The Sheikh Zayed Festival is one of the country's biggest cultural gatherings and has just opened in Al Wathba outside Abu Dhabi.
> UAE leaders at the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival - in pictures
There is still nearly three years before the start of Expo 2020 but one of the biggest contracts has just been awarded.
> Expo 2020 Dubai awards contract for dome of Al Wasl Plaza
If dropping from 170 metres at 80 kph while suspended from a thin wire is your sort of thing, then head to the Dubai Marina to try out the world's longest zipline.
