How to Celebrate 51st UAE National Day In Dubai

The UAE National Day is celebrated on December 2nd and 3rd every year. This year the celebrations will start from Thursday to Saturday.

These days will be full of special events, live concerts, cultural entertainment, fireworks and much more that everyone would love.

Below we have a list of the best ways to celebrate the 51st National Day of the UAE.

1. Fireworks

There will be several UAE National Day firework displays that will mark this special occasion and we’d like to let you know the best spots to watch them.

1. Dubai Festival City

Catch Dubai’s spectacular firework shows at Dubai Festival City Mall on Friday, 2nd December at 9 PM.

It won’t just be the fireworks, as it will be in tandem with the Imagine Show, fire effects, lasers and lights.

2. Bluewaters

Another spot that will light up the sky for UAE National Day is Bluewaters on Friday, 2nd Decemer at 8 PM.

3. Global Village

Global Village couldn’t be excluded from this list as It is one of the most popular spot. The firework show is free to watch, however you need to pay to enter the park. Entrance fee: AED 18.

This park is full of attractions, entartainment and food trucks so it’s a beautiful place to spend the UAE National Day there as you will have all you need.

Firework display will be on Friday and Saturday at 9 PM.

4. The Pointe, Palm Jumeirah

Beautiful views and fireworks, along with the stunning fountain show will also display at The Pointe on Friday, 2nd Decemer at 9 PM.

5. Al Seef

Head over the waterfront promenade in Al Seef on Friday, 2nd Decemer at 8 PM to enjoy the spectacular firework show.

2. Light show at Burj Khalifa

The tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa will not have firework show on UAE National Day but will feature a special LED show along with the musical fountain show.

3. Live concerts at Expo City

Expo City Dubai will hold a series of activities from 1-4 December 2022.

On National Day, 2nd December, visitors will experience the Al Azi performance, led by Emirati poet AlWasmy at the Surreal water feature.

Enjoy a musical night with the regional singers Eidha Al Mehali and Dalia Mubarak at Al Wasl Plaza on 2nd December at 8:30 PM

From 1-4 December, visitors will also get a taste of Emirati hospitality and traditions in the outdoors with a cultural market and roving bands.

Ticket prices start from AED 100

4. Bluewaters Island Entertainment

Along with the fireworks show, Bluewaters will be celebrating UAE National Day with traditional Emirati entertainment. There will also be henna artists and falconry.

2nd December, 4-10 PM

5. Al Seef Entertainment

This Creekside destination is pulling out all the stops with Arabian hospitality, parades, live concerts, kids activities, and, of course, fireworks, echoing the architecture and ambience of the nation’s rich heritage.

Full Event – 2nd-4th December, 4-10 PM

Parade – 2nd December, 7-9 PM

Fireworks – 2nd December, 8 PM

6. Live Performance in Festival Bay

Fayez Al Saeed, a well-known musician and songwriter from the Emirati, will stage a live performance in Festival Bay.

There will also be an Imagine show with lasers, lights, and fountains dancing to the tunes, which will create the perfect backdrop for the concert.

7. Celebrate at Festival Plaza

Source: Facebook – Dubai Festival Plaza

Perfect for the entire family, a host of activities at the mall will showcase Emirati culture and traditions. Children can take part in the kids workshops. There are complimentary light bites and henna painting in the Emirati style Majlis. In the evenings, there will be parades, Khaleeji dancers and Ayyalah performers with percussion bands, as well as jugglers and stilt walkers.

Festival Plaza, Jebel Ali – 1st-4th December, 2-7 PM