Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Abu Dhabi, Verenigde Arabische Emiraten

Topdrukte — Cruise season at Zayed Port, Sheikh Zayed Festival

• Feestdag

  Ramadan

  18 feb – 19 mrtSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise season at Zayed Port (15 okt – 30 apr (meestal)), Al Dhafra Festival (27 okt – 22 jan (meestal)), Sheikh Zayed Festival (1 nov – 22 mrt (meestal)), Morning fog season (1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Ramadan, Cruise season at Zayed Port

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Ramadan (18 feb – 19 mrt), Cruise season at Zayed Port (15 okt – 30 apr (meestal)), Sheikh Zayed Festival (1 nov – 22 mrt (meestal)), Morning fog season (1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Feestdag

  Eid al-Fitr

  20–23 mrtRamadan & SuikerfeestDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Shamal dust season

  1 mrt – 15 jun · meestal

  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. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Hawksbill turtle nesting

  15 mrt – 15 jul · meestal

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ramadan (18 feb – 19 mrt), Cruise season at Zayed Port (15 okt – 30 apr (meestal)), Sheikh Zayed Festival (1 nov – 22 mrt (meestal)), Morning fog season (1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Cruise season at Zayed Port, Spring break in Verenigde Arabische Emiraten

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Eid al-Fitr (20–23 mrt), Shamal dust season (1 mrt – 15 jun (meestal)), Hawksbill turtle nesting (15 mrt – 15 jul (meestal)), Cruise season at Zayed Port (15 okt – 30 apr (meestal))

Druk — Eid al-Adha, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Eid al-Adha

  27–30 meiRamadan & SuikerfeestSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Outdoor season shuts

  15 mei – 30 sep · meestalExtreme hitteSluitingen

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Shamal dust season (1 mrt – 15 jun (meestal)), Hawksbill turtle nesting (15 mrt – 15 jul (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Shamal dust season (1 mrt – 15 jun (meestal)), Hawksbill turtle nesting (15 mrt – 15 jul (meestal)), Eid al-Adha (27–30 mei), Outdoor season shuts (15 mei – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — Summer break in Verenigde Arabische Emiraten, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Hawksbill turtle nesting (15 mrt – 15 jul (meestal)), Outdoor season shuts (15 mei – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — Summer break in Verenigde Arabische Emiraten, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Outdoor season shuts (15 mei – 30 sep (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Outdoor season shuts (15 mei – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Cruise season at Zayed Port, Autumn mid-term break in Verenigde Arabische Emiraten

• Seizoen

  Cruise season at Zayed Port

  15 okt – 30 apr · meestalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Al Dhafra Festival

  27 okt – 22 jan · meestalGroot 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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Cruise season at Zayed Port, Sheikh Zayed Festival

• Opening

  Sheikh Zayed Festival

  1 nov – 22 mrt · meestalZomerseizoen opentDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Morning fog season

  1 nov – 15 mrt · meestal

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

  3–6 decRaceweekendDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise season at Zayed Port (15 okt – 30 apr (meestal)), Al Dhafra Festival (27 okt – 22 jan (meestal))

Topdrukte — Cruise season at Zayed Port, Sheikh Zayed Festival

• Feestdag

  UAE National Day

  1–3 decNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise season at Zayed Port (15 okt – 30 apr (meestal)), Al Dhafra Festival (27 okt – 22 jan (meestal)), Sheikh Zayed Festival (1 nov – 22 mrt (meestal)), Morning fog season (1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)), Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (3–6 dec)