AlUla Citrus Festival
Jan 06, 2023
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Jan 21, 2023
FREE ENTRY
Weekends only: 6 - 7 Jan, 13 - 14 Jan, 20 - 21 Jan from 2pm - 11pm
The AlUla Citrus Festival returns for its second edition during Winter at Tantora. Free and open to all, join us for three festive weekends filled with market stalls of unique citrus fruits and local citrus-based products, live music, kids’ activities, cooking sessions with world-class chefs, and so much more.
Location
The AlUla Citrus Festival celebrates citrus in all forms and the farmers and producers who care for these magnificent trees. Taking place during the peak of the harvest season, the festival is an excellent opportunity for visitors to taste the ripest fruits the oasis has to offer.
Market Stalls
Buy fruits directly from the farmers, taste the tang of freshly squeezed juice and find local, family-owned businesses selling citrus-based products, like jams, cakes, baked goods, handicrafts, perfumes, and soaps.
Family Fun
The Citrus Festival promises a fun, family-friendly atmosphere. There are plenty of activities to keep the kids engaged, from dance performances and games to a live painting display and local bands.
Cooking Sessions
Renowned chefs will show how to prepare locally-inspired dishes using fruits like sweet lemons, lime grapefruits, pomelos, kumquats and citrons, which are all grown in the lush AlUla orchards. As well as being used in traditional recipes, visitors will also discover how the residents of AlUla have used fruits in local remedies, medicines and even perfumes for generations.
Citrus Inspired Art
Find a beautiful citrus display made by local artists, showcasing the many different varieties of citrus grown on the over 200,000 citrus trees of AlUla.
Market Stalls
Buy fruits directly from the farmers, taste the tang of freshly squeezed juice and find local, family-owned businesses selling citrus-based products, like jams, cakes, baked goods, handicrafts, perfumes, and soaps.
Family Fun
The Citrus Festival promises a fun, family-friendly atmosphere. There are plenty of activities to keep the kids engaged, from dance performances and games to a live painting display and local bands.
Cooking Sessions
Renowned chefs will show how to prepare locally-inspired dishes using fruits like sweet lemons, lime grapefruits, pomelos, kumquats and citrons, which are all grown in the lush AlUla orchards. As well as being used in traditional recipes, visitors will also discover how the residents of AlUla have used fruits in local remedies, medicines and even perfumes for generations.
Citrus Inspired Art
Find a beautiful citrus display made by local artists, showcasing the many different varieties of citrus grown on the over 200,000 citrus trees of AlUla.
Winter at Tantora: 22 Dec 2022 - 21 Jan 2023
The highly anticipated Winter at Tantora, the very first music and culture festival in the Kingdom, returns for its fourth edition. Featuring intimate concerts with world-renowned musicians and hosts multiple events across heritage, gastronomy and more, experience the best of AlUla.
