Case Study

Noor Riyadh 2024

Managing the Operational Technology for the World's Largest Light Art Festival

3M+ Visitors 61 Artists 18 Countries 17 Days

Overview

Aone served as the technology partner for Noor Riyadh 2024, delivering integrated operational infrastructure across participant registration and permit management, vendor booth booking, artist signing session coordination, meeting management, and an interactive mapping system covering the festival's multi-site city footprint.

Organized under the umbrella of Riyadh Art and the Royal Commission for Riyadh City, the festival welcomed more than 3 million visitors and added two Guinness World Records to its collection, bringing its total to 16 titles.

The Challenge

Managing the technology infrastructure for an event of this profile meant handling multiple layers of operational complexity simultaneously — at a scale and security level that left no room for gaps.

Solutions Deployed

A fully integrated suite across the entire participant journey.

Registration Management

Participant registration and permit management for artists, exhibitors, media, and organizers across all festival locations.

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Accreditation & Access

Zone-based access control and permit verification across the five festival hubs and off-site venues throughout the 17-day run.

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How Aone Delivered

Built and operated to perform under real-world pressure.

3M+

Festival visitors

Artists from 18 countries

17 Days

Continuous festival operations

Participant registration and permit management from day one

Every category of festival participant, including artists, exhibitors, media, vendors, and operational staff, was registered and issued permits through Aone's platform before the festival opened. Category-specific registration paths assigned the correct access level from the outset, with permit data feeding directly into on-site access control across all venue locations. This is the same category-based registration and accreditation logic Aone applies across its large-scale event deployments.

Accreditation management across a multi-site venue

With the festival running across multiple locations in Riyadh, accreditation had to work consistently across all sites. Aone's platform managed the full accreditation lifecycle for each participant category, ensuring credentials were correctly scoped and verifiable at every venue point throughout the 17-day run.

On-site access control for the full festival duration

Aone's operations supported on-site access management across the festival's full 17-day window, not just at setup. Each participant's access rights were tied to their registration category, with the system maintaining accuracy as participants moved between festival hubs across the city.

On the Ground

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