Global Village ★ 4.0
Global Village runs October to May off the E311 in Dubailand, and its 170 street food kiosks and two dozen restaurants make it the city's largest eating ground.
Food festivals in Dubai worth planning a trip around, by month.
Festivals through the year
October 2026 1 festival
December 2026 1 festival
Hatta Honey Festival ★ 4.4
The Hatta Honey Festival brings Emirati beekeepers to Hatta Hall in Dubai's mountain exclave each late December, with more than 50 honey booths in 2025. Free entry.
January 2027 2 festivals
World of Coffee Dubai ★ 4.2
World of Coffee Dubai brings the specialty trade to Za'abeel Halls each January: a roaster village, cupping rooms, brew bars and the UAE barista championships.
Hatta Farming Festival ★ 3.9
The Hatta Farming Festival brings Dubai farmers to Leem Lake each winter with winter produce, date varieties and growing workshops on the valley floor.
February 2027 3 festivals
Taste of Dubai ★ 4.0
Taste of Dubai fills the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre for three February days with restaurant pop-ups, chef workshops and live music, on tickets from AED 90.
The Ramadan Street Food Festival turns Al Karama's Sheikh Hamdan Colony and Karama Park into an open kitchen for the fasting month, 100 restaurants serving from iftar to 02:00, dishes from AED 5.
Hai Ramadan ★ 4.3
Hai Ramadan sets a souq and a nightly iftar under the Al Wasl Dome at Expo City Dubai through the fasting month, with the AED 150 entry redeemable against food.
March 2027 2 festivals
Gulfood ★ 4.1
Gulfood bills itself as the world's largest annual food and drink sourcing event, filling Dubai World Trade Centre and Expo City with thousands of exhibitors. Trade visitors only.
e& Beach Canteen ★ 4.2
e& Beach Canteen turns Nessnass Beach in Jumeirah into a free open air food court for about three weeks each spring, with Dubai kitchens cooking 16:00 to 00:00.
May 2027 1 festival
Dubai Restaurant Week ★ 4.5
Dubai Restaurant Week hands more than 125 kitchens a fixed menu for 17 days each May, AED 125 for two courses at lunch and AED 250 for three at dinner.
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