The Court · Emirate of Dubai
Official Calendar 2026
The family calendar is the state

Where the House appears, Dubai attends.

Royal Official Affairs publishes the ceremonial life of the family — audiences, state occasions, sporting rites, and the days the Court requires the city to stand still.

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The year of the House

Every appearance is an event.

Weekly · Zabeel / Nad Al Sheba

Morning riding & private inspection

Not public. Logged only when the Court wishes the city to know the House is in motion.

Family
Seasonal · Majlis

Open majlis of the House

Citizens and guests received according to published hours. Protocol dress. No cameras without leave.

Audience
02–03 Dec · National Day

Federation celebrations

The House leads Dubai’s programme. The event is the presence of the family.

State
March · Meydan

Dubai World Cup night

The family’s international sporting court. Arrival order is protocol.

Sport
By diplomatic note

Incoming state visits

Arrival, honour guard, official dinner. Published 48 hours prior unless security forbids.

State
Ramadan

Iftar of the House

Private tables and official tables. Two different invitations.

Ramadan
The House

Titles first. Faces of the House. Calendars always.

H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Ruler of Dubai · UAE Vice President & Prime Minister

H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
Crown Prince of Dubai

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum

H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
First Deputy Ruler of Dubai

H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum

Official Affairs

What the Court says after the House has moved.

Mourning and celebration change the calendar first

When the Court declares mourning or a national observance, public events yield.

Congratulations and condolences to heads of state

Issued in the name of the House and archived with the event that required them.

Royal Membership Application

Petition to be received by the House.

Membership is not purchased. It is considered. The petition now lives on its own page of the Court.

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Royal Membership Visit

Request an audience or a House occasion.

A visit is granted, never booked. Protocol keeps this request on a separate page.

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Protocol

You do not book the family. You are received.

Accreditation

Coverage of a published event only. No walk-ups.

Notes verbales

Audiences are granted through the proper channel.