Al-Baha | 11 Safar 1447H, corresponding to 5 August 2025. The eighth edition of the "Al-Atawlah Heritage Village" festival, held at Souq Al-Rubou' in Al-Qura governorate in Al-Baha region, drew a large turnout of visitors thanks to craft corners that highlighted the treasures of local heritage through live demonstrations and traditional skills representing the memory of the place and its people.

The head of the Al-Atawlah Community Development Association and festival supervisor, Al-Hussein Othman Al-Zahrani, affirmed that more than 10 handicraft corners formed a central focus of the event, where craftsmen and craftswomen presented real-life demonstrations of heritage trades such as traditional construction, carving on doors and windows, sword- and dagger-making, hand plowing, grinding with a millstone, saj-baked bread, sadu weaving, and perfume-making with kadi and basil, trades closely tied to Al-Baha's environment and the identity of its people.

The palm-frond weaving corner and the colored cotton-weaving corner drew significant engagement from visitors, especially children and young people, who interacted with the craftsmen's explanations and learned about the stages of handmade production using simple tools and local natural materials.

The festival coincides with the "Year of Handicrafts 2025" and aims to develop the traditional-crafts sector, support craftspeople and enable them to pass their knowledge to future generations, strengthening the sustainability of this vital sector, which carries cultural and economic significance.

Al-Baha region is one of the richest Saudi regions in craft heritage, home to more than 200 craftsmen and craftswomen practicing 20 types of handicrafts, which form a fundamental pillar of the region's cultural identity and help boost heritage tourism and the local economy.