There is no shortage of events for the whole family taking place this Eid. These include:
Abu Dhabi
• There is a range of activities at KidsFest from today until Saturday at Zayed Sports City. The free festival has carnival rides, sport clinics, arts and crafts, talent competitions, a petting zoo and live entertainment.
• Abu Dhabi and Al Ain's malls and the Corniche will come alive as 21 internationally renowned street performers strut their stuff during EidFest Abu Dhabi to perform music, dance and much more. Artists from countries such as Argentina, Spain, the US and Australia will be part of a series of 40-minute shows. At the Corniche, henna painting and Al Yola dancing will be part of Eid festivities, as well as an Eid market and a heritage zone.
• Emirates Park Zoo, in Al Bahia on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, will host animal entertainment shows until Saturday. The shows will feature some of the zoo’s 1,700 animals, among them a pair of white tigers, a 300kg Siberian bear, lions, cheetahs and zebras. For more information call 02 563 3100.
• People can enjoy free, family focused activities ahead of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix through Yasalam 2013. Happening daily across the capital at Yas Island and the F1 FanZone on the Corniche, events include driver fitness sessions and a world record attempt at flag twirling. It runs daily until November 2. For information visit yasalam.ae.
Dubai
• An exhibition of light-themed artwork starts today at The Walk in JBR, and Bay Avenue in Business Bay, hosted by Dubai Properties Group. The event will bring together local artists who will express what Eid means to them through the use of lights. Activities for children will also be included from 7pm onwards today and tomorrow. The display will last for four days and is open from 7pm to 11pm. Admission is free.
• Season two of the event Fashion Forward begins today with a line-up of shows, talks, parties and jewellery and accessory sales. Taking place at the Madinat Arena, at Dubai's Madinat Jumeirah, the event is on until Friday. Admission is Dh75 and Dh150 for a four-day pass, with discounts for students. For information visit fashionforward.ae.
• The beach family fair continues until Saturday at the Jumeirah Open Beach, Umm Suqeim 2. There will be fireworks displays every evening, shows, beach activities, games and much more, from 10am to 9pm. Food kiosks will be set up at the event.
• Malls will offer family entertainment throughout the holiday season until Saturday. Stage and roaming performers including solo musicians, clowns and stilt walkers from around the world will entertain shoppers.
• The Hamdan bin Mohammed Heritage Centre will feature special Emirati traditions during the festive week. At the airport and various shopping malls, visitors and residents can go to hospitality tents for a taste of Emirati hospitality such as traditional Arabic sweets, dates and coffee. For more information on the above events, call 600 545555.
• A Taste of the World celebrates World Food Day today and it sees the School of Culinary and Finishing Arts hosting a three-course cooking class for two for one night only. The class runs from 6.45pm to 9.30pm at Scafa in Jumeirah Lakes Towers and costs Dh500. For reservations, call 04 379 4044.
For more information on events in Abu Dhabi log on to visitabudhabi.ae/en/events.
