Jeddah Season 2022 is kicking off for Eid. The Saudi season in Jeddah is making a comeback beginning next month after it was on a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With a great line-up of acts, spectacular shows and exciting events, Jeddah Season 2022 promises to be one exciting festival for Saudi Arabia with over 2,800 events.
Wondering just where to start at Jeddah Season 2022? Time Out is here to help you make the most of the next two thrilling months of Jeddah Season 2022 with our guide of the best activities and all the important information. Details and announcements are still being released in a true hang-on-to-your-hat fashion and, we’ll be keeping you updated with every not-to-be-missed event.
Here’s the scoop on everything you need to know about Jeddah Season 2022.
What is Jeddah Season?
We’ll get to hashing out the finer details once we know what is Jeddah Season exactly. If you are a Saudi citizen or resident, it is likely that you heard of or even went to Riyadh Season, which means comprehending Jeddah Season will be a cakewalk for you – same vibe, newer events and a new KSA city. If you are new to Saudi Arabia, are a visitor, or are looking for a reason to plan a trip to Jeddah, then this is it.
Jeddah Season is a citywide art, culture and entertainment festival. It promises 2,800 events over the course of two months, starting from Monday May 2. Similar to Riyadh Season, Jeddah Season will be divided into nine dedicated zones.
Jeddah Season is also part of the countrywide Saudi Seasons festival initiative, which includes Sharqiyah Season in March and Riyadh Season in November. Riyadh Season launched in 2019 and is the biggest festival of its kind in the Middle East.
Where is Jeddah Season 2022?
The nine zones of the festival spread across Jeddah are Jeddah’s Superdome, Al-Jawhara Stadium, Jeddah Jungle, Jeddah Yacht Club, Jeddah Art Promenade, Jeddah Pier, Prince Majid Park, City Walk and Al-Balad. So, it’s a one-festival-various-venues kind of event and gives you a chance to explore the Red Sea city.
What’s happening at Jeddah Season 2022?
Like we said, the stellar Jeddah Season festival will be split into nine zones across the city, which will make it much easier to navigate and plan your way around it.
The event list so far has firework displays on Jeddah’s promenade, K-pop performances, a science festival, and a performance from Fuzion by Cirque du Soleil curated especially for Jeddah Season on the agenda. You can also expect concerts and plays performed by Arab and international theatre companies.
The Jeddah Jungle zone will be home to the Kingdom’s biggest zoo, the City Walk zone will be hosting a huge comic-con event for anime-lovers, and Prince Majid Park will hold weekly bazaars, art exhibits and a fair. And that’s just the start of exciting things to come at Jeddah Season 2022.
What is special about Jeddah Season 2022?
Under the theme of “our lovely days,” the new Jeddah Season identity expresses and aims to showcase cultural diversity, global openness, and a blend of fun and entertainment. Jeddah Season also strives to promote originality, heritage, arts, and the maritime identity that characterises the Red Sea city.
What’s happening with Cirque du Soleil at Jeddah Season 2022?
Cirque du Soleil is a popular Canadian entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. The shows are recognised for their creativity, dazzling costumes and the ability to wow audiences. The internationally renowned circus troupe has more than 215 million followers in more than 70 countries where their shows have played. The Kingdom has previously hosted six various shows in different regions, which attracted a large number of visitors, and even more Cirque du Soleil shows are slated to come to Saudi Arabia.
And yes, this spectacular group of entertainers are coming to Jeddah Season 2022 with their show Fuzion, which the Canadian circus company has created exclusively for Jeddah Season 2022.
Specialised international performers from more than 13 countries will participate in this highly anticipated event with many exciting experiences, including fire shows, paper storm shows, and helium balloons, over the course of a whole month.
When and where can I watch Fuzion by Cirque du Soleil?
From Monday May 2 to Saturday May 28, the Fuzion by Cirque du Soleil shows will run at King Abdullah Sports City. The first show will take place on Monday May 2 at 9 pm on the first day of Eid Al-Fitr, and will last for two hours, while the second show will be on Tuesday May 3 at the same time. Additionally, two shows will run on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 4 pm and 9 pm.
Do I need tickets for Cirque du Soleil and where can I buy them?
Yes, you do need tickets to watch Fuzion by Cirque du Soleil at Jeddah Season. Tickets start from SAR85 and go up to SAR275. You can reserve your tickets for the shows online and at various Virgin stores in Al Nakheel Mall, Panorama Mall, Hayat Mall and Riyadh Park.
Are there any COVID-19 restrictions in place at the event?
The good news is not many. Face masks are no longer required in open areas in Saudi Arabia as part of the most recent COVID updates. However, wearing masks is still mandatory in closed areas and indoors. In addition, physical distancing rules no longer apply. The latest Saudi COVID-19 restriction lift from March includes “suspending the application of social distancing measures in all open and closed places, activities, and events”.
If you’re an international visitor planning a trip to Jeddah Season 2022, travellers are no longer required to show their immunisation status on arrival in the Kingdom nor do they need to get any RT-PCR tests. So, just pack your bags and come on over.
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