Noor Riyadh is going out with a dazzling finish. The festival of light has officially won six Guinness World Records. Yes, six.
Noor Riyadh held its second edition in the Saudi capital, and the event didn’t fall short on illuminating activities and displays. The festival featured more than 190 works of art by 130 artists both regionally and worldwide, totalling works from 40 different countries. There were many fan-favourite works, and now we have Noor Riyadh Guinness World Record winners.
The Noor Guinness World Records include: the largest celebration of light arts (it’s a thing), the longest distance covered for a light laser display, the largest light laser display, the highest and largest display on a building interface and the largest number of drones participating in a creative art show.
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The installations awarded the massive record were part of the 17-day annual festival of light that wrapped on November 19.
The Noor Riyadh installations are finished, but the JAX District From Spark to Spirit exhibition is is running until Saturday February 4, 2023. Shine on.
The illuminating event aimed to transform the city into one dazzling art gallery. The festival had works across 40 locations with 500 different events. The five main hubs included King Abdullah Park, Al Malaz, Diplomatic Quarter, Diriyah and King Abdullah Financial District.
Saudi is no stranger to innovation and breaking records. (Hello, giga projects and floating turtle cities.) The Kingdom recently won four Guinness World Records for Riyadh Season 2022. Additionally, Saudi won a number of other new Guinness World Records for 2023 including for MDLBEAST, the highest ghost illusions at Riyadh Season’s Mohammed Abdo concert, Maraya in AlUla and Makkah’s Clock Tower.
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