To make your trip to the UAE even more positive, you should join one of the local holidays. A calendar of the main ones is attached below:
January 1 — New Year's Eve
January 2-3 — Mouloud (Prophet Muhammad's birthday).
January 02 - February 02 — Dubai Shopping Festival
March 21 - March 31 — Abu Dhabi Festival of Culture and Arts
May 15-16 — Israa & Leilat al-Meiraj (Ascension Day of Prophet Muhammad)
July 17 — Eid ul-Fitr (the end of Ramadan)
September 23 — Arafat's Day.
September 24 — Eid ul-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
October 14 — Al-Hijra (Muslim New Year)
November 27 — Formula One
December 2-3 — UAE National Day (national holiday, UAE Education Day)
