Best News Ever: There’s Another Public Holiday To Look Forward To Next Week In The UAE!

It wasn’t fun coming back to the office post that glorious stretch of Eid al-Adha down time. Call me greedy but I kinda want more, more, more of where that came from. And, what do you know, digging for some public holiday gold really got me the post-long weekend pick-me-up I so badly needed: there’s plenty of days off to look forward to that don’t fall on a Friday or Saturday (nothing worse than that in vacay land).

While it’s not the three days of magic we got spoiled with in August, a whole 24 hours of holiday bliss bang in the middle of the week sounds pretty good rn. Either Tuesday, September 11 or Wednesday, September 12 (depending on when the moon sighting takes place) will be off for the private sector because of the Islamic New Year (Al Hijri). But good news for you public sector peeps ! It’s been announced that the government sector will enjoy a day off on September 13 (Thursday). That’s a long weekend to look forward to next week. Yay !

Want to make the most of this magical mid-week mini break? Take a page out of our books:

1. Netflix And Chill

Being a couch potato for a full day with nothing but Netflix while getting a carb fest delivered to your doorstep? Yes please. 

2. Go On An Adventure

Starting next Saturday, on September 1, our Palm DZ manifest window will open at 10 am. This timing will remain the same until the end of May 2019. Learn more about tandem skydiving in Dubai by clicking the link in our profile. #news #skydiving #visitdubai #mydubai #skydivedubai

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If you’ve got a bucketlist of dares you want to get started on, there’s plenty to do right in Dubai. From ziplining to skydiving, there’s a whole world of thrills right at your doorstep.

3. Explore Dubai For Free

Using colourful crochet curtains and geometric urban plans, Nargess Hashemi envisions a utopian society that is more sustainable and community-oriented. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Read our Folio review of the exhibition through the link in bio, then take a closer look at the crocheted pieces and decipher Hashemi’s colour-coded maps at @galleryivde. — ‘I will build a tall city interconnected by cul-de-sacs’ is on view at @galleryivde until 26 July.

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On a budget? There’s still a bunch of awesome things you can do without spending a dirham. Who says Dubai is expensive? We’ve got the free pass to all the fun.

Happy public holidaying y’all!