The Janadria Festival is definitely worth a look if you have the time and someone to accompany you. The festival is held in April and is about 45minutes drive outside of Riyadh. It celebrates the history of Saudi culture and development and each year they invite one country to share their culture. This year it was China.
The festival is free and safe. The police are quite at ease with foreigners not covering their hair and its the most westerners I have seen in one place since I arrived in Saudi Arabia.
The festival is set up like a city, with different little 'villages' that you can walk through, representing one city like Riyadh or Jeddah. The culture, tradition and history of each city is displayed in the little 'village' through either stalls selling local products, or local song and dance. Lots to see and eat!
Men and women sit in separate areas for the shows. - even make separate queues at the ATM.
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