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 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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Highlights
Sharjah sees 11% more tourists in H1
The UAE emirate of Sharja recorded an 11% increase in the number of tourist arrivals in the first half of this year, compared to the same period in 2009, according to the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA). The majority of tourists (45%) entering Sharjah during the first half were from Europe, while 25% were from the GCC, 14% were from Asian countries, 11% were from other Arab countries, and the remaining 5% came from the Commonwealth, the US, Africa and the Pacific Region. The authority also said the emirate's 107 hotel establishments (41 hotels and 66 hotel apartments) reported a 70% hotel occupancy rate during the period.
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