Culture
Riyadh Season 2026/27
- Dates
- Winter season — programme dates announced by the organiser each year
- Not yet confirmed by the organiser — we update this page when it is.
- Venue
- Boulevard City and zones across Riyadh
- Location
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Riyadh Season runs through the cooler months and carries a long programme of concerts, boxing and combat sports, and family entertainment zones. It is the reason Riyadh's short-stay demand is now a winter-long curve rather than a handful of business weeks.
If you own a property here
- Riyadh demand has shifted from pure corporate weekdays to a mixed leisure and corporate calendar. Pricing built for the old pattern underperforms.
- Headline fight nights and concert dates create single-night spikes that a static calendar cannot capture.
- We publish exact dates only once the organiser announces the programme.
If you are booking for a team
- Residences for hosted guests and sponsor delegations during headline weekends.
- Locations within reach of Boulevard City and the Diplomatic Quarter.
- Corporate billing and a named contact.
Where guests want to stay
These are the areas guests search by name for Riyadh Season. Each one prices differently, so minimum stays and rate floors are set per area rather than across the whole city.
- Diplomatic Quarter
- Al Olaya
- King Abdullah Financial District
- Hittin
What is the Riyadh Season window worth?
The baseline rate below is our published Riyadh market data for a home of this size and standard. Enter the nightly rate you are considering for the event week to see the difference. We do not assume an event uplift — that is set from live booking pace, property by property.
$1,900
gross across 5 nights at $380 per night
- Baseline Riyadh nightly rate
- $380
- Same nights at baseline
- $1,900
- Difference
- +$0
- Management fee at 20%
- −$380
- Your net for the window
- $1,520
An illustration, not a quote or a guarantee. Actual results depend on the property, the area, how early the calendar is opened and how the rate is moved as the window fills.
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Riyadh Season questions
What are the Riyadh Season dates?
The programme is announced season by season by the organiser. We track the announcement and reprice affected calendars as soon as headline dates are published.
Other dates worth planning for
Winter at Tantora
17 December 2026 – 9 January 2027
AlUla, Saudi Arabia
Saudi GP 2027
19 – 21 March 2027
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Cairo / GEM season
Year-round, with an October to April peak
Cairo, Egypt
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