Riyadh festive season events are bringing some cheer to the city. While the city may not get all decked out in (real) snow, there is still plenty of wintery fun to be had. Best of all, you don’t need to bundle up in heavy boots and puffer jacket to enjoy it all.
From frosty fun at Winter Wonderland to themed dinners, there are a range of Riyadh festive season events. You can enjoy them now. Things continue with New Year’s Eve events
Riyadh festive season events
Glaze Craze
Glaze Craze loves a seasonal menu, and they’re delivering for Riyadh festive season events 2022. Enjoy new seasonal drinks (hello hot chocolate and gingerbread lattes) as well as main dishes and doughnuts that are equally totally on season. Start with a ginger orange twist salad and beef stuff then end with a candy cane or gingerbread doughnut. There’s also gingerbread cake. The venue also has a gingerbread house-making event every Sunday.
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Open Mon-Wed 6.30am-12.30am, Thu-Fri 6.30am-1.30am, Sat 6.30am-12.30am, Sun 4.30pm-12.30am. Shop No. 14, 7089 Abi Bakr As Siddiq Rd, An Nada, @glazecrazedonuts.
LPM
Riyadh festive season events that run all December are some of the best. LPM has a seasonal menu available for the entire duration of the month, giving you plenty of opportunities to taste seasonal favourites inspired by winter in in the Côte d’Azur, such as smoked salmon and saffron risotto with veal. The Al Olaya menu is also all decked out for the season.
Find out more about the LPM festive menu.
Until Dec 30 (festive menu). Open Sun-Thu 12.30pm-3.30pm, 6.30pm-11.30pm, Fri-Sat 1pm-4pm, 6.30pm-11pm. Al Olaya, lpmrestaurants.com/riyadh.
Riyadh Park Mall
Malls and festive season combined together are almost always a winning combo. So, you could visit this popular mall to celebrate the Riyadh festive season events. Bring the family to marvel at the themed decorations inside and out. Look out for the snowmen.
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Open Sat-Thu 8am-1am, Fri 1pm-1am. Al Aqiq, Northern Ring Branch Road, riyadh-park.com.
Riyadh New Year’s Eve events
Huna
Huna has a bit of everything from food to co-working spaces, and this includes New Year’s Eve events. Celebrate the countdown to 2023 with a celebratory dinner at bot the Riyadh Park and Panorama Mall locations. This is one of the Riyadh festive season events that promises to start 2023 in a memorable way.
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Open Sat-Wed 8am-midnight, Thu-Fri 8am-1am. @iam.huna.
LPM
The famous French restaurant will then host a New Year’s Eve party on Saturday December 31 with the theme of the novel The Great Gatsby to relive the 1920s with a soirée. Dress accordingly.
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Until Dec 30 (festive menu). Open Sun-Thu 12.30pm-3.30pm, 6.30pm-11.30pm, Fri-Sat 1pm-4pm, 6.30pm-11pm. Al Olaya, lpmrestaurants.com/riyadh.
ROKA
Up for spending New Year’s at Time Out Riyadh restaurant award winner for the restaurant of the year? ROKA is ringing in 2023 with live music courtesy of a percussionist and a DJ. Lunch will be served from noon to 2pm followed by dinner from 6.30pm, with the last booking for families at 9pm. From 9.30pm, the event will be for over-21s and with a minimum spend of SAR500. Enjoy signature dishes and drinks from the à la carte or the seasonal tasting menus. Tasting menus are SAR400 or SAR 550 for the premium tasting menu, including a free glass of sparling juice for the midnight toast. The venue will be decked out in glitter so we suggest dressing to the theme.
Check out Time Out’s ROKA review.
From SAR400. Sat Dec 31. As Sulimaniyah, rokarestaurant.com.
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