We invite everyone to Flavors of Nations 2025—a vibrant cultural festival featuring live performances, global cuisine, and interactive experiences.
More than 40 countries have registered to share their traditions, music, and food. This is your chance to experience the vibrant cultures of the community in KAUST, all in one unforgettable evening.
Event Details
Location: Safaa Stadium
Date: Thursday, February 13
Time: 5:00 p.m. onwards
Country exhibits
Stroll through immersive cultural showcases, sample traditional cuisine, and explore heritage displays organized by continent zones.
To help reduce waste, we encourage attendees to bring reusable food containers, utensils, and water bottles—refill stations will be available.
Don’t miss the Saudi Village, where you can experience Saudi culture through traditional dance, music, cuisine and an artisan marketplace.
Live cultural performances
Enjoy a night of music and dance performed by our community, along with high-energy DJ sets from the Ministry of DJs. The highlight of the evening will be a special headliner set by DJ Haitham, one of Saudi Arabia’s top open-format DJs, known for blending beats with live musicians and singers.
Flavors of the world
Savor global delicacies from food vendors, gourmet bites, and food trucks, including Wok, Dahia Juice, Reva Rino’ gelato, Oak Berry’s acai, Barns Café, Coastline, Tamimi, Twins Café, Xbite and more.
Kid’s zone and carnival games
Little ones can enjoy bouncy castles, human foosball and face painting, while guests of all ages can try their luck at Ring Toss, Basketball, Duck Hunt, and more
Cultural passport and raffle
Get your Flavors of Nations Passport, visit country exhibits, and enter the raffle to win exciting prizes! One entry per person with a valid KAUST ID.
Event transportation
Bike, walk, or take a special event shuttle running every 5 minutes:
- 4:00 – 8:00 p.m., Tamimi Parking lot to Safaa Stadium
- 8:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m., Safaa Stadium to Tamimi parking lot
For daily commuters to Jeddah, late work-haul buses will depart from Safaa Stadium at 8:30 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
Extra bike racks will also be available at the stadium for those choosing a more sustainable commute.
Together, let’s make Flavors of Nations an unforgettable celebration of KAUST’s diversity!
For any questions, reach out to community.events@kaust.edu.sa.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
3 comments
Is it the same as parade of nations? Do we come dressed in traditional clothes?
Hello Aya,
Yes, this year, we’re reimagining the Parade of Nations as Flavors of Nations. You’re more than welcome to join us in your traditional attire or proudly represent your country’s colors!
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Hello! When is the annual national parade registration? Some countries are very interested in participating, but they have no idea about the official registration process.