Major events in Dubai

Travel to Dubai during special festivals organized by the Dubai government entails a tourist with discounts on airfare.

Dubai Shopping Festival is the best festival to grab great discounts. Started as a retail event intended to revive retail trade in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It has since been promoted as a tourist attraction. This yearly, month long event is usually planned during the first quarter of the year, attracting about 3 million tourists to Dubai.

A few other festivals

 Dubai TEKNO Exhibition for Industrial Machinery & Machine Tools (Jan)

The Dubai Tennis Championships (Feb – March)

Dubai Summer Surprise (June – September)

UAE Desert Challenge (November)

GITEX Computer exhibition (November)

Dubai Airshow (Nov)

Dubai Rugby Sevens (late Nov – mid Dec)

Dubai shopping festival (Dec – Feb)