Riyadh Season

Riyadh Season is an entertainment festival in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, which is launched by the General Entertainment Authority (GEA). The festival is part of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, which is a set of social and economic reforms that would enhance the quality of life for citizens and residents.[1][2] The festival brought unique entertainment in Saudi Arabia for the first time such as the K-pop band BTS, international and Arabic artists, major sports events such as the Super Classico and the WWE Crown Jewel, and Michelin star restaurants.[3][4][5]

Riyadh Season
LocationRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
TypeEntertainment
Websitehttps://riyadhseason.sa/index-en.html

According to the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, the government generated 6 billion Saudi Riyals in revenues from the first edition of the festival in 2019.[6] After maximizing the capacity in the second edition in 2021, the opening ceremony of the festival was attended by 750,000 people in the boulevard district, which included a parade, fireworks and a concert by Pitbull. [7]

Riyadh Season 2019

The first edition of the festival was launched on 11 October 2019 and was set to end on 15 December, but it was extended to January 2020 after the number of visitors exceeded 10 million. It included 100 events that took place at 12 different zones:[8]

  1. Riyadh Boulevard
  2. Riyadh Front
  3. Riyadh Car Exhibition
  4. Riyadh Winter Wonderland
  5. Riyadh Sports Arenas
  6. Diplomatic Quarters
  7. Al-Muraba’a
  8. Al-Malaz
  9. Wadi Namar
  10. Riyadh Beat
  11. Riyadh Safari
  12. Riyadh Sahara

Riyadh Season 2021

The second edition of Riyadh Season was launched on 20 October 2021 and lasting until the end of March 2022. It lies in an area measuring 5.4 million square meters in which it hosts more than 7000 events at 14 different zones.[9]

  1. Riyadh Boulevard
  2. Via Riyadh
  3. Combat Field
  4. Riyadh Winter Wonderland
  5. Riyadh Front
  6. Al-Murabaa
  7. Riyadh Safari
  8. Al-Athriyah
  9. Riyadh Oasis
  10. The Groves
  11. Nabd al-Riyadh
  12. Zaman Village
  13. al-Salam Tree
  14. Khalooha

References
  1. Wilson, Josh. "Saudi Arabia To Invest $64 Billion In Its Entertainment Sector". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  2. "Quality of Life". Vision 2030. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  3. "Riyadh Season kicks off with a bang as WWE Crown Jewel returns to Saudi Arabia". Arab News. 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  4. "Al-Murabba welcomes visitors with music, food and more for Riyadh Season". Arab News. 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  5. "BTS: K-pop band perform in Saudi Arabia despite criticism". BBC News. 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  6. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-21/saudi-arabia-s-entertainment-blowout-is-twice-as-big-this-year
  7. "Pitbull brings the party to Riyadh Season's glittering opening ceremony". The National. 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  8. "Saudi Arabia: All you need to know about Riyadh Season". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  9. "Riyadh Season 2021 kicks off in Saudi Arabia's capital". Al Arabiya English. 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
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