Saudi Arabia is a place you can visit any time of the year. The place is something out of the utopian fantasy and also the inspiration behind Arabian nights. But to know its culture, one should always witness their festivals too. Here is a festival in Saudi Arabia you wouldn’t want to miss.

• Souq Okaz: one of the oldest marketplace in Saudi Arabia is more than a traditional place for selling goods; it’s a festival which continues to happen for more than 1400 years. It’s a 15-day long festival where people gathered to see the culture of pre-Islamic and buy handicraft goods as well.
• Janadriyah National Festival: this is one of the most famous festivals in Saudi Arabia. Set in February for two weeks, its show the true heritage of Saudi and its past. Horse races and camel races are among the notable spectacles and the poets from all around the countries gathered to recite their poems are not to be missed.
• Milad al-Nabi: it’s celebrated as the birthday of prophet Mahmood and one of the biggest festivals as well. People from all around the county gathered to remember the journey and life lesson of prophet Mohamad. The street is covered with feast and celebration.
• Kingdom Day: also known as the unification of kingdom day is celebrated as the founding of Saudi Arabia back in 1932 on 23 September. People are singing songs and waving flags all around the place to express their love for their country.
• AL Hareed Festival: hundreds of fishermen, rushing to the red sea with their net to catch parrot fish which is known as hareed in Saudi Arabia is something you don’t want to miss. Parrotfish is considered as a delicacy in Saudi Arabia and in the month of April and May when fish arrived in the shallow water of the red sea, fishermen gathered and run to the water to catch them.
• East Coast Festival: this festival is celebrated for the ancient trade of Perl and fishing as Saudi Arabia has a long history of naval heritage. This festival held at King Abdullah Park on the waterfront of Dammam, Eastern Province.
• Camel Beauty Contest: this is one of the most amazing festivals which attracts thousands of tourist all around the world. If you consider camel as an ugly animal, then you must visit this. This festival is 30 days long and more than 20,000 camel participated in this to win price of 30 million dollars.

Most people think that Saudi Arabia doesn’t have any festivals other than Islamic holy days. but if you visit some of the festivals we mentioned in this article, you would know the true heritage and history of Saudi Arabia is much richer and beautiful.