Events & Festivals

Although Dubai is considered the ideal holiday spot throughout the year, the best time to visit the city is during the breathtaking festivals and exciting international events. Watch the city come to life as people from over 200 countries come here to be part of the excitement.
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Dubai has established itself as a major destination for an eclectic array of local and international events and earned its reputation as the sporting capital of the Middle East. Throughout the year, Dubai hosts a range of popular annual sporting activities, dazzling entertainment attractions as well as conferences and exhibitions.

 
  • Dubai Summer Surprises

    Ten weeks of summer fun! Dubai Summer Surprises is the hot weather counterpart of the Dubai Shopping Festival. For ten weeks, there are special events in many of the shopping ma

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  • Dubai Shopping Festival

    Celebrate the festivities!

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  • Dubai World Cup

    The Dubai World Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1996 at the Nad Al Sheba Racecourse in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In 2010, the 14-year horseracin

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  • Desert Classic

    The Dubai Desert Classic is an annual professional golf tournament which takes place in Dubai. It has been part of the European Tour schedule since its inauguration in 1989, and wa

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  • Gitex

    GITEX is an annual consumer computer and electronics trade show which takes place in Dubai. Gitex-UAE provides a comprehensive platform for every sector of the vast IT industry to

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  • The Big Five

    The largest trade show for the Construction industry in the Arabian Gulf. A unique event, combining five major exhibitions under one roof. Featuring around 2,000 companies from 50

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  • Dubai Film Festival

    The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) was launched in December 2004 under the theme: Bridging Cultures. Meeting Minds. DIFF is held under the honorary Chairmanship of His Hi

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  • Dubai Fashion Week

    Dubai Fashion Week (DFW) is a 'by invitation only' fashion trade event aimed at bringing together major advocates of the fashion industry by providing them a single platform. Overs

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News

Dubai presented with ‘The Most Beautiful Travel Destination’ award in ChinaDubai has been presented ‘The Most Beautiful Destination’ award by the China Travel Channel after a jury comprising of 100 senior Chinese journalists endorsed the emirate over several other destinations including US, France, Germany, UK and Singapore for the award given to mark the 10th anniversary of the popular TV channel. The award was received [...]

 

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