The Dammam headquarters of the Society for Culture and Arts comprises galleries, a theatre and workshop rooms, and is the most active centre for visual arts, photography and theatre in the Eastern Province; its "Socrates Coast Café" holds regular discussion sessions, reaching its 53rd in January 2026.
Notable events
- The annual "Endless Possibilities of Art, 30×30" exhibition, the "Eastern Province Photographer" exhibition, and the "Beginnings", "First Tales", "Window", "Wasm Al-Fan" and "The Universe in Its Finest Image" exhibitions.
- The fifth Dammam Playwriting Forum (November 2024).
- The Dammam Monodrama Festival 2025 at Kawalees Theatre with the Theatre and Performing Arts Association.
