Hva som skjer i Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates gjennom året

Toppsesong — Cruise season at Zayed Port, Sheikh Zayed Festival

• Helligdag

  Ramadan

  18. feb – 19. marStengninger

  Eating and drinking in public during daylight stops, offices run short hours and live music goes quiet; the city shifts to the evening and the iftar tents run until two. The dates move eleven days earlier each year. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Cruise season at Zayed Port (15. okt – 30. apr (vanligvis)), Al Dhafra Festival (27. okt – 22. jan (vanligvis)), Sheikh Zayed Festival (1. nov – 22. mar (vanligvis)), Morning fog season (1. nov – 15. mar (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Ramadan, Cruise season at Zayed Port

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Ramadan (18. feb – 19. mar), Cruise season at Zayed Port (15. okt – 30. apr (vanligvis)), Sheikh Zayed Festival (1. nov – 22. mar (vanligvis)), Morning fog season (1. nov – 15. mar (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Fitr

  20.–23. marRamadan og eidMye folkStengninger

  A long public holiday that fills the Corniche hotels with regional visitors and the beaches with everyone else. Rates jump, the theme parks on Yas queue from opening, and some government sites shut on the first day. Kilde ↗

• Fare

  Shamal dust season

  1. mar – 15. jun · vanligvis

  The northwesterly shamal blows for a day or three at a time in spring and takes the skyline with it; flights hold, the sea turns brown and anyone with a chest keeps indoors. Kilde ↗

• Natur

  Hawksbill turtle nesting

  15. mar – 15. jul · vanligvis

  Hawksbills come ashore on the Saadiyat and outer-island beaches through spring, and the hotels there rope off the nests and run guided walks rather than let people find them alone. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Ramadan (18. feb – 19. mar), Cruise season at Zayed Port (15. okt – 30. apr (vanligvis)), Sheikh Zayed Festival (1. nov – 22. mar (vanligvis)), Morning fog season (1. nov – 15. mar (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Cruise season at Zayed Port, Spring break i United Arab Emirates

Ingenting nytt starter i april.

Fortsatt på gang: Eid al-Fitr (20.–23. mar), Shamal dust season (1. mar – 15. jun (vanligvis)), Hawksbill turtle nesting (15. mar – 15. jul (vanligvis)), Cruise season at Zayed Port (15. okt – 30. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — Eid al-Adha, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Adha

  27.–30. maiRamadan og eidStengninger

  The longer of the two Eids, several days of it, and residents leave in bulk through the airport. What stays busy is the beach hotels, which price the break like a peak week even though the heat has arrived. Kilde ↗

• Sesong

  Outdoor season shuts

  15. mai – 30. sep · vanligvisEkstrem varmeStengninger

  Corniche life, the desert camps and the open-air festival grounds all stop; what is left is Louvre Abu Dhabi, the malls and the indoor parks on Yas. Hotel rates fall to their annual floor, which is the one argument for it.

Fortsatt på gang: Shamal dust season (1. mar – 15. jun (vanligvis)), Hawksbill turtle nesting (15. mar – 15. jul (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i juni.

Fortsatt på gang: Shamal dust season (1. mar – 15. jun (vanligvis)), Hawksbill turtle nesting (15. mar – 15. jul (vanligvis)), Eid al-Adha (27.–30. mai), Outdoor season shuts (15. mai – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer break i United Arab Emirates, skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: Hawksbill turtle nesting (15. mar – 15. jul (vanligvis)), Outdoor season shuts (15. mai – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer break i United Arab Emirates, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Outdoor season shuts (15. mai – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Rolig — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: Outdoor season shuts (15. mai – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Cruise season at Zayed Port, Autumn mid-term break i United Arab Emirates

• Sesong

  Cruise season at Zayed Port

  15. okt – 30. apr · vanligvisMye folk

  The terminal takes calls from October, with the heaviest weeks between December and March. On a two-ship day the Grand Mosque and the Louvre queue from opening, and the taxi rank at the corniche empties. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Al Dhafra Festival

  27. okt – 22. jan · vanligvisStor festival

  Camel beauty judging and heritage competitions at Madinat Zayed, three hours out in the Western Region, running from late October into January. The main mazayna days fall in December and justify the drive. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — Cruise season at Zayed Port, Sheikh Zayed Festival

• Åpning

  Sheikh Zayed Festival

  1. nov – 22. mar · vanligvisSommersesongen åpnerMye folk

  The heritage and culture festival out at Al Wathba runs from the start of November to late March, with country pavilions and fireworks most nights. Its opening is as good a marker as any for when the emirate goes outdoors again. Kilde ↗

• Fare

  Morning fog season

  1. nov – 15. mar · vanligvis

  Dense fog forms over the flats before dawn through the cool months and shuts lanes of the E11 and the airport approach until mid-morning. It burns off by ten, but an early flight or a desert drive is the thing it catches. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

  3.–6. desMotorsporthelgMye folkBestill tidlig

  The season finale at Yas Marina, with concerts after each night's running and the island effectively closed to anyone without a ticket. The dearest weekend of the year for a room anywhere in the emirate. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Cruise season at Zayed Port (15. okt – 30. apr (vanligvis)), Al Dhafra Festival (27. okt – 22. jan (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Cruise season at Zayed Port, Sheikh Zayed Festival

• Helligdag

  UAE National Day

  1.–3. desNasjonaldagMye folkStengninger

  Public holidays on 2 and 3 December with fireworks over the Corniche, air displays and flags on every car. It lands immediately after the Grand Prix, so the first week of December runs hot from end to end. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Cruise season at Zayed Port (15. okt – 30. apr (vanligvis)), Al Dhafra Festival (27. okt – 22. jan (vanligvis)), Sheikh Zayed Festival (1. nov – 22. mar (vanligvis)), Morning fog season (1. nov – 15. mar (vanligvis)), Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (3.–6. des)