Join us for the second edition of Ramadan Nights at Hayy Jameel, a diverse month-filled cultural programme with a craft-inspired market and supporting bazaars that celebrate community, cultural heritage and wellbeing.

The programme is open and free for all.

For arts and culture lovers, enrich your mind, body and soul with interactive workshops, open sessions and film screenings on heritage, living traditions and craft, board games and storytelling activities for children and adults alike

For shopping enthusiasts, explore Hayy Markets and pop-up bazaars highlighting local and regional brands, supporting creatives, artisans, designers and entrepreneurs inspired by shared traditions and craftsmanship

For foodies, enjoy a selection of local and Ramadan essential snacks, treats and refreshments from Hayy Residents Aysh Academy and Sofia’s Bistro along with an array of vendors

ONGOING
Wednesday, March 19  – Saturday, March 22
9:30pm – 2am

SHOP
Hayy Markets Crafts Edition
Fenaa Hayy

EAT
Local and fusion-inspired food & beverages
Saha

ENJOY
Traditional and modern board games by White Table Games
Rukn Hayy

MAKE
Walk-in activities & Storytelling
10pm – 1am
Hayy Explorers

EXPLORE
Open studios with Jeddah-based artists Marwa Turkestani, Lizza Alhejin, Rexchouk and The Azee, as well as Bawtaqah Foundation
Hayy Studios

WORKSHOPS AT PROJECT SPACE

Sketching the 99 Names of Allah: using different Arabic typography styles with artist The Azee
10pm – 12am | Studio 1 
Wednesday, March 19

Heritage Hands: Crafting with MADE51 artisan in collaboration with UNHCR 
10pm – 1am
Wednesday, March 19
RSVP required; limited capacity

Art Jameel and Community Jameel: Start Smart series
Baking from the heart: A talk with Sumaia Showail of Aysh Academy
11pm – 1am
Thursday, March 20
RSVP required; limited capacity

Living traditions: Misbaha making with Nafisa Shams
11pm – 1am
Friday, March 21 

Panel discussion: The impact of Ramadan rituals on the urban landscape in Hijaz with Bawtaqah Foundation
10pm – 12:30am 
Saturday, March 22

SCREENINGS AT HAYY CINEMA

‘My Heritage’ short films
Thursdays – Saturdays until March 22
On repeat from 10pm until 2am

The Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage and the Heritage Commission in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair for World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism management in the Arab Region, presents “My Heritage”, a series of short films that shed light on traditional handicrafts, the relationship of local communities to the site, crafts and memories related to it, the cultural practices associated with the site, and the relationship of young people to the site at the present time.

Limited capacity

KIDS’ WORKSHOPS

Ramadan Nights at Hayy Explorers
Ages 5-15
March 12 – 22, 2025
Wednesday – Saturday
10pm – 1am

Walk-in Activities:
Mini-Mosque: Explorers’ City – Build your own mosque with clay.
Ramadan in Relief – Crafting paper patterns.
A Garden of Giving – Make a rose petal rosary.
World in Windows – Draw the essence of Ramadan Nights.

Storytelling Sessions:
Each night, a different enchanting tale unfolds with Rabyah or Dar Waraqa – sparking curiosity and wonder.

بائع الحكايات by Rabyah
March 19

أسرار الجدات by Dar Waraqa
March 20

كم مرة؟ by Rabyah
March 21

لولو والدوائر by Dar Waraqa
March 22

All sessions will be held in Arabic unless indicated otherwise. No registration needed, just walk in and join the fun!

ON VIEW AT HAYY ARTS

Everyday 9:30pm – 2am
Closed on Tuesdays‘Thread Memory: Embroidery from Palestine’
Until April 17, 2025

Drawing on the extraordinary collections of the Palestinian Museum in Birzeit, ‘Thread Memory’ explores both the historical and contemporary importance of the Palestinian tradition of tatreez.

‘We saw an endless cycle’
Until April 17, 2025

Taking its title from a poem by artist Seher Shah, ‘We saw an endless cycle’ speaks to the ways in which artists bear witness to the city and brings together works by artists whose practices closely engage with the city through intimate gestures.

RSVP not required