Traditional Arts Festival 2026 Brings Saudi Performing Heritage to Diriyah

Event Details

Traditional Arts Festival 2026

From 26 March to 8 April 2026

Diriyah, Riyadh

According to the Saudi Press Agency, the festival is presented as a cultural event dedicated to traditional performing arts from across the Kingdom. It highlights the richness and diversity of Saudi heritage through a programme designed to engage audiences in an open and accessible setting.

Taking place in Diriyah, the festival is offered as a free public experience, with booking available through the official platform. Event listings indicate daily opening hours from 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm on weekdays and from 4:00 pm to 12:00 am on weekends.

The programme brings together a wide range of activities, including live traditional performances, Nabati poetry evenings, educational workshops and a cultural exhibition featuring interactive and knowledge based content around traditional performing arts.

Positioned as more than a public event, the festival creates space for encounter, participation and cultural transmission. By presenting traditional arts within a contemporary setting, it invites audiences to engage with practices rooted in local memory, regional identity and the Kingdom’s intangible cultural heritage.

As part of Saudi Arabia’s wider cultural calendar, the festival reflects an ongoing approach to integrating heritage into public life through year round programming that connects performance, poetry and place.