Pink October at HARNN Spa

An Evening of Care, Courage, and Community

We arrived at HARNN Heritage Spa just as the light softened over the gardens, and the room felt warm before anyone spoke. Candles glowed, roses in soft pinks framed the welcome. It was a Pink October gathering with one clear intention, to support the work of the Zahra Breast Cancer Association and the Breast Cancer Research Center, and to leave everyone just a little more informed and a lot more connected.

HARNN’s Riyadh home inside InterContinental Durrat Al Riyadh is known as a sanctuary. You feel it in the hush of the corridors and in the way the team steers you gently toward calm. It is also the Middle East’s first HARNN Heritage Spa, a Thai wellness brand that treats ritual as craft, which made the setting feel both elegant and sincere for a night about health and hope.

The program opened with a simple message from the hosts, wellness is not a luxury when it comes to early detection. A specialist physician then took the floor and turned that idea into practical guidance. She walked us through signs to notice, how to approach regular screening, and what to expect from modern treatments. Her tone was steady and reassuring. Knowledge is power. Early detection saves lives. Heads nodded, questions landed.

The most moving moment came from a survivor who shared her story with grace. She spoke about the first appointment, the waiting, the way family and community carry you through, her struggle going through chemotherapy during the pandemic, and the strange mix of vulnerability and strength that arrives when you let people help. The room held its breath together, then softened into applause that felt like a promise, we will talk to our sisters and our friends, and we will not delay that first check.

Zahra’s work gave the evening its backbone. The association has been a national force for awareness and support since 2007 under the leadership of Princess Haifa Al Faisal. Its mission reaches across education, early detection, training, patient support, and research. In plain language that means seminars, screening drives, counselor training, and a network that helps women navigate the hardest days with dignity and information.

Events like this one do more than raise a ribbon. They connect a luxurious space to a public good in a way that feels natural to the city. HARNN has welcomed Pink October moments before, and the combination of attentive hospitality and clear messaging proved powerful again. Guests left with screening reminders in their phones and a list of next steps that felt achievable.

The night closed with a gentle invitation. Book your screening. Share information. Check on a friend who has been putting it off. Support the organizations that make the path clearer for women and families across the Kingdom. It felt right to step back into the evening air with a little more knowledge and a lot more resolve.

HARNN gave the city a beautiful room. Zahra and the Breast Cancer Research Center filled it with purpose. Together they turned awareness into momentum, which is the real work of Pink October.