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Dubai International Film Festival |
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(Events - Best of the City) |
December 2009
multiple venues, Dubai
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The Dubai International Film Festival is a weeklong, annual event celebrating film from the Middle East and the world. Genres represented include features, shorts and documentaries. 2008 marked the fifth year of the event and saw 47,500 attendees over the duration of the festival, including Hollywood celebrities such as Ben Affleck, Salma Hayek, Goldie Hawn and Nicolas Cage. |
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Dubai Shopping Festival |
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(Events - Best of the City) |
January 2010, February 2010
Various venues, Dubai
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Visit Dubai between January and February, and it's easy to see why this beautiful seaside oasis has earned the title of the "shopping capital of the Middle East." You'll find scores of thousands of great bargains, sales, raffles, drawings, promotions and the like. More than just a shopper's paradise, the festival also includes myriad activities for the entire family, including concerts and performances, carnivals, and games in venues as varied as the Aviation Club, Dubai Creek Park, Dubai World Trade Center, Heritage Village and Sheikh Saeed's House. Even airfare and hotel rates are reduced during the Shopping Festival – what other incentive could you need? |
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Dubai Desert Classic Golf Tournament |
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(Events - Best of the City) |
February 1 - February 7, 2010
Sheikh Zayed Rd Majlis Course – Emirates Golf Club, Dubai
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Dubai's annual Desert Classic golf tournament is a sanctioned PGA European Tour event. Held at the exclusive Emirates Golf Club, which opened in 1988, the event attracts movers and shakers from around the world, including Middle Eastern Royalty, big business execs, and international celebs. Past winners have included the likes of England's Mark James, Seve Ballesteros of Spain, three-time champion Ernie Els from South Africa, and Fred Couples and Tiger Woods of the USA. |
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Dubai Tennis Championships |
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(Events - Best of the City) |
February 2010
Al Garhoud Rd Aviation Club Tennis Complex, Dubai • 4-316-6966 • FAX: 4-316-6495
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The back-to-back tournament held over two weeks in February is one of the few globally to offer equal prize money to men and women, with the $3 million pot split down the middle. |
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Emirates Airline International Festival of Literature |
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(Events - Best of the City) |
February 2010
Fen House, Jumeirah 1, Dubai • +971 (4) 342 0060
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2009 was the inaugural edition of the Emirates Airline International Festival of Literature (EAIFL), which is the first event of its kind in the Middle East. This four-day festival brings together more than 50 best-selling authors from around the world to educate, encourage and inspire people from Dubai and beyond. Key themes of the festival include the eradication of illiteracy and the value of literature as the key to knowledge and cross-cultural communication. |
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Dubai International Jazz Festival |
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(Events - Best of the City) |
February 10 - February 19, 2010
Dubai Media City Outdoor Amphitheater, Dubai
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The annual Dubai International Jazz Festival is a popular, multicultural festival that celebrates music as the common link between all cultures. More than 28,000 were in attendance for 2008’s incarnation of this festival that features world-class artists in numerous jazz genres, ranging from blues to acid and from rock to modern jazz. Be sure to catch the after-concert jam sessions, where multiple artists gather to create spontaneous new masterpieces. |
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Dubai World Cup |
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(Events - Best of the City) |
March 2010
Sheikh Zayed Rd International Village, Dubai • 4-332-2277 • FAX: 4-332-2288
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Held at Nad Al Sheba every March, this is a fillies-meets-fashion extravaganza. The 2007 meeting had a staggering $21.25 million purse up for grabs one evening, which climaxed with the $6 million Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest horse race. The popular Dubai World Cup also includes the UAE Derby, Dubai Kahayla Classic, Dubai Duty Free, Dubai Sheena Classic, Dubai Golden Shaheen, and Godolphin Mile. The competition off the track is as fierce as it is on, with the zany "Best Dressed Lady" and "Best Hat" competitions and luxury car draws. Seating in the Maktoum Grandstand is open to the public, with additional general admission seating in the temporary bleachers in the International Village. |
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Dubai Rugby Sevens |
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(Events - Best of the City) |
March 2010
The Sevens, Dubai
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The Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens is entering its 40th year of rugby in Dubai. Beginning in 2008, the event moved from the famous Al Awir grounds to “The Sevens,” a new, purpose-built venue with room for 50,000 fans.
The Dubai Sevens features 16 of the best Sevens nations in the world playing at championship levels. The weekend offers 44 matches of tournament-style play, with a famous “Rugby Rock” concert capping off the event. |
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Art Dubai |
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(Events - Best of the City) |
March 17 - March 20, 2010
Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai • +971 (0)4 323 3434 • FAX: +971 (0)4 323 3129
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Art Dubai is an annual festival that has become an important part in the growing contemporary art community in the Middle East. The festival hosts scores of prominent international galleries and a strong collection of artists’ projects. Awards are given out, including the $600,000 Abraaj Capital Art Prize, which is split between three artists and open to competitors from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. |
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Dubai Summer Surprises |
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(Events - Best of the City) |
June 2009, July 2009, August 2009
Various venues, Dubai
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A government-sponsored program that started in 1998, Dubai Summer Surprises seeks to attract tourists to the seaside oasis. The initiative is marked by competitive hotel rates, a three-month long children's carnival, and a variety of leisure activities like horse and camel-back excursions, guided fishing trips, puppet shows and video game competitions. Many of the Summer Surprises events are held in the cool confines of modern shopping malls. |
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