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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Avenir Medium';">Tickets are now on sale for Emirates Dubai 7s 2026, and this year's event promises to be bigger than ever. The Middle East's largest sports and entertainment festival returns to The Sevens Stadium from Friday 27 to Sunday 29 November 2026. Expect three days packed with sport, music including DJs&nbsp;<span role="presentation">Melanie C and Jax Jones</span>, family fun, and top-tier hospitality. The festival lands on the final weekend of the Dubai Fitness Challenge. Last year's edition drew more than 88,000 people from the UAE and beyond, and 2026 is set to be even bigger.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Avenir Medium';">Families are front and centre this year, in celebration of the UAE's Year of the Family. Emirates Dubai 7s will host its biggest-ever Kids' Zone, featuring the UAE's largest inflatable play area, a Ferris wheel, and a zipline. More family details are coming soon. Tickets are live now on&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #843fa1; text-decoration: underline;"><em><a style="color: #843fa1; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.emiratesdubai7s.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">emiratesdubai7s.com</a></em></span></span><span style="color: #843fa1;"><em> </em></span>and the Emirates Dubai 7s app. Prices stay the same for the third year running, with 3-Day Passes starting from AED595.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Avenir Medium';"><img src="https://production-dubainight-frankfurt.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/region_dubai/misc/EMIRATES-DUBAI-7S-2025-FLYOVER-%281%29.jpg-9615-2026-08-31.jpg" alt="Emirates Dubai 7s 2026" width="800" height="667"></span></p>
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<h2 dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: 'Bebas Neue';"><strong>Six sports come together at Emirates Dubai 7s</strong></span></h2>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Avenir Medium';">The world's best rugby sevens players are back in Dubai, as The Sevens Stadium kicks off the HSBC SVNS Series 2027. From there, the Series heads to Cape Town, Singapore, Perth, Vancouver, and New York, before wrapping up at the HSBC SVNS World Championship in Hong Kong, Valladolid, and Bordeaux.&nbsp;But it's not just the pros. Thousands of amateur athletes get their own moment to shine across rugby, netball, cricket, WODON3 fitness, and Rebound padel. New for 2026 is Gaelic Football, joining as the festival's sixth sport with Elite Men, Elite Women, Open Men, and Open Women competitions in a seven-a-side format.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Avenir Medium';"><img src="https://production-dubainight-frankfurt.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/region_dubai/misc/NKL_291125_1834_04225_retouch-%281%29.jpg-5589-2026-08-31.jpg" alt="Emirates Dubai 7s" width="800" height="534"></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Avenir Medium';">WODON3 and Rebound are both back too, growing 20% year-on-year in participation. WODON3's Super Social division keeps things open to casual gym-goers, and this year the WODON3 Elite finale moves to Pitch 1, giving athletes a shot at competing in front of crowds of up to 20,000.&nbsp;From elite competition to weekend warriors, Emirates Dubai 7s brings every level of sport together under one roof, alongside music, entertainment, and thousands of fans.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Avenir Medium';"><img src="https://production-dubainight-frankfurt.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/region_dubai/misc/NKL_301125_2028_09292_retouch-%281%29.jpg-4898-2026-08-31.jpg" alt="Emirates Dubai 7s 2026" width="800" height="534"></span></p>
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<h2 dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: 'Bebas Neue';"><strong>Three days and nights of music, entertainment, and premium hospitality</strong></span></h2>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Avenir Medium';">Music runs non-stop across all three days, with local and international artists lighting up multiple stages throughout the festival. Following a stacked 2025 line-up that included Tinie Tempah, Sean Paul, and Fisher. This year's headliners include DJs <span role="presentation">Melanie C and Jax Jones to perform DJ sets at Beats on 2 across Saturday and Sunday, with more artists announcements to follow soon</span>. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Avenir Medium';">For those after a more elevated experience, The Sunroom returns as the festival's premium hospitality option. Guests get all-inclusive dining and drinks, shaded grandstand seating with prime views of the action, live entertainment, and access to the exclusive Sunroom lounge and Garden - plus VIP parking and dedicated entry.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Avenir Medium';"><img src="https://production-dubainight-frankfurt.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/region_dubai/misc/EMIRATES-DUBAI-7S-2025-FESTIVAL%5D-%281%29.jpg-9471-2026-08-31.jpg" alt="Emirates Dubai 7s" width="800" height="1000"></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Avenir Medium';">Want to go bigger? The Sunroom Premium steps things up further with reserved tables, dedicated service, upgraded food and drink pairings, and a meet-and-greet with festival ambassadors. Packages start from AED1,925 per person.</span></p>
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<h2 dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: 'Bebas Neue';"><strong>Building a more sustainable festival</strong></span></h2>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Avenir Medium';">Emirates Dubai 7s is going greener in 2026 with reusable water bottles for athletes, free filtered-water refill points, and solar power on-site. Sustainable brand Reflo joins as the official apparel partner, using recycled materials for event gear.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Avenir Medium';">Festival Director Mathew Tait said: "<em>What makes Emirates Dubai 7s special is the mix of people and communities it brings together...With tickets now on sale, we're looking forward to welcoming everyone back to The Sevens Stadium in November</em>."</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Avenir Medium';"><img src="https://production-dubainight-frankfurt.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/region_dubai/misc/EMIRATES-DUBAI-7S-2025--%281%29.jpg-9542-2026-08-31.jpg" alt="Emirates Dubai 7s 2026" width="800" height="512"></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Avenir Medium';">World Rugby's Sam Pinder added: "<em>Emirates Dubai 7s has long been an important fixture on the international rugby sevens calendar... We look forward to welcoming players and fans back to Dubai.</em>"</span></p>
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<h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Bebas Neue';">Now in its fifth decade, Emirates Dubai 7s has grown from a rugby sevens tournament into the Middle East's biggest sports and entertainment festival - still built on the same community spirit.</span></h3>
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