ICYMI Dubai Esports & Games Festival (DEF 2024) is coming back to DXB for its third edition.
The place to be for gaming girlies, its an epic celebration of gaming culture organised by the Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE) between Friday March 19 and Sunday May 5.
If gaming is your thing, you’ll want to be there as the fest is for gamers to discover one-of-a-kind gaming experiences, to see tournaments, be part of them, enjoy meet-ups with gaming legends and catch up on industry insights straight from the experts.
But for us, GameExpo is what we are looking forward to…which will be on between Friday May 3 Sunday May 5 at Dubai World Trade Centre, in Zabeel Halls 5 and 6.
Here’s where the Dubai Cosplay Championship will take place where you can show off your cosplay costume and perform as one of your favourite characters to be in with the chance of winning prizes.
On 3 May, cosplayers can show off their creations in the cosplay catwalk where they will be given just three seconds to wow judges by getting into character. Then on 4 May, cosplayers will compete to be crowned the Dubai Cosplay Championship winners.
Want to give it a go? Or just keen to visit the event? One-day passes start from Dhs21.75, or book a three-day ticket from Dhs44.25 and limited VIP tickets are available for Saturday or Sunday starting from Dhs269.25. Tickets can be booked through  link.
Cosplay is about dressing in a costume to recreate a character from anime, manga, films, TV series, video games or virtually anything. Those who cosplay are called cosplayers and as well as dressing up as them, act like them.
Love anime and cosplay? You should read about Yusur Al-Khalidi on representing the anime community in the Middle East.
Looking for somewhere to game and meet fellow gamers? Here are gaming places to check out in the UAE.
You’ll also want to read this list of *officially* the best video games to play together on date night.