Cosa c'è in programma a Gedda (Arabia Saudita) durante l'anno

Affollato — vacanze scolastiche in 6 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori, uno dei mesi con il clima migliore

• Festività

  Ramadan

  18 feb – 19 marChiusureAffollato

  Daytime shuts down and the city moves to the small hours; Al-Balad's lanes stay open until dawn. Jeddah is also the door to Mecca, so the airport and the road east run at Umrah volume for the whole month. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Red Sea dive season (1 ott – 31 mag (di solito))

Folla al massimo — Ramadan, Founding Day

• Festività

  Founding Day

  22 febFesta nazionaleChiusure

  A public holiday on 22 February, newer than National Day and dressed in period costume rather than green. Offices and most museums close, and Al-Balad puts on shows in the evenings. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Ramadan (18 feb – 19 mar), Red Sea dive season (1 ott – 31 mag (di solito))

Folla al massimo — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Festività

  Eid al-Fitr

  20–23 marRamadan ed EidAffollatoChiusure

  A long holiday with the Corniche and the waterfront parks full every evening and domestic flights sold out days ahead. Museums and government sites keep short or closed hours through the first two days. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

  1 mar – 30 apr · di solitoWeekend di motoriAffollatoChiusure

  A night race on the Corniche circuit north of the centre, with the coast road shut for most of the week and rooms at their yearly high in years it runs. The 2026 race was dropped after the spring's Iran war, with a return pencilled in for 2027 — confirm it's on before booking. Fonte ↗

• Rischio

  Dust and sandstorm season

  1 mar – 31 lug · di solitoStagione della polvere

  Spring winds carry interior dust out over the Red Sea coast, whiting out the sky for a day or two at a time and holding flights on the worst of them. Sensitive lungs feel it before the heat. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Ramadan (18 feb – 19 mar), Red Sea dive season (1 ott – 31 mag (di solito))

Folla al massimo — Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Hajj season

• Festività

  Hajj season

  20 apr – 20 giu · di solitoStagione dei pellegrinaggiAffollatoPrenota presto

  Millions arrive through the dedicated Hajj terminal in the weeks before Eid al-Adha and leave through it after. Hotel rooms and taxis in Jeddah price accordingly, and the highway east is best avoided on the peak days. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Eid al-Fitr (20–23 mar), Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (1 mar – 30 apr (di solito)), Dust and sandstorm season (1 mar – 31 lug (di solito)), Red Sea dive season (1 ott – 31 mag (di solito))

Folla al massimo — Hajj season, Jeddah Season

• Festival

  Jeddah Season

  15 mag – 31 lug · di solitoApertura della stagione estivaAffollato

  The summer entertainment season: concerts, waterfront zones and pop-up districts spread across the Corniche and Al-Balad. Past editions have run anywhere from May to late July, with dates and venues announced fresh each year, so check before planning around it. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Dust and sandstorm season (1 mar – 31 lug (di solito)), Hajj season (20 apr – 20 giu (di solito)), Red Sea dive season (1 ott – 31 mag (di solito))

Folla al massimo — Hajj season, Jeddah Season

• Stagione

  The humid summer

  1 giu – 30 setCaldo estremo

  Red Sea humidity on top of desert heat, which is a harder combination than the dry interior. Life happens after dark on the Corniche, and daytime is malls and the aquarium. Hotel rates sit at their yearly low.

Ancora in corso: Dust and sandstorm season (1 mar – 31 lug (di solito)), Hajj season (20 apr – 20 giu (di solito)), Jeddah Season (15 mag – 31 lug (di solito))

Affollato — Jeddah Season, vacanze scolastiche in 5 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

In luglio non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Dust and sandstorm season (1 mar – 31 lug (di solito)), Jeddah Season (15 mag – 31 lug (di solito)), The humid summer (1 giu – 30 set)

Tranquillo — vacanze scolastiche in 4 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori, uno dei mesi con il clima peggiore

In agosto non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: The humid summer (1 giu – 30 set)

Affollato — Saudi National Day, vacanze scolastiche in 3 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

• Festività

  Saudi National Day

  23–24 setFesta nazionaleAffollatoChiusure

  Green everywhere, air displays over the Corniche and fireworks on the 23rd, with the city out in force on the waterfront. A public holiday, so offices and many shops close. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: The humid summer (1 giu – 30 set)

Tranquillo — vacanze scolastiche in 3 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori, uno dei mesi con il clima peggiore

• Stagione

  Red Sea dive season

  1 ott – 31 mag · di solito

  The reefs off Obhur creek and the wrecks south of the port are clearest and calmest from autumn through spring, before the summer water goes bathwater-warm and the visibility drops away. Fonte ↗

Media stagione — un mese nella media

• Festival

  Red Sea Film Festival

  3–12 dicAffollatoPrenota presto

  Ten days of screenings and red carpets based in the restored merchant houses of Al-Balad, which is the reason to time a visit to the old town for early December. Hotels near the historic district fill first. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Red Sea dive season (1 ott – 31 mag (di solito))

Affollato — Red Sea Film Festival, vacanze scolastiche in 5 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

In dicembre non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Red Sea dive season (1 ott – 31 mag (di solito)), Red Sea Film Festival (3–12 dic)