Riyadh National Day 96 Events Continue Across the City

Sep 24, 2026

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Riyadh National Day 96 Events Continue Across the City

National Day 96 celebrations continued across Riyadh with a packed lineup of cultural, recreational, and sporting events for residents and families. The city’s main air show was held at Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Center in Malham on September 22–23, 2026, at 4:00 p.m., with gates opening at 2:00 p.m. Entry details and ticket requirements were not specified.

Fireworks and drone-show schedules were postponed, and revised Riyadh dates and times had not been confirmed. Cultural programming across the city featured Saudi Ardah, Najdi Samri, oud and orchestral performances, and traditional-craft workshops.

Where to celebrate

At Bujairi Terrace in الدرعية, entry was free, with workshops, interactive musical performances, and henna activities scheduled for September 23–25, from 7:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. National Night 96 at Sarrad Cultural Center took place on September 24, with tickets from SAR126 through Webook. Jalsat The Warehouse in JAX District ran on September 24 at 9:00 p.m., with tickets from SAR96 through Webook.

Vocally hosted two evenings on September 25: Ayed, with doors at 10:00 p.m. and start at 10:30 p.m., tickets from about SAR353; and Orchestra Choralla, with doors at 6:00 p.m. and start at 7:00 p.m., tickets from about SAR224. Jalsat Taq offered tickets from about SAR161, though its date and timing were not clearly specified.

At W Riyadh in مركز الملك عبدالله المالي, the WET Deck event ran on September 21 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at SAR460; the SIRA event was on September 23 from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. at SAR296; and a W Lounge National Day offering ran September 20–26 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at SAR175 for one person or SAR325 for two.

The variety of free and ticketed events gives Riyadh residents and visitors a wide choice of ways to mark the national occasion across neighborhoods.

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