Aligned with Saudi Vision 2030 and our commitment to nationalidentity, the club originated as a concept driven by enthusiasm anddetermination. Our efforts came to fruition with the Royal Decree A/298, issuedon 26/10/1438 H, establishing the Saudi Falcons Club under the patronage of HisRoyal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and PrimeMinister. The club's board of directors is chaired by His Royal Highness PrinceAbdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior.
Since our inception, we've dedicated ourselves to nurturing thisnoble tradition.Through diverse events, competitions, and programs, includingauctions, exhibitions, festivals, and tournaments, we bring falconers together,nurturing their skills and creating an ideal environment for practicing thisheritage sport.
Our goal is toexpand interest in falconry, develop talent, and ensure this time-honoredtradition is passed down to future generations, preserving a vital piece of ourculture for years to come.
The Saudi Falcons Club proudly presents the International Falcon Breeders Auction, a prestigious event that reinforces the Kingdom's rich falconry heritage. This auction aims to gather the world's most elite falcon bloodlines, establishing Riyadh as a global hub for falconry excellence.
Our auction has evolved into a trusted and secure international platform, bringing together falconers and breeders from both within the Kingdom and across the globe. It offers an unparalleled selection of top-tier falcon breeds from renowned international producers.
Falcons are available for purchase at participating breeders' pavilions and through our dynamic auction platform. The event features a fast-paced, competitive live auction attended by falconers, breeders, and enthusiasts from Saudi Arabia and around the world.
To reach a wider audience, the auction is broadcast on television channels and livestreamed across social media platforms, allowing falcon aficionados worldwide to participate in this exciting event.
This exhibition stands as the largest of its kind in the Kingdom and the world, bringing together all aspects of falconry heritage, hunting, and outdoor activities in a cultural and entertaining event.
Our exhibition aims to showcase the finest and most extensive collection of falcons, hunting equipment, and outdoor gear in the Kingdom. It also features firearms, air guns, and personal weapons for hunting enthusiasts.
While catering to falconry and hunting aficionados, the exhibition welcomes visitors from all walks of life. We offer a range of activities and events suitable for the whole family, making it an inclusive experience for everyone.
A key objective is to educate visitors about the art of falconry and hunting, ensuring this rich heritage is passed down to current and future generations. As one of the Kingdom's primary cultural legacies, we strive to preserve and promote these traditions.
The exhibition includes a dedicated platform for displaying and selling hunting weapons, with Saudi companies representing over 55 global brands specializing in hunting firearms and ammunition.
The Milwah Race is an annual event that showcases the pinnacle of falconry skill and avian athleticism. This thrilling competition challenges falconers to train their birds to achieve peak speed and fitness. In this race, falcons are released from a designated starting point and race towards a finish line. The winner is determined by the falcon that reaches the endpoint with the greatest speed.
The Milwah Race serves as a true test of a falcon's capabilities and the falconer's prowess in training. It's not just a competition, but a spectacular display of the bond between human and bird, honed through months of dedicated preparation. For spectators, the race offers an exhilarating experience.
The Saudi Falcons Club Auction stands as a pinnacle event in the falconry world, eagerly anticipated by falconers each year. This auction is dedicated to locally trapped falcons—those captured within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the trapping season.
Our club aims to elevate the standard of falcon auctions in the Kingdom while streamlining the buying and selling process. Crucially, we contribute to the conservation of endangered falcon species by prohibiting their sale and raising awareness about their protection, with a particular focus on the saker falcon.
Throughout the trapping season, we offer comprehensive services to trappers. Our teams, deployed across various regions, provide a range of benefits:
- Welcoming falcon owners (trappers) in each area
- Arranging accommodation and transportation to the auction venue
- Showcasing each falcon in a dynamic, competitive live auction
The event is broadcast on television channels and streamed live on our social media platforms, allowing for widespread participation. Notably, all buying and selling transactions are conducted without any fees.
Highlighting partnering with regional principalities to host the Falcons Club Cup while celebrating falconry traditions, boosting local economies, fostering community development, and preserving the cultural heritage of falconry.
The falconry heritage (as defined by UNESCO )
Falconry: a living human heritage, falconry is a traditional craft practiced in many countries of the world and is based on the breeding and training of Falcons with the aim of using them in hunting. Falconry was originally a means of providing food, but now it embodies the spirit of friendship and participation, it is mainly concentrated along the paths and corridors of bird migration and is practiced by people of all ages, men or women, amateurs or professionals. Falconers develop a strong relationship and spiritual bond with their birds. It is worth noting that breeding, training, handling and using Falcons for hunting requires a lot of patience and experience for falconers.
Riyadh, August 17, 2025, SPA -- The Russian falconry farm RUVS has marked its debut at the 2025 International Falcon Breeders Auction, hosted by the Saudi Falcons Club at its headquarters in Malham, north of Riyadh. The event runs until August 25.RUVS’s representative Majed Al-Qahtani said their participation reflects the farm’s recognition of the auction’s prestigious reputation as the world’s largest gathering of elite falcons. He stated that RUVS is among the oldest falconry farms, with a distinguished track record of achievements across the Gulf and Saudi Arabia.The farm is presenting an initial batch of 16 falcons, varying in weight and size, with plans to introduce additional falcons in the coming days. Al-Qahtani emphasized the farm's dedication to offering falcons of pure bloodlines and exceptional traits.He also praised the facilities provided by the Saudi Falcons Club, which have played a key role in attracting premier falcon farms from across the globe.The auction spans 21 days, showcasing elite falcon breeds from around the world. It stands as the largest event of its kind and a premier annual destination for falconers and breeders.The auction underscores the Kingdom's commitment to preserving the rich heritage of falconry, supporting farms, and reinforcing its position as a global hub for falconry.
