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Preparing a phased soft opening · as of 12 Nov 2026 What's changed →
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Is King Salman Park open? Status as of today

A dated log of every update on this site: new figures, moved dates and corrections.

  1. Status check: no asset is open yet and the Royal Arts Complex handover has not been announced.

    MEED

  2. The Royal Commission's CEO updated the nation on the park at the 37th Government Press Conference.

    Royal Commission for Riyadh…

  3. Dale Chadwick was named CEO of the King Salman Park Foundation.

    Saudi Press Agency

  4. A temporary water plant is producing about 50,000 cubic metres a day while planting restarts.

    MEED

  5. The Foundation is preparing a phased soft opening, with 95% of Phase 1 and 2 contracts awarded.

    MEED

  6. 23 developers have shown interest in park sites, with one private package on site and three in design.

    MEED

  7. Phase 3 is being replanned and the golf course planned there is to be replaced.

    MEED

  8. The Foundation moved into an interim headquarters inside the park.

    Saudi Press Agency

  9. The park's 17 km of retaining walls are complete.

    Al Madina (SPA)

  10. Package 4 is SAR 3.2bn and 600+ homes; we corrected an older swap of the Package 4 and 5 figures.

    Saudi Gulf Projects

  11. Package 5 was announced at MIPIM: SAR 11bn and about 3,700 homes.

    Arab News

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