Saudi Arabia celebrates Halloween during 'Scary Weekend'

Anchita Ghosh Nov 1, 2022

During Riyadh Season

A Saudi youth dressed in a Halloween costume during "Scary Weekend" event at Boulevard in Riyadh, October 28, 2022. Image Source: Reuters

A scary clown

A government-sponsored “horror weekend” means sold out costume shops and scary clowns. Image Source: Reuters

An eerie attire

A Saudi woman dressed in a Halloween costume during Riyadh Season, October 28, 2022. Image Source: Reuters

In all ghostly glory

Saudi women dressed in ghostly costumes to celebrate Halloween during "Scary Weekend" event at Boulevard in Riyadh, October 28, 2022. Image Source: Reuters

Halloween is a night to let your hair down

No Halloween party is complete without an abundance of eerie attire. Image Source: Reuters

Dressed in costumes to celebrate Halloween

Saudi youth dressed in costumes to celebrate Halloween during Riyadh Season, October 28, 2022. Image Source: Reuters

Government-sponsored 'horror weekend'

A party store with Halloween costumes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Image Source: New York Times

Only a few years ago, a Halloween party in Saudi Arabia could lead to arrests

People in Halloween costumes leave Boulevard Riyadh City, a massive entertainment complex in the Saudi capital, October 27, 2022. Image Source: New York Times

Scary Weekend Event

A Saudi man takes photo with a person dressed in a costume to celebrate Halloween during "Scary Weekend" event at Boulevard in Riyadh, on October 28, 2022. Image Source: Reuters