MoreRiyadh, August 17, 2025, SPA -- José Arino, owner of the Spanish Arino Falcons breeding center, has announced the sale of all the falcons his center exhibited at the 2025 International Falcon Breeders Auction—just four days after participating in the event organized by the Saudi Falcons Club at its headquarters in Malham, north of Riyadh.Arino stated that one of his falcons sold for SAR150,000, highlighting the excellent quality and value of the birds among falconers and investors. He underscored that participation in the auction has become a key annual event for his center.He also praised the significant improvements in the event’s organization and the diversity of participants, which he said reflect the Saudi Falcons Club’s professionalism and ongoing dedication to preserving falconry’s rich heritage and boosting investment in the falcon sector both locally and internationally.
MoreRiyadh, August 17, 2025, SPA -- The International Falcon Breeders Auction 2025, organized by the Saudi Falcons Club at its Malham headquarters north of Riyadh, attracted tourists and foreign families to explore activities and the Kingdom’s falconry heritage.Families learned about falcon species, feeding, sales management, and the club’s efforts to preserve the heritage and support breeding farms.The "Future Falconer" pavilion drew children, who saw tools for training and care, learned about hunting practices, and watched videos of Future Falconers' participation in the King Abdulaziz Falconry Festival, part of efforts to pass the heritage across generations.The auction is a key economic, investment, and heritage destination, reflecting the sector’s rapid growth in the Kingdom. It brings together leading breeders and enthusiasts from the Kingdom and abroad and supports the Kingdom’s position as a leading regional hub.The live auction continues with falconers, breeders, and enthusiasts in attendance. Proceedings are broadcast on TV and social media, and participating falcons are displayed in farm pavilions, enhancing the Kingdom’s global standing in falconry.
MoreRiyadh, August 12, 2025, SPA -- English farm Falcon Mews is participating for the second time in the International Falcon Breeders Auction, hosted by the Saudi Falcons Club at its headquarters in Malham, north of Riyadh, showcasing 100 falcons of various breeds as part of the auction running until August 25.The farm’s Kuwaiti agent Bader Mohareb praised the organization of this year’s event and the facilities provided, noting that it has become a global hub for falconers from various countries, offering ample opportunities for marketing and deal-making. He added that the farm is presenting breeds favored by Gulf falconers and expressed confidence in achieving strong sales, given the high turnout since the auction’s launch.Mohareb recounted that his career in falconry began in 1987 when he sold a Shaheen falcon in Kuwait for a high price. He later expanded into falcon trading and breeding, benefiting from the expertise of friends to improve breeds, before acquiring the Falcon Mews agency and establishing his own farm in Spain.The International Falcon Breeders Auction is the largest of its kind in the world, bringing together elite falcon breeds from local and international farms over 21 days in a competitive and secure environment that enables breeders, investors, and hobbyists to strike deals and strengthen their presence in regional and global markets.
MoreRiyadh, The International Falcon Breeders Auction has become the premier annual gathering in the falconry world, drawing breeders and falconers from across Saudi Arabia and around the globe. This flagship event underscores Saudi Arabia's unwavering dedication to preserving its rich cultural heritage while driving growth in an industry that generates substantial investments annually. The Saudi Falcons Club has strategically positioned this auction to showcase the world's finest falcon bloodlines, cementing Saudi Arabia's status as the global capital of falconry excellence. The event has evolved into the industry's most trusted international marketplace, bringing together falconers and breeding operations worldwide while maintaining world-class standards. The event combines comprehensive exhibition spaces for participating farms with high-energy live bidding sessions that create intense competition among international buyers. Comprehensive broadcast coverage across television and digital platforms delivers a state-of-the-art experience that embraces technological innovation while reaching global audiences. This remarkable success story has positioned the auction as the world's largest official marketplace for captive-bred falcons, serving as both an economic driver and the ultimate platform for falconry enthusiasts worldwide. Record-breaking success The 2024 auction, conducted over 20 days at the club's Malham headquarters, generating sales of over 10 million riyals from 872 falcons sold, with 56 premier breeding operations participating from 19 countries. The event's highlight was the record-breaking sale of an Ultra White Gyr Falcon chick from Pacific Northwest Falcons in the United States, which commanded 400,000 riyals. The 2023 auction delivered extraordinary growth of over 218% compared to the previous year, with 642 falcons sold for total revenues exceeding 8 million riyals. The event drew 39 breeding operations from 16 countries, including prominent participation from the United States, Germany, Spain, Britain, and Austria, alongside domestic farms. The first two years combined produced sales surpassing 10 million riyals from over 800 falcons, clearly demonstrating the auction's rapid expansion and cementing its position as the world's premier specialized falcon marketplace and fastest-growing investment opportunity in the sector. Broader economic impact The auction demonstrates the Saudi Falcons Club's commitment to advancing falcon breeding excellence while establishing falconry culture within a professional, development-focused framework. This transformation has created a unique cultural and civilizational showcase that embodies Saudi Arabia's identity and rich history, while attracting elite falconers and investors from across the international community. Through this comprehensive approach, the club is fundamentally reshaping the global falconry landscape with an innovative Saudi vision that masterfully balances traditional heritage with modern advancement, propelling falconry culture toward unprecedented economic and cultural opportunities.
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