🌟 Dhai Dubai Light Art Festival: Illuminating Sharjah's Landmarks 🌈
Get ready for a mesmerizing display of lights, music, and art at the 13th Dhai Dubai Light Art Festival in Sharjah from February 7 to 18, 2024. Renowned artists from around the world will transform 12 cultural and tourist sites into captivating works of art, enhancing the emirate’s rich heritage.
Landmarks:
General Directorate of Sharjah Police
General Souq – Al Hamriyah
Kalba Waterfront
University City Hall
Light Village
Al Noor Mosque
Khalid Lagoon Corniche
Sharjah Mosque
Al Majaz Waterfront
Sharjah Fort (Al Hisn)
Al Hamriyah Municipality building
Al Dhaid Fort
Al Rafisah Dam in Khorfakkan
Kalba Clock Tower
-Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmed Al Qasimi Mosque in Dibba Al Hisn
Beeah Group Headquarters
Starting from February 1, visitors can explore the Light Village in front of the University City Hall building, featuring over 55 small and medium-sized national projects.
Don't miss this opportunity to witness the dazzling transformation of Sharjah's landmarks into a breathtaking spectacle of light and art!
Our review
Beautiful sights and promenade. I would advise to visit if you happen to be nearby. If you plan to take a trip from far part of Dubai, you might get tired even before you see the first attraction.
Pros
- Beautiful.
- Reason to explore the city-neighbor.
Cons
- Getting to Sharjah from Dubai in the evening (around 6-7pm) is kind of a challenge: traffic for cars, amount of people for public transport, distance for walking, no adequate roads for cycling. Together it makes it hard to reach your destination.
- Distance between “encounters” is huge. Not “Dubai huge”, but still. Mind the number of roads that are gonna cross the way between two places. They’ll make you spend time wondering how to get from A to B.
Thougths
I came on Careem bike from Stadium metro station cause I wanted to explore both Deira and Sharjah. The further from Burj Khalifa I was, the worse pavements and cycling roads situations were. Until there were no cycling roads... Lol. Anyway, I still think it was the right choice, because walking between the parts of the festival is a straight road to lose all the strength before even reaching the third encounter.
The first impression I’ve got was that event was postponed, because I didn’t see anything extraordinary. I expected to see buildings highlighted, light everywhere, but that’s not the case for most parts. However after a bit of cycling around the marks on the map I found a few installations and, later, highlighted buildings, some with video stories on them. Dunno what I would have done without this map.
As a conclusion I would recommend one, if plans to visit, not to make expectations. Just go and enjoy the promenade.
