Dubai Events

This article provides information about the various Dubai events that take place such as the major attractions as well as the religious festivals.

Dubai has become the essence of entertainment and hence the ultimate destination for tourists from all around the world. This is in unity with the amount of fun and entertainment that Dubai provides.

Dubai is a multicultural and diverse city with a very exciting social calendar and hosting events that have international appeal as well. Such events attract majority of the tourist population and also are a major factor in determination of the length of stay of the tourists.

The amount and intensity of the events conducted is such that shopaholics, sports enthusiasts, entertainment fanatics and cultural addicts just can’t get enough of such events.

The art, sports, entertainment, cultural events generally are yearlong occurrences while the religious festivals generally tend to be seasonal with them celebrated on fixed dates.

Some of the events that occur in Dubai are the Dubai Shopping Festival, Dubai World Cup, Dubai Marathon, Dubai International Jazz Festival, Dubai Tennis Championship, Dubai Summer Surprises, Dubai Desert Golf Classic, International Jewelry exhibition, Dubai International Sailing Week Regatta, Dubai Traditional Dhow Sailing race, and the National Day celebrations.

There is no discrimination when it comes to celebrating these events and each is celebrated with equal dedication.

The Dubai Shopping Festival is a yearly event started initially to boost the retail trade in Dubai. However it has now become a major tourist pulling attraction with around 3 million people expected every year to attend it. Shop owners offer the items at low prices with many discounts at this event. It is the region’s largest and longest celebration.

 The festival offers many items such as daily car lotteries, fireworks and an extensive bit of a variety of goods. This is more emphasized by the fact that this festival is conducted in a truly traditional way with the shops being set in a place designed as a huge shopping village with the traditional and cultural effects decorating the various shops. The festival helps raise a sense of respect towards the different cultures.

The Dubai World Cup is conducted as a tribute to the UAE vice president’s love of horses and horse racing. Arabs have been interested in horse racing since a long time in the past and the trophies won by many of them in United States, France, Britain and Japan have been proof to this. It is no surprise then that horse racing was in reality born in the Emirate in October 1981 hosted at the Camel track. And a decade later, the world famous racing stable Godolphin was inaugurated followed by the first ever Dubai World Cup Meeting in 1996. This event is known to attract more than 50000 race lovers every year. This meeting is conducted in late March traditionally and earns huge revenue of around $26.25 million every time making it to be the richest race in the word.

Thus no matter if you are a shopaholic or a sports freak, there is no shortage in the Dubai events that would interest you.

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