One of the most popular and awarded multi-day festivals in the gulf region, featuring international acts from all music genres. The format of the music event follows two weekends of main gigs with supporting acts from international and local jazz artists.

EMIRATES AIRLINE DUBAI

JAZZ FESTIVAL

The Middle East’s largest celebration of the written and spoken word brings authors from around the world to promote education, debate and above all, a passion for reading and writing.

EMIRATES AIRLINE

FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE

An Internationally acclaimed festival with one of the best shopping experiences in the world, Dubai Shopping Festival will mark its 21st year with the 2016 edition. With hundreds of events, prizes and entertainment, the festival caters for all age groups.

DUBAI SHOPPING

FESTIVAL

The Middle East Film & Comic Con (MEFCC) attracts fans of TV, film, comics, collectibles, art & animation from all around the region. Visitors can meet celebrities, take part in educational workshops, watch movies, buy cool merchandise or just relax and watch the madness as it unfolds on the main stage.

MIDDLE EAST

FILM & COMIC

CON

New Year’s Eve in Dubai has become a highly anticipated global celebration. Hundreds of thousands of spectators flock to Dubai for the breathtaking fireworks, music and light shows around our iconic city.

NEW YEAR

DUBAI

One of the leading contemporary art fairs in the Middle East, Art Dubai has become one of the most important creative exchanges in the world today, and an essential gathering place for collectors, artists and art professionals from across the region and beyond.

ART DUBAI

A world class sporting and social event and the final tournament of the European Tour’s Race to Dubai. It celebrates both the diversity and the shared passion for golf across the globe.

DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

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DUBAI SUMMER SURPRISESThe city’s premier summer festival aimed at families. During Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS), the city transforms into a playground of edutainment with city-wide appearance of the DSS’s mascot Modhesh, part of the family-friendly attraction and indoor theme park Modhesh World.

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16SEPTEMBER

• Dubai Summer Surprises• Games 16• Eid in Dubai (Eid Al Adha)• Dubai Music Week

• Ramadan in Dubai• Ramadan Majlis• Dubai Sports World

JUNEMAY• Blended• Al Gaffal Traditional 60ft Dhow Race• Dubai Tango Festival• Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters

• Ramadan in Dubai• Ramadan Night Market• Eid in Dubai (Eid Al Fitr)• Modhesh World• Dubai Summer Surprises• Dubai Sports World

JULY

• Dubai Food Festival• Dubai International Boat Show• Emirates Airline Festival of Literature• Taste of Dubai• Dubai Polo Gold Cup• SIKKA (Art Fair)• Design Days Dubai• Art Dubai• Dubai World Cup

MARCH

AUGUST• Dubai Summer Surprises• Modhesh World• Dubai Sports World

JANUARY• Dubai Shopping Festival• Hankook 24H Dubai (Endurance Motor Race)• Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon• Dubai International Kite Festival• Dubai Show Jumping Championship

FEBRUARY• Omega Dubai Desert Classic• Dubai Tour• RedFestDXB• Gulf Photo Plus• Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships• Dubai Classics• Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival• Challenge Dubai• Dubai Food Festival

NOVEMBER• Dubai Comedy Festival• Dubai Motor Festival• Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup• Electric Run• Spartan Race Dubai Sprint & Super UAE• Dubai International Triathlon• DP World Tour Championship (Golf)• The Color Run

DECEMBER• UAE National Day• Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens• Dubai World Superseries Finals (Badminton)• Dubai International Film Festival• Omega Dubai Ladies Masters• Spinneys Dubai 92 Cycle Challenge• International Premier Tennis League• Dubai Winter Festival• New Year Dubai

APRIL• GITEX Shopper (Spring)• Al Marmoom Heritage Festival (Camel Racing)• World Art Dubai• Middle East Film and Comic Con• Beach Polo Cup Dubai• Fashion Forward (Season 7)

OCTOBER• GITEX Shopper (Autumn)• Dubai Comedy Festival• Dubai Design Week• Vogue Fashion Dubai Experience• Fashion Forward (Season 8)• Sensation