Turki Al-Sheikh announces launch of Riyadh Season 2022 on October 21

Turki Al-Sheikh announces launch of Riyadh Season 2022 on October 21

RIYADH — Turki Al-Sheikh, chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) announced on Wednesday that Riyadh Season 2022 will have its grand opening on Friday, Oct. 21.

He said that an international concert and a circus show, by the Canadian entertainment giant Cirque du Soleil, will be the major attraction of the opening day of the festival, with the slogan of “Beyond Imagination.” There will be spectacular fireworks that will light up the sky of Riyadh for a total of 65 days.

Al-Sheikh said that activities of the new season would be held in 15 zones, each of which features unique entertainment characteristics. Among the zones, the most prominent will be the ‘Boulevard World,’ which brings together the cultures and cuisines of several countries around the world, such as the United States of America, France, Greece, India, China, Spain, Japan, Morocco, and Mexico in addition to Venice of Italy, where all these countries will showcase their experiences through restaurants, markets, and arts.

The Riyadh Season 2022 will witness the opening of ‘Boulevard World’ zone for the first time, and it will house the largest man-made lake in the world, where visitors can enjoy riding submarines for the first