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)
