February 7, 2025, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia

The Diriyah Novel Festival, one of the highlights of the 2024/2025 Diriyah Season, continues to captivate visitors through a creative experience combining imagination, art, and interactive learning, aimed at instilling a love of reading and storytelling in younger generations.

📖 At "Storytelling Village," children enjoyed inspiring stories told by professional narrators in an engaging style, while "shadow performances" transported them to imaginative worlds inspired by the book "Kalila wa Dimna," through a visual experience blending art and literature. Children also took part in the "story and drawing corner," where they turned stories into artworks reflecting their creative imagination.

🎭 Meanwhile, interactive theater performances told historical stories inspired by Diriyah's rich legacy, helping to build children's historical knowledge in an enjoyable way that encourages interaction and participation.

The festival is part of the Diriyah Season, held under the theme "A Land That Tells Your Story," affirming Diriyah's standing as a global cultural destination embracing creativity and the arts, and opening new horizons for literature lovers and novel enthusiasts.