Dubai events calendar, October 2026 to April 2027
This calendar lists 15 dates that two separate readings found on the organiser’s own page, or on the Dubai Government Media Office or Visit Dubai where the organiser’s site would not load. The season opens with LEGOLAND on 7 October, Global Village on 14 October and the Dubai Fitness Challenge on 31 October, and runs to the Dubai World Cup on 27 March 2027 and Art Dubai in April.
| Dates | Event | Where | Notes and source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 October 2026 | LEGOLAND Dubai Theme Park and Water Park reopen | Dubai Parks and Resorts | The operator: “LEGOLAND® Dubai Resort reopens 7 October” LEGOLAND Dubai |
| 8 October 2026 | Dubai Miracle Garden season opens | Al Barsha South | The operator’s homepage: “Opens 8 October 2026” Dubai Miracle Garden |
| 12 October 2026, 9:00am | Dubai Safari Park season opens | Al Warqa | Season opening announced by the park; AED 50 Safari Park Pass Dubai Safari Park |
| 14 October 2026 – May 2027 | Global Village Season 31 | Global Village | No closing day in May is published; Season 31 ticket prices not yet published Global Village |
| 31 October – 29 November 2026 | Dubai Fitness Challenge (10th edition) | Citywide fitness villages and hubs | Activities free, per the Dubai Government Media Office Dubai Government Media Office |
| Sunday 1 November 2026 | Dubai Ride | Sheikh Zayed Road | Part of the Dubai Fitness Challenge Dubai Fitness Challenge |
| 3 – 8 November 2026 | Dubai Design Week | Dubai Design District (d3) | — Dubai Design Week |
| 12 – 15 November 2026 | DP World Tour Championship (golf) | Jumeirah Golf Estates | — Visit Dubai |
| Sunday 22 November 2026 | Dubai Run | Sheikh Zayed Road | Part of the Dubai Fitness Challenge Dubai Fitness Challenge |
| 25 – 29 November 2026 | Dubai International Boat Show | Dubai Harbour | Show hours 15:00–20:00 Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday; 15:00–21:00 Friday and Saturday. The show has moved from spring to November Dubai International Boat Show |
| 7 – 11 December 2026 | GITEX Global (trade event) | Expo City Dubai | Summit on 7 December, exhibition 8–11 December GITEX |
| Sunday 17 January 2027 | Dubai Marathon | Dubai | Marathon, 10 km road race and 4 km fun run Dubai Marathon |
| 14 – 27 February 2027 | Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships | Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium | The split between the women’s and men’s weeks is not yet published Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships |
| Saturday 27 March 2027 | Dubai World Cup (horse racing) | Meydan Racecourse | — Emirates Racing Authority |
| 7 – 11 April 2027 | Art Dubai | Madinat Jumeirah | Preview days 7–8 April; the fair opens 9–11 April Art Dubai |
What is not on this calendar yet, and why
- Dubai Shopping Festival 2026–27. One reading found dates on a Visit Dubai page; the other found the official pages still showing the 2025–26 edition. One reading is not enough here, so we wait.
- Hero Dubai Desert Classic 2027. The organiser says only “January 2027”. The exact days we found were on a news site, which we do not use.
- New Year’s Eve 2026–27 and UAE National Day (Eid Al Etihad) events. Only last year’s pages are online. See New Year’s Eve in Dubai for what was published last time.
- Dubai Food Festival, Dubai Motor Show and Dubai Miracle Garden’s closing date. Nothing for this season was published on any official page we could read.
- Ticket prices. We list a price only where both readings found the same figure on an official page. Most events sell through third-party ticket sites, which this site does not quote.
The Dubai Airshow, often listed for November, is next held from 15 to 19 November 2027, per the organiser, so it falls outside this window.
Seasonal openings this month
Five venues reopen in October. Each has its own page with prices and hours: LEGOLAND Dubai (7 October), Dubai Miracle Garden (8 October), The Ripe Market currently closed (10 October), Dubai Safari Park (12 October) and Global Village (14 October). The full list of what shuts and reopens is on seasonal closures, and what is shut right now is on what is closed in Dubai.
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Common questions
When does Global Village open in 2026?
Season 31 opens on 14 October 2026 and runs to May 2027; Global Village has not published the closing day.
When is the Dubai Fitness Challenge 2026?
31 October to 29 November 2026. Dubai Ride is on Sunday 1 November and Dubai Run on Sunday 22 November.
When is the Dubai World Cup 2027?
Saturday 27 March 2027 at Meydan, per the Emirates Racing Authority's 2026–27 schedule.
When is the Dubai Shopping Festival 2026–27?
The dates were not on the official pages in a form we could confirm twice on 2 October 2026, so we do not list them yet.