Riyadh Season
Entertainment festival held annually in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Riyadh Season (Arabic: موسم الرياض, romanized: mawsim ar-Riyāḍ) is an annual state-funded entertainment and sports festival, started as part of 11 entertainment festivals carried by Saudi Seasons initiative that was launched in 2019.[1] Riyadh Season starts in October and ends towards March during winter and spring in the Saudi Arabia capital Riyadh. In 2022, Riyadh Season attracted more than 5 million visitors within the first two months of its third edition.[2] As of 2023, Riyadh Season has 10 Guinness World Records certifications.[3][4]
Riyadh Season موسم الرياض | |
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Begins | October |
Ends | March |
Location(s) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Founded | 11 October 2019 |
Activity | Entertainment and Sports |
Organized by | |
Sponsors | |
Part of | Saudi Seasons |
Website | riyadhseason |
Riyadh Season was first unveiled by the General Entertainment Authority in accordance with the Saudi Vision 2030 in October 2019,[5][6] the festival brought sports and entertainment themes in Riyadh.[7][8][9]
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.[10] 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.[11] In 2022, the opening ceremony of Riyadh Season was rewarded a Guinness Record certificate for "The most remote-operated multirotors/drones launching fireworks simultaneously".[12]