were treated with musical performances, skateboarders show, motorbikes and fireworks, all of which are just the beginning of the 17-day festival. The Sharqiah Season will feature more than 80 events in the Eastern Province cities, and it is one of the 11 festivals that are scheduled for the Kingdom in 2019.
الفائز بتحدي التصوير في #مسابقة_موسم_الشرقية (اليومي) للتصوير الفوتوغرافي والفيديو🏆:
📸 حمزة عبدالعزيز الوحميد
الأحساء
نزال الأبطال FISE
وانتوا بعد شاركونا احترافكم 🤩https://t.co/eMpFFcl1T3 pic.twitter.com/Kl6NyKO2Ao— موسم الشرقية | sharqiah season (@ep_events_sa) March 16, 2019
The event is organized by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage, with the General Entertainment Authority, the General Culture Authority and the General Sports Authority.
The opening night was impossible to miss, with the skies being lit with searchlights that marked the two sites of large areas that were set up on the Corniche: one for entertainment, and the other for a cultural village.
الفائزة بتحدي التصوير في #مسابقةموسمالشرقية (اليومي) للتصوير الفوتوغرافي والفيديو🏆:
🎥 أميرة حسين العمودي
الدمام
الألعاب الناريةوانتوا بعد شاركونا احترافكم 🤩📬
https://t.co/eMpFFc3qut pic.twitter.com/W1C6qlB8Ki— موسم الشرقية | sharqiah season (@ep_events_sa) March 16, 2019
While Arabic singers Mohammed Abdo and Rashed Al-Majed entertained the crowds this past weekend, International music acts including Pitbull, Akon, Amr Diab and DJ Tiesto are set to perform next weekend.
In Dammam’s Life Park, the Montreal troupe Cirque Eloize played to a full-house on the opening night.

Montreal troupe Cirque Eloize
‘Battle of the Champions’ also took place at King Abdullah Adventure Park, a competition that brought together the top 12 skateboarders from around the world, to compete for the first position.
من السعودية 🇸🇦 ومختلف دول العالم.. اجتمعوا للمشاركة في #نزال_الأبطال بـ #موسم_الشرقية pic.twitter.com/83ByEA3dEW
— موسم الشرقية | sharqiah season (@ep_events_sa) March 16, 2019
20 year-old Moaiyad Al-Salmi says that: “To practice on a ramp like this is a dream come true,” he also added, “We need a proper skate park built here, something that would bring the community of Saudi and non-Saudi skaters together. If we had events like this every weekend, and skate parks like this everywhere, we would find a Saudi competing for the World Series.”
Sharqiah Season is on until the 30th of March, and upcoming events include sports events such as the RedBull Air race and Formula 1 H20 boat race, as for musical concerts, performances include Akon, Amr Diab, French Monatana, Pitbull and Deadmau5.
Who’s excited to see @Akon in Dammam? What’s your favorite song of his? #SharqiahSeason pic.twitter.com/GC2MsPX2Tb
— موسم الشرقية | sharqiah season (@ep_events_sa) March 16, 2019
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Beaches of the Kingdom Are About to Get Cleaner with This New Campaign

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.