Imagination Park zone makes debut at Riyadh Season

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Updated 17 October 2022
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Imagination Park zone makes debut at Riyadh Season

  • The third Riyadh Season will kick off on Oct. 21 with more than 8,500 activities

RIYADH: Riyadh Season’s new Imagination Park zone offers four experiences based on Netflix’s most popular shows, models and exhibitions of popular films as well as a range of entertainment options, General Entertainment Authority Chairman Turki Al-Sheikh has said.

The zone also has a section for rare luxury cars, another section for modified cars, as well as a range of shops selling souvenirs from movies and TV shows.

The third Riyadh Season will kick off on Oct. 21 with more than 8,500 activities. This year’s event will offer visitors a wide range of entertainment options.

The new season will include 15 zones: Boulevard World, Boulevard Riyadh City, Winter Wonderland, Al-Murabaa, Sky Riyadh, Via Riyadh, Riyadh Zoo, Little Riyadh, The Groves, Imagination Park, Al-Suwaidi Park, Souq Al-Zel, Qariat Zaman, Fan Festival and Riyadh Front.

Visitors to the Al-Murabaa zone, where the National Museum is located, will be able to take part in a new experience this year.

The area has eight restaurants and two international cafes, as well as outdoor courtyards with music and art performances.

The garden will also feature advanced lighting technology during Riyadh Season.

In the Souq Al-Zel zone, traditional shows, light shows and live graffiti events by Saudi artists will take place every week. 

Riyadh Season combines exclusivity and modernity to promote the capital as a major incubator and popular destination for tourism.

It also contributes to promoting the Saudi entertainment sector industry and consolidating the Kingdom’s position as a prominent regional and global entertainment destination.

The season will also feature the largest man-made lake in the world, cloud-embracing lounges and the international Cirque du Soleil.

Riyadh Season also has sports events like WWE and the Riyadh Season Cup, which brings together the Paris Saint-Germain football team and stars from Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr clubs.

There are also 65 days of fireworks, a variety of Saudi and Arab plays, concerts, local and international exhibitions covering anime, perfumes and games, as well as various events for families, individuals and children.


‘Basta Khair Saudi Arabia 2026’ launched by Ministry of Municipalities

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‘Basta Khair Saudi Arabia 2026’ launched by Ministry of Municipalities

  • Scheme aims to support, develop, and empower street vendors by regulating their activities, providing approved sales locations, enhancing quality of practice and improving visitor experience
  • Ministry of Municipalities and Housing said the scheme enhanced the image of licensed stalls as an organized model that reflects cities’ identities and improves the urban scene overall

RIYADH: The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing has launched the “Basta Khair Saudi Arabia 2026” initiative.

Now in its second year, the scheme aims to support, develop, and empower street vendors by regulating their activities, providing approved sales locations, enhancing quality of practice and improving visitor experience.

In line with the ministry’s objectives to enhance the urban landscape and quality of life in cities across the Kingdom it will begin with five locations in each municipality and target up to 350 sales outlets per area, reported the Saudi Press Agency.

At least two sites in each municipality will be placed under a sustainability track to ensure operations continue beyond Ramadan, helping the initiative transition from a seasonal effort into a structured, scalable and sustainable model.

The ministry said the scheme enhanced the image of licensed stalls as an organized model that reflects cities’ identities and improves the urban scene overall.

It also provides more sustainable economic opportunities for participants and creates a gradual pathway for transitioning from informal activities to officially regulated practices within clear regulatory frameworks. This contributes to income stability, improved service quality and greater reliability of the overall experience.

Basta Khair Saudi Arabia 2025 saw 1,732 vendors take part and around 814,000 visitors. It achieved a sustainability rate of 30 percent following its conclusion and recorded 90 percent satisfaction levels, reflecting its economic and social impact and supporting the ministry’s development of an organized, sustainable model to empower street vendors across the Kingdom.