Events

Dubai is packed with exciting events all year long. Whether it’s the Shopping Festival, the Bride Show or the Desert Rock Festival – these events entice people from around the world – making Dubai a top destination. Exciting events that take place every year mean people are planning their trips and buying their tickets months in advance. Because of the high demand of events such as the Rugby 7’s, tickets are often sold out with days of going on sale, leaving lots of people behind. So make sure you’re ‘on top’ of all that’s happening in Dubai!

Although events in Dubai are non-stop, the summer months are less busy as people head to cooler climates for holiday. Check out our Annual Events calender below to found out what’s happening and when.

November 2011

1st November – 30 March 2012 Global Village at Global Village land

14th November 2011 –

8th January 2012                                   Geopolitics of Roots: No Man’s Land – Art Exhibition

23rd-24th November 2011                Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup

26th November 2011                            Islamic New Year

December 2011

1st-3rd December 2011                       Emirates Airline – Dubai Rugby Sevens

2nd-16th December 2011                    Gulf Oil Super Sixes – Cricketing Event

2nd December 2011                              UAE National Day

2nd December 2011                              Downtown Dubai Parade

7th-14th December 2011                    8th Dubai International Film Festival

9th December 2011                                Chris Brown – F.A.M.E. Tour at Dubai Festival City

8th-11th December 2011                    Dubai World Championship – Golf

January 2012

5 January, 2012 –                                  Dubai Shopping Festival
5 February, 2012

17 January, 2012 –                               Pakistan vs England Cricket – Test Matches
7th February, 2012

27 January, 2012                                  Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 2012 @ Downtown Dubai

February 2012

1st February, 2012 –                           Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships at Aviation Club, Garhoud
29 February 2012

6th February, 2012 –                           Omega Dubai Desert Classic
12th February, 2012

13th February, 2012 –                        Pakistan vs England – ODI’s
21st February, 2012

16th February, 2012 –                       Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival
24th February, 2012

23rd February, 2012 –                      Pakistan vs England – T20s
26th February, 2012

March 2012

March 2012                                              Taste of Dubai

1st March, 2012 –                                   Backstage presents “The Mouse that roared”
3rd March, 2012

6th March, 2012 –                                  The Emirates Airline International Festival of Literature
10th March, 2012

21st – 24th March                                  Art Dubai at Madinat Jumeirah

31st March, 2012                                   Dubai World Cup

June 2012

15th June – 31st July                             Dubai Summer Surprises