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To celebrate National Day, the day of independence from Britain, Dubai's most beautiful monuments and shopping malls open up to the public to host a series of events. These include parachuting…
Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Festival
The Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Festival is a two week injection of art, education, culture and creativity to the heart of the Emirate. Catch ballets, Arabian contemporary classical music, art…
Held in Zayed City, the annual Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival celebrates local customs, including singing shows, handicrafts and, best of all, a camel beauty pageant.
The Dubai Dance Festival, held at the Dubai Community Theatre & Arts Centre, is packed with enough events to give anyone dance fever. On offer are shows to inspire, workshops to learn and…
The busy trading metropolis that is Dubai still takes time out to observe the fasting month of Ramadan, an important religious observance in Muslim countries.
Laylat-al-Qadr - The Night of Power
On the 27th night of the fasting month of Ramadan, the Prophet is said to have received from the angel Gabriel the first of the many revelations that made up the Q'uran.
The Dubai Boating Festival at Dubai Festival City's Festival Marina is full of activities for all ages. Celebrating Dubai's strong maritime heritage, the festival squeezes in a sailing…
Dubai's oldest building, Al Fahidi Fort in Bur Dubai, built in 1787, now houses the Dubai Museum. A collection of artefacts depicts the social and economic life of Dubai before oil was…
On the Bur Dubai side of the creek, the Grand Mosque is a distinctive landmark featuring multiple domes and the city's tallest minaret (70 metres). Although non-Muslims are not allowed inside…
Impressive modern Islamic architecture makes Jumeirah Mosque one of the most photographed sites in Jumeirah, and it's the only mosque in Dubai non-Muslims can enter. Volunteers explain worship…
The Emirates Palace Hotel, a no-expense-spared monument to prosperity, is one of Abu Dhabi's most popular landmarks. A programme of free daily tours, led by eager-to-please historians with…
At the mouth of Dubai Creek, Sheikh Saeed House, built in 1896, was the former ruler's residence (1912-1958). The restored building has been a museum since 1986, housing a rare collection of…
Abu Dhabi's Grand Mosque is an impressive montage of precious stones, including more than one million Swarovski crystals. Its splendid (and expensive) architecture gained the mosque three…
At Bateen Shipyard in Abu Dhabi's Dhow Wharf visitors can see the traditional Arabic ship-building process in full swing. Skilled craftsmen carve the trademark wooden dhows from huge planks of…
Examples of traditional architecture at Abu Dhabi's Heritage Village include an authentic replica of a bedouin encampment, mud-brick houses and a recreated souk selling local handicrafts. Kids…
The waterfront Bastakiya district in Bur Dubai features traditional wind-tower houses, precursors to air conditioning, and built in 1890. Once home to wealthy Persian merchants, today this…
