UAE Events

The Dubai Desert Rock started off as a three-hour show and has grown into a rock festival for true lovers of over the top rock. It brings some of the best local and international bands to Dubai Festival City.

Previously the show included the world´s first suspended Music Cocktail Bar with a 360 degree panoramic view from the counter and two champions of flair bartending able to serve 20 cocktails in a single bound.

DJs and light jockeys performed from the suspended bar, 50 meters in the air, and fire art shows, a cable slide, a skate park and an infusion dance tent were all part of the parcel.

Offering quality music and spectacular performances, the Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival attracts more than 25,000 visitors every year. Since its first edition in 2002, the festival has been held at Dubai Media City.

Highlights of the 2009 program included Spyro Gyra, Dave Koz and Mike Stern. The line-up for 2010 is still taking shape.

Jamming sessions are held at nearby venues and there is an arts and crafts village.

For the first time, Art Dubai - the international fair of contemporary art - coincides with the Sharjah Biennial which takes place just 25 km away from Dubai, in the capital of the Emirate of Sharjah. Here a summary of dates and facts, including some related and parallel events:

Art Dubai
3rd edition, Madinat Arena Jumeirah Resort in Dubai

18 - 21 March 2009
Vernissage: 18 March, 16.00 - 21.30 (by invitation only)
Public days: 19 - 21 March

65 participating galleries have been selected from over 300 applications.

DIBS maintains its exclusive position offering exhibitors a platform to showcase their products, supplies and services to trade buyers as well as private consumers with a high purchasing power from the wealthy Middle East Regional markets as well as the emerging lucrative countries such as India, Russia and the CIS.