Riyadh: Within just a few years, the International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition has grown from welcoming 120,000 visitors in its first year to recording more than 700,000 visitors in 2025, its highest attendance to date. This upward trajectory reflects the exhibition's expanding audience and growing local and international presence, reinforcing its position as an integrated Saudi destination that brings together heritage, adventure, entertainment, and business, with Riyadh as its starting point and a reach extending worldwide.
According to Saudi Press Agency, the National Center for Falcons organizes the world's largest exhibition of its kind as part of its efforts to preserve the heritage of falconry and develop related activities. The exhibition brings together falconers, exhibitors, companies, and enthusiasts from within and outside the Kingdom under one roof, offering content that combines falcons, hunting, cultural heritage, and modern experiences, thereby enhancing the Kingdom's presence in this field and expanding opportunities for participation, knowledge, and commercial exchange.
In 2018, the exhibition recorded around 120,000 visitors. The number rose to 350,000 in 2019, reached half a million in 2021, exceeded 512,000 in 2022, and surpassed 550,000 in 2023. It then recorded more than 649,000 visitors in 2024, before reaching more than 700,000 visitors over 10 days in 2025.
Growth has also expanded to commercial and international participation. The 2024 exhibition featured around 1,210 exhibitors and brands across 26 specialized fields, while in 2025 it exceeded 1,400 exhibitors and brands from 47 countries, spanning more than 28 specialized fields.
This growth has accompanied the exhibition's transformation from an event specializing in falconry and hunting into a destination offering a broader experience encompassing heritage, knowledge, travel, adventure, entertainment, and business under the 'A Destination for Everyone' umbrella. This reflects an expanded audience while preserving its identity rooted in falconry and hunting.
This year's exhibition features new experiences and zones, including a hiking area that recreates mountain environments and experiences of adventure and exploration, a marine hunting area, and a dedicated area for camel and Arabian camel auctions, as part of efforts to develop the exhibition's content and expand the experiences offered to visitors.