O que acontece em Abu Dhabi, Emirados Árabes Unidos, ao longo do ano

Lotação máxima — Cruise season at Zayed Port, Sheikh Zayed Festival

• Feriado

  Ramadan

  18 Fev – 19 MarFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Cruise season at Zayed Port (15 Out – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Al Dhafra Festival (27 Out – 22 Jan (normalmente)), Sheikh Zayed Festival (1 Nov – 22 Mar (normalmente)), Morning fog season (1 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Ramadan, Cruise season at Zayed Port

Nada novo começa em fevereiro.

Ainda em andamento: Ramadan (18 Fev – 19 Mar), Cruise season at Zayed Port (15 Out – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Sheikh Zayed Festival (1 Nov – 22 Mar (normalmente)), Morning fog season (1 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Feriado

  Eid al-Fitr

  20–23 MarRamadã e EidLotadoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

• Risco

  Shamal dust season

  1 Mar – 15 Jun · normalmente

  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. Fonte ↗

• Natureza

  Hawksbill turtle nesting

  15 Mar – 15 Jul · normalmente

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Ramadan (18 Fev – 19 Mar), Cruise season at Zayed Port (15 Out – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Sheikh Zayed Festival (1 Nov – 22 Mar (normalmente)), Morning fog season (1 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Cruise season at Zayed Port, Spring break em Emirados Árabes Unidos

Nada novo começa em abril.

Ainda em andamento: Eid al-Fitr (20–23 Mar), Shamal dust season (1 Mar – 15 Jun (normalmente)), Hawksbill turtle nesting (15 Mar – 15 Jul (normalmente)), Cruise season at Zayed Port (15 Out – 30 Abr (normalmente))

Movimentado — Eid al-Adha, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Feriado

  Eid al-Adha

  27–30 MaiRamadã e EidFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

• Temporada

  Outdoor season shuts

  15 Mai – 30 Set · normalmenteCalor extremoFechamentos

  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.

Ainda em andamento: Shamal dust season (1 Mar – 15 Jun (normalmente)), Hawksbill turtle nesting (15 Mar – 15 Jul (normalmente))

Meia-estação — férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes, um mês comum

Nada novo começa em junho.

Ainda em andamento: Shamal dust season (1 Mar – 15 Jun (normalmente)), Hawksbill turtle nesting (15 Mar – 15 Jul (normalmente)), Eid al-Adha (27–30 Mai), Outdoor season shuts (15 Mai – 30 Set (normalmente))

Movimentado — Summer break em Emirados Árabes Unidos, férias escolares em 5 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em julho.

Ainda em andamento: Hawksbill turtle nesting (15 Mar – 15 Jul (normalmente)), Outdoor season shuts (15 Mai – 30 Set (normalmente))

Movimentado — Summer break em Emirados Árabes Unidos, férias escolares em 4 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em agosto.

Ainda em andamento: Outdoor season shuts (15 Mai – 30 Set (normalmente))

Tranquilo — férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes, um dos piores meses em clima

Nada novo começa em setembro.

Ainda em andamento: Outdoor season shuts (15 Mai – 30 Set (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Cruise season at Zayed Port, Autumn mid-term break em Emirados Árabes Unidos

• Temporada

  Cruise season at Zayed Port

  15 Out – 30 Abr · normalmenteLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Al Dhafra Festival

  27 Out – 22 Jan · normalmenteGrande 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. Fonte ↗

Lotação máxima — Cruise season at Zayed Port, Sheikh Zayed Festival

• Abertura

  Sheikh Zayed Festival

  1 Nov – 22 Mar · normalmenteAbertura da temporada de verãoLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

• Risco

  Morning fog season

  1 Nov – 15 Mar · normalmente

  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. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

  3–6 DezFim de semana de automobilismoLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Cruise season at Zayed Port (15 Out – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Al Dhafra Festival (27 Out – 22 Jan (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Cruise season at Zayed Port, Sheikh Zayed Festival

• Feriado

  UAE National Day

  1–3 DezFeriado nacionalLotadoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Cruise season at Zayed Port (15 Out – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Al Dhafra Festival (27 Out – 22 Jan (normalmente)), Sheikh Zayed Festival (1 Nov – 22 Mar (normalmente)), Morning fog season (1 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente)), Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (3–6 Dez)