Riyadh Season 2026 opens on 21 October for ten weeks
The seventh Riyadh Season starts on Wednesday 21 October under the slogan "Big Time", with Boulevard World adding three new country pavilions.
21OctoberRiyadhRiyadh Season returns in under two weeks. The seventh edition opens on Wednesday 21 October 2026 and runs for ten weeks under the slogan "Big Time". The date was announced by Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, in a promotional video.
Boulevard World is back as a main zone and adds three country pavilions: the Netherlands, Portugal and Yemen. Boulevard City reopens with new content, and Wonder Garden returns with rides and family activities. The Groves, the Farmers' Market and the Ana Arabia exhibition at VIA Riyadh are also on the list, with more programmes at other sites around the capital.
The calendar includes boxing and wrestling nights, UFC bouts and the Six Kings Slam tennis tournament, along with concerts by Saudi, Arab and international artists, theatre and stand-up comedy.
Ticket prices for the zones have not been published in the reports seen so far. Individual shows are going on sale event by event.