On Friday, the Royal Commission for AlUla inaugurated Citrus Season 2025. The event takes place during the peak harvest season and "underscores the RCU's commitment to supporting the agricultural sector and establishing AlUla as a premier agritourism destination," according to a statement.
The Citrus Festival is one of several events that honor AlUla's farmers by highlighting their competence and the city's natural richness. These farmers, with decades of experience and dedication, are also essential to our vision of a more sustainable future.
Citrus Season, which runs until January 11, aims to boost economic growth through community-based activities and sustainable development projects. It provides an important platform for local farmers to market their goods, which yields hundreds of tons of fruit each year between November and February, contributing greatly to the region's agricultural and economic growth.
The event highlights the diverse range of citrus fruits grown in AlUla, which is home to over 5,000 farms and 405,000 trees, producing 29 distinct varieties of fruits such as oranges, sweet lemons, bergamot oranges, sugar oranges, mandarins, clementines, grapefruits, and kumquats.
These fields, spanning 701 hectares, produce 14,000 tons of citrus fruit each year, accounting for a major share of the Kingdom's overall yearly production of 160,000 tons.
