The Dubai Marathon is an annual marathon held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is one of the most prestigious marathons in the world and attracts a large number of international runners each year. The marathon is organized by the Dubai Sports Council and is part of the World Marathon Majors. The course of the marathon begins at the Dubai International Financial Centre and ends at the Emirates Towers. The course is mainly flat, with a few short hills. The…
Category: Popular Events in Dubai
Uncover the excitement of Dubai’s events scene with our comprehensive guide. From international music festivals to cultural exhibitions, we showcase the diverse range of experiences available. Get ready for an unforgettable time and experience the dynamic energy of Dubai.
Dubai is a very modern city and one of the most important cities in the United Arab Emirates. It is a city that has developed tremendously and at a very rapid pace. Dubai has become a famous tourist destination and you can see that tourists from all over the world come to Dubai for some reason or the other. Though the most prominent reason that people come to Dubai is for shopping, especially gold, Dubai hosts a number of Dubai events which attract tourists from all corners of the globe.
Gulf Bike Expo: The Gulf Bike Expo is held in Dubai’s Festival City from February 10th to 12th every year. All types of bikes – street bikes, scooters, dirt bikes, and quad bikes take part in this event. You can find the latest and fastest motorbikes on display along with helmets, clothing, parts, and garage equipment. Bike fans from all over the world come here.
Dubai Desert Classic: This golf tournament is held at the Emirates Golf Club from the 7th to the 13th of February every year. The world’s top golf players take part in the tournament and you will find thousands of fans camping in Dubai for the event. More about Dubai golf.
Dubai shopping Festival: The Dubai Shopping Festival which is held in January and February every year is one the most popular Dubai events to take place in Dubai and which attracts millions of tourists from all over the world. This is the event that shopaholics wait for, and an event that they look forward to with eagerness and delight. The event is sponsored by Dubai Duty Free which also includes street plays, fashion shows, laser shows, fireworks, film festivals, kids’ events and prize draws that have gold and Rolls Royce cars as prizes! It is estimated that more than 2 million people attend the festival each year. The main attraction of the festival is that you can get goods at vastly reduced prices.
Dubai Tennis Championships: The Dubai Tennis Championships which offers prize money of USD 1 million attract many of the world’s top male and female players. The tournament includes both the Men’s ATP Tour and Women’s WTA Tour events which comprise of singles and doubles competitions. The tournament is held from 14-26 of February every year. This is one of the Dubai events which attract people from all over the world.
Dubai International Jewellery Week: This is held in the month of October every year and more than 100 exhibitors get together and display their latest collection of jewellery. This is one of the Dubai events that attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world.
Dubai Banksy Exhibition
The Dubai Banksy Exhibition is an incredible event that takes place every year in the city. It showcases the work of Banksy, the world-renowned British street artist, and allows people from all around the world to experience his art in an intimate setting. The exhibition has been running since 2013 and is organized by the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (DCAA). The exhibition is held at the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Arts Centre, located in Al Jumeirah. The…
Dubai Ladies Masters
This noble game, golf, originating from the United Kingdom has an ever-growing fame all around the world, from which Dubai cannot leave out. Today in Dubai, there are dozens of best-quality golf clubs of every type and range, offering the beauties of this game. Due to the equal rights and the fact that eventually each sport will have its women’s branch, golf was no exception either. Dubai, which started to host and also to create international championships from the end…
Dubai World Championship
One of the biggest golf tournaments of Europe is the European Tour. Dubai is very proud that from the end of Nineties’, it has become one site of the tournament, and most of all, Dubai World Championship has made into a key-position, as the last station of the tournament. From this year, Dubai World Championship will widen with the “Race to Dubai” part as well. The first European Tour was held in the United Kingdom in 1972 with the plan…
Dubai Desert Classic
Dubai Desert Classic is a yearly-held competition as a part of the European Golf Tour championship. In fact, it is the one and only Middle Eastern spot chosen to be part of the tour. Dubai Desert is world famous tournament held at a 6300-metre long par 73 18-Hole course. The tournament is held in the Emirates Golf Club on its Majlis championship course, with only two exceptions from when it was held in the Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club.…
Dubai Shopping Festival
You might have heard of Dubai, known as the Mecca of shoppers, so if you are into shopping, then your place is in Dubai! When shopping in Dubai, visit the popular Dubai Shopping Festival. Dubai has it all, and to bring all its numerous shopping centres and other shopping facilities under one roof, creates a festival, dedicated to shopping and having fun. This festival, called Dubai Shopping Festival operates as a 30-day long annual event held in the centre of…
Dubai Desert Rock Festival
Well, if you are thinking of world-famous Rock festivals, then Dubai may not come to your mind at first. However, indeed the Dubai Desert Rock Festival is getting more and more famous. It is very interesting to imagine how can a rock festival held in a traditional Muslim area that rejects the use of any alcoholic drinks and drugs, the use of which unfortunately forms a part of these music festivals. Therefore, if you want a healthier rock festival or…
Dubai Fashion Week
Like every women in the world, women of Dubai also love shopping and dressing up elegantly. Given the chance, no wonder Dubai has created its very own fashion event, the Dubai Fashion Week, dedicated partly to represent the designs of Middle Eastern fashion designers in order to bring more attention and international audience. It also represents fashion shows of all leading brands in the world; from Paris to Rome, you will see the most fantastic haute couture and prêt-a-porter fashion…
Dubai International Film Festival
