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January


a sful month here blis
when much of the
world is suffering post-
holiday doldrums and
icy conditions� expect
daytime temperatures
averaging a pleasant 25°c,
though nights can be cool�

7 bai du shopping
festival
Held from mid-January to
mid-February, this shop-
ping festival draws hordes
of bargain-hunting tourists
from around the world.
There are huge discounts
in the souqs and malls,
and the city is abuzz with
activities, ranging from
live concerts to fireworks.
(www.mydsf.com)

2 bai Marathondu


With mild January weather
and one of the flattest and

fastest courses in the world,
this full marathon attracts
pounding participation
from all over the world.
(www.dubaimarathon.org)

f bruarye
a other warm and winning n
month, with sun-kissed
weather and plenty going
on, including many outdoor
events� pack a light jacket
or pashmina for those al
fresco evenings�

3 bai du
international Jazz
festival
This increasingly popular
event has had locals foot-
tapping since 2003. Per-
formances take place over
nine days in the outdoor
amphitheatre at Dubai
Media City and past acts
include such musical heavy-
weights as Kool & the Gang
and Alison Moyet. (www
.dubaijazzfest.com)

2 bai Tennis du
championships
Attracting the big serves
of the world’s top pros, the
men’s and women’s events
are a firm fixture on the
international tennis tours.
(www.dubaitennis
championships.com)

z irates em airline
international festival
of literature
A literary event that show-
cases authors and poets
from the Middle East, as
well as international best-
selling writers such as
Wilbur Smith and Margaret
Atwood. (www.eaifl.com)

March
The weather might be
heating up a fraction,
but it is still near perfect
in this action-packed
month, with warm seas for
swimming and plenty of
space on the sand�

z t ar dubai
Art is becoming big busi-
ness in the Gulf and the
growing number of gal-
leries confirms the trend.
Madinat Jumeirah provides
a glamorous setting for
artists, dealers and gallery
owners to canvas their art.
(www.artdubai.ae)

3 n -alai classics
festival
International top talent –
from cellist Yo-Yo Ma to
Prague’s Bennewitz
Quar tet – perform classical
music concerts in the evoca-
tive setting of the restored

Month by Month


T po eVenTs

bai du shopping festival,
January–February
dubai international
Jazz festival, February
art dubai, March
WoMad, April
dubai international film
festival, December
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