Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Dubai (UAE), Verenigde Arabische Emiraten

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Global Village season

• Feestdag

  Ramadan

  19 feb – 19 mrtSluitingen

  Eating and drinking in public during daylight stops, malls and restaurants shift their hours, and live music and beach clubs go quiet. The city comes alive after sunset instead. The dates move eleven days earlier each year. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Global Village season (10 okt – 31 mei (meestal)), Dubai Shopping Festival (8 dec – 31 jan (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Ramadan

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Ramadan (19 feb – 19 mrt), Global Village season (10 okt – 31 mei (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Ramadan

• Feestdag

  Eid al-Fitr

  19–22 mrtRamadan & SuikerfeestDrukSluitingen

  A four-day weekend that fills the hotels with regional visitors and the malls with everyone else. Rates jump and restaurant tables need booking. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Dubai World Cup

  28 mrtCarnavalDrukBoek vroeg

  The world's richest race night closes the winter carnival at Meydan on the last Saturday in March, with a dress code taken seriously and the roads around Nad Al Sheba solid from mid-afternoon. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ramadan (19 feb – 19 mrt), Global Village season (10 okt – 31 mei (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Global Village season

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Eid al-Fitr (19–22 mrt), Dubai World Cup (28 mrt), Global Village season (10 okt – 31 mei (meestal))

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Global Village season

• Seizoen

  Outdoor season closed

  15 mei – 30 sep · meestalExtreme hitteSluitingen

  Global Village and most open-air venues shut, beach clubs cut hours, and the city runs between air-conditioned buildings. Hotel rates fall to their annual low, which is the one argument for coming.

Nog steeds bezig: Global Village season (10 okt – 31 mei (meestal))

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Dubai Summer Surprises

  2 jul – 30 augGroot festival

  The summer sale season: mall discounts, indoor entertainment and raffles through the emptiest months. It exists to give people a reason to be indoors in Dubai in July. Bron ↗

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

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Summer break in Verenigde Arabische Emiraten

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Outdoor season closed (15 mei – 30 sep (meestal)), Dubai Summer Surprises (2 jul – 30 aug)

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Summer break in Verenigde Arabische Emiraten

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Outdoor season closed (15 mei – 30 sep (meestal)), Dubai Summer Surprises (2 jul – 30 aug)

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

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

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Global Village season

• Opening

  Global Village season

  10 okt – 31 mei · meestalZomerseizoen opentDruk

  The open-air pavilion park reopens in mid-October and runs to late May, which is as good a marker as any for when Dubai becomes an outdoor city again. Weekend evenings are extremely busy. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Dubai Fitness Challenge

  31 okt – 29 novSportevenementSluitingen

  Thirty days of free classes and pop-up fitness villages across the city, with the Dubai Run closing Sheikh Zayed Road one Sunday morning and the Dubai Ride doing the same in November. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Global Village season

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Global Village season (10 okt – 31 mei (meestal)), Dubai Fitness Challenge (31 okt – 29 nov)

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Global Village season

• Feestdag

  UAE National Day

  2–3 decNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  Two public holidays on 2 and 3 December, with fireworks, air displays and flags on every car. Roads round the main corniches close and the malls are full. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Dubai Shopping Festival

  8 dec – 31 jan · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  Six weeks of discounts, nightly fireworks and raffles across the malls and the older souks, running from December into late January. It is the peak of the visitor season as much as a sale. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Global Village season (10 okt – 31 mei (meestal))