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 Shopping Festival

    Dubai Shopping Festival

    Celebrate the festivities!

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  • Dubai Summer Surprises

    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

    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

    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

    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 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

    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

    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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Ground work begins on Khams Shamat tourism project in Syria Dubai-based MAF Properties has commenced the ground works for its first tourism project in Syria, called Khams Shamat. Located in the Yafour area on the Damascus-Beirut highway, the project will occupy a total land space of 1 million square metres and is planned to contain hotels, a town square with outdoor shopping and restaurants, commercial office space and touristic accommodations. The company will soon announce the names of the leading companies to operate the major hotels in Khams Shamat. The first phase of the project will be completed in 2014.

 

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