Winter at Tantora Festival
The Winter at Tantora Festival is an annual cultural festival held in the old town of Al-Ula, 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]
Winter at Tantora Festival | |
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Status | Active |
Frequency | Annual |
Country | Al-`Ula, Medina, Saudi Arabia |
Years active | 2018–present |
Website | www |
Name
The name of the festival 'Tantora' is inspired by a sundial located in the old town of Al-Ula, 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
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See also
References
- "Saudi Arabia's Winter at Tantora festival gets underway at Al-Ula". Arab News. 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- "Saudi Arabia hosts Winter at Tantora music festival". Daily Times. 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- "Winter at Tantora: Music festival at the famous heritage site in Saudi Arabia". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- Bridge, Sam. "World class musicians drawn to festivals at Saudi's UNESCO site". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- "Experience AlUla". Retrieved 2019-10-11.
- "About Al-Ula". www.winterattantora.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- "Winter at Tantora: music festival brings Yanni and other stars to Saudi Arabia". euronews. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- "Winter At Tantoura, Saudi festival to run for 7 weeks in Ula ancient city". english.alarabiya.net. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- Bridge, Sam. "World class musicians drawn to festivals at Saudi's UNESCO site". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- "Winter at Tantora Festival announced in Al-Ula". saudigazette.com.sa. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
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