What’s on in Riyadh

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Riyadh Motor Show

30 April — 2 May 2024

Riyadh Exhibition Centre

The Riyadh Motor Show is the oldest and most influential motor show in the region. The top manufacturers from around the world display their latest designs to the largest market in…

Riyadh Motor Show

30 April — 2 May 2024

Riyadh Exhibition Centre

The Riyadh Motor Show is the oldest and most influential motor show in the region. The top manufacturers from around the world display their latest designs to the largest market in the Middle East. Exhibited are innovations in hybird, electrical, high-tech and fuel economy cars. It usually draws around 100,000 automotive consumers under one roof as the event runs concurrently with Saudi Autoshop.

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Hajj

14 — 19 June 2024

Mecca

Hajj is considered the duty of every able Muslim: a pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest city where the Prophet Mohammed was born. It is the fifth and final pillar of Islam, guided by …

Hajj

14 — 19 June 2024

Mecca

Hajj is considered the duty of every able Muslim: a pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest city where the Prophet Mohammed was born. It is the fifth and final pillar of Islam, guided by the prophet, where each year roughly two million devout Muslims take the journey. The pilgrims, or hajjis, wear white as a symbol of their purity and equality throughout the occasion whereupon all gather around the Great Mosque in Mecca to walk seven times around the Kabah shrine before kissing it, in one of the most famous displays of religious duty in the entire world. It is almost impossible for non-Muslim's to partake in the event as they are not allowed in Mecca, although many have tried and succeeded over the years, including famous explorer Sir Richard Burton.