Are you ready for a bit of razzle dazzle over the Eid Al Adha break?
Downtown Dubai will be the place to be as the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Fountain are promising something a little special mark the holiday break.
Running from Tuesday July 20 until Saturday July 24, the world’s tallest building will treat UAE residents and tourists to a spectacular Eid Mubarak projection every evening at 8pm.
But before then, the Burj Khalifa will be performing its LED light shows over the course of the Eid Al Adha holiday.
Show times are pencilled in from 7.45pm until 10.45pm with the skies being illuminated by the building every 30 minutes from Tuesday to Saturday.
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And once you’ve had enough of craning your neck skywards and being mesmorised by dancing lights on the night sky, it will be the turn of the Dubai Fountain to charm.
One of Dubai’s most famous attractions will putting on a series of displays over the Eid Al Adha holiday break, which visitors can catch every hour from 6pm to 11pm.
The news of the events follows the announcement that Eid Al Adha holidays will take place from Monday July 19 (Hajj) until Thursday July 22, meaning a six-day weekend for those who regularly work from Sunday to Thursday.
But there are still plenty of public holidays to come before the end of 2021.
It is expected that Al Hijri, the Islamic New Year, will land on August 12, with the Birthday of Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) tentatively scheduled for October 21.
Commemoration Day will take place on December 1 with two public holidays pencilled in for UAE National Day on December 2 and 3.
Tue Jul 20-Sat Jul 24. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd, Downtown Dubai.
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