The boutique music festival will take place across two weekends.
Riyadh is getting ready for a packed music calendar. In a few weeks, the capital will host MDLBeast Soundstorm 2025, and early next year it will welcome back one of its most talked-about boutique festivals. Freaks of Nature Episode 7: The Freak Yard is confirmed to return to Riyadh for two weekends of high-energy electronic music and immersive art.
Taking place from 5 to 6 February and 12 to 13 February 2026, Freaks of Nature in Riyadh will unfold over three stages and feature an impressive line-up of 120 DJs. The headliners have yet to be announced, but if previous editions are anything to go by, guests can expect serious star power and a carefully curated sound. Past editions have welcomed names such as Lost Frequencies, Morten, Agents of Time, Nic Fanciulli, Toby Romeo, and 39 Kingdom.
Freaks of Nature is a series of boutique electronic music and arts festivals, born in Saudi Arabia and now followed by fans around the world. Each event is designed as a multi-sensory journey, blending electrifying dance music with bold visual production, theatrical special effects and eye-catching costumes. Freaks of Nature is positioned as more than a standard festival, aiming to deliver a truly transformative experience for its audience.
The story began in 2021 with Episode 1: Freak Show, a small activation at XP Music Futures that was initially planned as a one-off event. Only ten local DJs were scheduled to perform, yet the response was overwhelming. A huge crowd turned up, the energy never dipped, and what started as a simple activation quickly evolved into the beginning of the Freaks of Nature story and a wider cultural shift.
Since then, the festival has expanded beyond Saudi Arabia. Most recently, Freaks of Nature hosted Episode 6 in Amsterdam during the legendary Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) in partnership with MMAT. The concept took over ADE twice, including a special ADE Showcase that marked Freaks of Nature’s return after a two-year break.
For its upcoming edition in Riyadh, Freaks of Nature promises to build on this legacy, bringing a global festival feel to a homegrown Saudi concept. Guests can look forward to cutting-edge electronic music, immersive staging and a crowd that lives for the dance floor.
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