Riyadh Season launches NFT access card

Non-fungible tokens in the form of an access card will enable holders to take part in activities and events including electronic games, Saudi and Arab festivals and plays, concerts, and local and international exhibitions. (SPA/File)
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Updated 21 December 2022
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Riyadh Season launches NFT access card

RIYADH: Visitors to the third Riyadh Season are being offered the chance to use the latest technology to gain entry to entertainment zones.

Non-fungible tokens in the form of an access card will enable holders to take part in activities and events including electronic games, Saudi and Arab festivals and plays, concerts, and local and international exhibitions.

NFTs are unique digital identifiers that cannot be copied, substituted, or subdivided. The first project was launched in 2015 via the Ethereum blockchain platform.

NFTs are used in many sectors, including games, selling songs, digital arts, clothing, cars, and for proving ownership of photos and videos. The technology is also used in medical records and health data, and for event ticketing.

The Riyadh Season access card grants visitors a set of privileges, including season-long entry to Boulevard Riyadh City and Boulevard World, the festival’s distinctive entertainment zones.

Boulevard World contains the largest man-made lake in the world and allows visitors to move from one culturally oriented subzone to another through 11 stations. It also has an amusement area.

Boulevard Riyadh City offers a variety of activities and events with theatres, concerts, shows, and games, in addition to cafes, restaurants, shops, and firework displays.

The access card can be obtained via https://riyadhseason.sa/nft.html.


Winners of 27th King Salman Award for Qur’an Memorization to be crowned this week

Updated 19 February 2026
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Winners of 27th King Salman Award for Qur’an Memorization to be crowned this week

  • The awards ceremony of the men’s event will take place on Friday at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, the day after the winners of the women’s event are honored
  • Total prize pool for the competitions, organized by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance between Feb. 13 and 17, is more than SR7m

RIYADH: The winners of the 27th annual King Salman bin Abdulaziz Award for the Memorization, Recitation and Interpretation of the Holy Qur’an will be honored during special ceremonies this week.

Prince Faisal bin Bandar, the governor of Riyadh Region, will attend the culmination of the men’s event, held under the patronage of King Salman, on Friday at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The awards ceremony for the women’s event, held under the patronage of Princess Fahda Al-Hathleen, spouse of King Salman, will take place at the same venue on Thursday.

The total prize pool for the competitions, which were organized by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance and took place between Feb. 13 and 17, is more than SR7 million ($1.87 million). Three winners will be crowned in each of the male and female categories.

Abdullatif Al-Alsheikh, the minister of Islamic affairs, dawah and guidance, who is also the general supervisor of local and international Qur’anic competitions in the Kingdom, said the contest has become one of the most notable competitions of its kind.