"Culture" Invites creative people to submit innovative ideas within the 2026 Cultural Innovation Challenge

Cultural Innovation Challenge 2026

The challenge journey will pass through several stages that begin with evaluating the ideas presented according to specific criteria that include cultural impact, feasibility, implementability, sustainability, comprehensiveness of the idea and the extension of its impact. These ideas will be evaluated by a specialized committee that will measure their quality, feasibility and potential impact in the cultural field.

If the idea passes the initial evaluation stage; Owners are invited to participate in a workshop "Innovation" It is a workshop for thinking and generating ideas with the aim of deepening and refining the idea and exploring its cultural and innovative dimensions in a participatory manner.

After that comes the stage of developing the idea and preparing the feasibility study, then presenting it in a simplified manner, followed by submitting comments and final approval, leading to the stage of reviewing and evaluating the idea, and finally the final presentation.

Empowering Innovators

The innovator also enjoys a number of benefits, the most prominent of which is support in the thinking processes and building the feasibility study, and the opportunity to present His idea is sent to decision-makers while ensuring the preservation of the intellectual property of the innovator.

The Cultural Innovation Challenge comes in the context of the Ministry of Culture’s directives aimed at involving society in shaping the features of the Saudi cultural scene, and enabling innovators to effectively contribute to building the future of culture in the Kingdom.

In addition to motivating them to provide innovative cultural solutions and generate creative ideas that contribute to achieving the goals of the National Strategy for Culture under the umbrella of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.