Winter at Tantora Festival

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Winter at Tantora Festival
StatusActive
FrequencyAnnual
CountrySaudi Arabia
Years active2018–present
Websitewww.experiencealula.com

The Winter at Tantora Festival is an annual cultural festival held in the old town of AlUla, Medina, located in northwestern Saudi Arabia.[1][2] The first festival began on 21 December 2018, and was running a series of eight-weekend concerts for world-class musicians.[3] In addition to this, the festival also features other activities and events.[4] The festival's second edition began on 19 December 2019, and a third edition is currently in the works.[5]

Name

The name of the festival 'Tantora' is inspired by a sundial located in the old town of AlUla, used by the locals as a marker for the changing of the seasons.[6]

Events 2018-2019 Festival

  • Concerts : The first edition of the festival hosted the Italian singer Andrea Bocceli, the Greek composer Yanni and the French violinist Renaud Capuçon.[7]
  • Hot air balloon festival.[8]
  • Light and Life celebration.[9]
  • Fursan Endurance Horse Race, 2 February 2019[10]

Events 2019-2020 Festival

  • Concerts
  • Hot air balloon festival
  • Fursan Endurance Horse Race

See also

References

  1. ^ "Saudi Arabia's Winter at Tantora festival gets underway at Al-Ula". Arab News. 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  2. ^ "Saudi Arabia hosts Winter at Tantora music festival". Daily Times. 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  3. ^ "Winter at Tantora: Music festival at the famous heritage site in Saudi Arabia". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  4. ^ Bridge, Sam. "World class musicians drawn to festivals at Saudi's UNESCO site". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  5. ^ "Experience AlUla". Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  6. ^ "About Al-Ula". www.winterattantora.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  7. ^ "Winter at Tantora: music festival brings Yanni and other stars to Saudi Arabia". euronews. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  8. ^ "Winter At Tantoura, Saudi festival to run for 7 weeks in Ula ancient city". english.alarabiya.net. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  9. ^ Bridge, Sam. "World class musicians drawn to festivals at Saudi's UNESCO site". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  10. ^ "Winter at Tantora Festival announced in Al-Ula". saudigazette.com.sa. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
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