We do not know much about the movie–making qualities of Dubai, but we know about the power of money in Dubai and its very improved sponsorship activity in the recent decades, let it be about sports, business or culture, Dubai is the partner that anyone would like to get as a sponsor. Dubai International Film Festival was born from the simple fact that film festivals are a huge pulling force for thousands of people to travel to Dubai. If you…
Dubai World Cup
Dubai World Cup or Dubai World Cup Night is currently one of the most famous and prestigious international horseracing competitions in the world. The Dubai World Cup attracts the best stables, the best thoroughbred horses and the best jockeys to take part in this annually held horseracing competition. Needless to say, that the founder of Dubai World Cup was the Sheikh of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, who is an avid fan of horses and did all his…
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Rugby World Cup Sevens is quite an important event for all those, who like rugby. Sevens rugby, comes from the number 7, which means the number of players per team in a match. Sevens Rugby was first played in Scotland from where it is originated for this reason. The cup of Rugby World Cup Sevens is called Melrose Cup, named after the very place where sevens rugby was first played in Scotland. Rugby World Cup Sevens has tournaments every 4…
Dubai International Jazz Festival
Dubai International Jazz Festival, first held back in 2002, is one of the main attractions of the Dubai Chillout Productions music production company. The Dubai International Jazz Festival takes place in Dubai Media City. Dubai Media City, which is part of the Dubai Holding tax-free complex, is a little bit controversial part of Dubai business life. The Media City has been founded to empower and refresh the media activity in Dubai. It offers all tax-free offices on its territory. Due…
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai Tennis Championships used to run on different names, depending on the name of the main sponsor. Currently this championship is called Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Dubai Tennis Championships is regarded as one of the main events in the sports life of Dubai. Tennis is a great sport, originating from France where people started to play it in the 14th Century. Tennis is a very active sport, it needs lots of activity while playing it and it needs a…
Taste of Dubai Festival
We know that Dubai is not only famous for its unlimited shopping and beach facilities, but also Dubai is becoming more and more famous for its colourful range of festivals. The city has started up with holding only a few festivals every year, and by now, there are dozens of different events all around Dubai all year long. Taste of Dubai Festival has become one of the most popular intercultural festivals of Dubai. Taste of Dubai is really worth visiting,…
Dubai Summer Surprises
Even you have not visited Dubai yet, surely, you may have heard that this is an unbelievably rich emirate and it is definitely among the greatest spenders in the world. For Dubai, your entertainment is the most important. The sheikh of Dubai aims to transform Dubai to an entirely tourist and visitor friendly, intercultural attraction in itself, where people would love to be, and would love to live. In addition, Dubai does a lot in order to make this will…
Dubai Game Expo
Dubai Game Expo as it is shortly called, in real means the Dubai World Game Expo, often abbreviated as DWGE. This year Dubai will organize the fourth Dubai Game Expo, which will be hosted by the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre in the area of Dubai World Trade Centre. If you are fond of these types of Playstation, virtual and 3D games, then your place is surely at the Dubai Game Expo. Giving chance for the makers of computer…
Dubai National Day Festival
Dubai National Day Festival is held every year on 2nd December. The Dubai National Day Festival also called Independence Festival as it celebrates the day when Dubai gained independence from the British Empire. Dubai style of celebration is something big. The Dubai National Day Festival, being an annual event contains superb attractions on the decorated streets of Dubai. This is the time for everyone living in Dubai to celebrate and prepare some great surprises for their visitors for this very…
Dubai International Jewellery Week
Dubai is all about shopping and having fun, so the importance of jewellery and gemstones as symbols of richness is still very high. Dubai International Jewellery Week is all about the glitter, shine, and luxury. Dubai International Jewellery Week features the best quality golden wares, from all around the world. Dubai, often called the Pearl of Gulf with all the best reasons had been for long the main provider of pearls to all parts of the world. The great quality…
The Bride Show
Being a bride is a great thing in the Arabic world. The traditional Arabic weddings are beautiful, so if you get to see one accidentally while you are staying in Dubai, then it is a great luck for you. The Bridge Show puts emphasis on the beauty of being a bride and getting married. Moreover, if you get to visit a souk where you can see all the wonderful materials for bridal kaftans, then you will know that The Bride…
Dubai International Boat Show
If you have seen photos or heard about the all-luxury lifestyle of Dubai, then you must also know more about its Dubai International Boat Show. Life in Dubai is great for the rich and is all about the super yachts and super cars. Definitely the owning of the highest quality vehicles has always played a very important role in the uptown life of Dubai. Dubai International Boat Show represents the best of the best, so it gathers high-class yacht owners…
Dubai Fashion Fiesta
Dubai Fashion Fiesta is held yearly as part of the Dubai Summer Surprises. Dubai Fashion Fiesta takes place in the end of July at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Surely, this is a not-to-miss show! Dubai launches a couple of campaigns during the Dubai Summer Surprises. One of the campaigns is named Big Fun for Little Ones. Then, there is the jewellery related campaign called: “All that glitters is Gold” and then comes Dubai Fashion Fiesta as one top event…
Dubai International Racing Carnival
Dubai International Racing Carnival is an event dedicated to horseracing and it takes about a month. There are several events held during Dubai International Racing Carnival comprising of shows, meetings and competitions. The festival traditionally ends with the ultimate competition: the Dubai World Cup. Since then, the eighties’ horseracing is one of the most important sports in Dubai. Starting with the building of the first racetrack the Nad Al Sheba racecourse, Dubai has started to get a more and more…