The annual Al Dhafra festival has more than just camel pageants. Traditional cooking and clothing competitions will be held at Al Dhafra’s traditional souq throughout the festival and this year, for the first time, the Al Dhafra Shooting Club will host shooting competitions for young people and adults daily. Poetry competitions will be held at the traditional souq most evenings from 6pm onwards.
Other events will include:
Thursday, December 14
Milking competition – traditional souq, 10am
Classic car competition – traditional souq, 10am
Friday, December 15
Date auction (dabbas) – traditional souq, 10am
Falcon auction – falconry course, 2pm
Saturday, December 16
Saluki auction – traditional souq, 3pm
Date auction (dabbas) – traditional souq, 10am
Sunday, December 17
Date auction (dabbas) – traditional souq, 10am
Monday, December 18
Arabian horse races – horse racetrack, 1pm
Tuesday, December 19
Qualifying race for Arabian salukis – horse racetrack, 1pm
Wednesday, December 20
Falconry competition – falconry course, 10am
Date auction (shishi) – traditional souq, 10am
Thursday, December 21
Falconry competition – falconry course, 9am
Date auction (fardh) – traditional souq, 10am
Tuesday, December 26
Saluki championship finals – camel racetrack, 2pm
Wednesday, December 27
Sheep competition – tbc, 10am