Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority (GEA) will launch the “Oasis Riyadh” event from the beginning of January. The event that will run for three months will be part of the “Ideas for Entertainment” initiative, launched by Turki Al-Shikh, chairman of the Board of Directors of GEA, last Wednesday.

The event will be organized by the International Company for Organizing Events and Activities in cooperation with Seven Experience and Rotana Audiovisual. This event will be the first of the 20 ideas for entertainment that Al-Shikh promised to support during his briefing last week.

The “Oasis Riyadh” will be held on an area located north of the city of Riyadh, and the activities will be organized in total compliance with the precautionary health measures and preventive protocols to stem the spread of coronavirus.

A wide variety of outdoor leisure activities and programs have been planned to enthrall the visitors and entertain them in a pleasant weather. The activities include concerts, sport events, and activities cater to the taste of various segments of visitors.

Some famous chains of international restaurants will install their stalls at the entertainment venue.

The site will also include, among its available entertainment options, many diverse sessions, including luxury tents to spend the most beautiful times, and to enjoy entertainment and artistic activities in an atmosphere of recreation and relaxation.

The winter events will witness performance of Saudi artists, featuring many aesthetic elements and entertainment nature. The event will include pavilions to display and sell a wide range of unique products that match the event’s theme.

“Ideas for Entertainment” initiative, launched by the GEA chief, is part of the authority’s ongoing efforts to boost the Kingdom’s entertainment sector in the post pandemic scenario.

Al-Shikh urged all Saudis and expatriates who are interested in the entertainment industry to share their ideas and suggestions to make the entertainment sector more attractive, and declared that the best 20 ideas will be rewarded.

The GEA chief lauded the great role that all the authority’s employees played in the advancement of the entertainment sector and the efforts they made to place the Kingdom prominently on the global entertainment map.

He clarified that the ideas must be distinctive, qualitative and not duplicate ones. The ideas should also be worthy to be implemented. A video clip, containing the idea, may be mailed to idea@gea.gov.sa.