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Dubai Events
National Day Festival
Dec 2008 (annual) Dubai
Dubai's most beautiful monuments open up to the public to host a series of events in celebration of National Day, the day of independence from Britain.
Dubai International Film Festival
Dec 2008 (annual) Dubai Media City, Dubai
Showcasing the best of Arab and world cinema, the second Dubai International Film Festival at Dubai Media City aims to promote international understanding and build cultural bridges through film. The festival website publishes full details of the programme as soon as they are available.
Desert Rock Festival
2008 (annual) Dubai Country Club, Dubai
Puddle Of Mudd, 3 Doors Down, Saxon, Testament and Mannikind are just some of the names playing at this year's Desert Rock festival at the Dubai Country Club.
Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon
2008 (annual) Dubai
Dubai's marathon, held in January to ensure cool, easy running temperatures (15-20 centigrade) follows a clockwise circuit of the city, encompassing many major landmarks. The start and finish is at the World Trade Centre, where much-needed refreshments await those who have completed the course. Drinks are also available at every 2km after the 5km point. The Dubai World Trade Centre is located in the southern suburbs. From here, the course is flat and fast, with the only slight incline at the traverse of the Dubai Creek (the expanse of water which bisects the city). Here, runners take the Shindagha Tunnel under the creek, exiting on the north side of the creek at the Gold Souq of Deira.
Beyond the Aviation Club in the Garhoud area of the city, the route crosses the Creek once again, this time via the Al-Garhoud Bridge. This is the steepest point on the course. Despite the fast downhill section from the bridge, one final minor incline has to be negotiated at the Al Qutaeyat Road flyover. Then it's an easy run past the Al Wasl Club and on to the final five kilometres to the finish line.
2008 (annual) Dubai is currently the hot place to shop, and the best time of year for shopaholics to visit is during the huge, sprawling Dubai Shopping Festival. For a whole month reductions are offered across a vast range of must-haves, from jewellery to fashionwear, electrical goods and carpets, to a lively backdrop of cultural events. More than two million visitors attend the Dubai Shopping Festival each year, with retail spending totalling in excess of US$1 billion. Sponsored by Dubai Duty Free, the event is enlivened with international theatre and street performances, fashion shows, nightly fireworks and laser shows, prize draws (with booty such as Rolls Royces and gold), film festivals, children's events and handicraft shows. Perhaps less exotic, but equally tantalising, is Dubai International Airport, offering a 24-hour paradise of duty-free goods. It's hardly surprising that this leading institution - probably the best duty-free outlet in the world - heads the annual Dubai Shopping Festival.
National Day Festival
Dec 2008 (annual) Dubai
Dubai's most beautiful monuments open up to the public to host a series of events in celebration of National Day, the day of independence from Britain.
Dubai International Film Festival
Dec 2008 (annual) Dubai Media City, Dubai
Showcasing the best of Arab and world cinema, the second Dubai International Film Festival at Dubai Media City aims to promote international understanding and build cultural bridges through film. The festival website publishes full details of the programme as soon as they are available.
Desert Rock Festival
2008 (annual) Dubai Country Club, Dubai
Puddle Of Mudd, 3 Doors Down, Saxon, Testament and Mannikind are just some of the names playing at this year's Desert Rock festival at the Dubai Country Club.
Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon
2008 (annual) Dubai
Dubai's marathon, held in January to ensure cool, easy running temperatures (15-20 centigrade) follows a clockwise circuit of the city, encompassing many major landmarks. The start and finish is at the World Trade Centre, where much-needed refreshments await those who have completed the course. Drinks are also available at every 2km after the 5km point. The Dubai World Trade Centre is located in the southern suburbs. From here, the course is flat and fast, with the only slight incline at the traverse of the Dubai Creek (the expanse of water which bisects the city). Here, runners take the Shindagha Tunnel under the creek, exiting on the north side of the creek at the Gold Souq of Deira.
Beyond the Aviation Club in the Garhoud area of the city, the route crosses the Creek once again, this time via the Al-Garhoud Bridge. This is the steepest point on the course. Despite the fast downhill section from the bridge, one final minor incline has to be negotiated at the Al Qutaeyat Road flyover. Then it's an easy run past the Al Wasl Club and on to the final five kilometres to the finish line.
2008 (annual) Dubai is currently the hot place to shop, and the best time of year for shopaholics to visit is during the huge, sprawling Dubai Shopping Festival. For a whole month reductions are offered across a vast range of must-haves, from jewellery to fashionwear, electrical goods and carpets, to a lively backdrop of cultural events. More than two million visitors attend the Dubai Shopping Festival each year, with retail spending totalling in excess of US$1 billion. Sponsored by Dubai Duty Free, the event is enlivened with international theatre and street performances, fashion shows, nightly fireworks and laser shows, prize draws (with booty such as Rolls Royces and gold), film festivals, children's events and handicraft shows. Perhaps less exotic, but equally tantalising, is Dubai International Airport, offering a 24-hour paradise of duty-free goods. It's hardly surprising that this leading institution - probably the best duty-free outlet in the world - heads the annual Dubai Shopping Festival.
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