Winter at Tantora was a traditional celebration to mark the start of the 40 day winter growing season. The name of the festival 'Tantora' is inspired by a sundial located in the old town of AlUla, which has been using by the locals as a marker for the changing of the seasons.[18] On 20 December 2018, the first "Winter at Tantora" started with a series of different themed weekend events including music, arts, entertainment, and cultural events. The concerts were performed in Maraya concert hall, which was newly constructed for this purpose,[19] and whose external walls are covered with mirrors, "Maraya" being the Arab word for "Mirrors".[20] The second edition of Winter at Tantora Festival starts on 19 December 2019, including performances by Omar Khairat, EBI "Ebrahim hamedi", Andrea Bocelli, Yanni, Caracalla, Enrique Iglesias and Lionel Richie.[21]