page_title: UAE Awafi Festival
hierarchical_section_title: UAE Awafi Festival
caption_attribution_description: English: Sand Dune adventure in RAK, UAE
context_page_description: The UAE Awafi Festival is an annual festival in the United Arab Emirates. It is held in the spring. It celebrates the Emirates' ethnic and cultural heritage through outdoor sporting events, theater performances and cultural displays. The festival includes competitions in which participants scale sand dunes in various vehicles. The event is held in the Awafi area in Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
  The festival is open to the public. Attendees usually arrive in off-road vehicles.
  The festival includes a Heritage Village show, local arts and crafts exhibitions, a bazaar, children's play area, clinics and a police aid. Food outlets, internet cafés and coffee shops are available. The car and dune bike racing competitions are held in December or January.
context_section_description: The UAE Awafi Festival is an annual festival in the United Arab Emirates. It is held in the spring. It celebrates the Emirates' ethnic and cultural heritage through outdoor sporting events, theater performances and cultural displays. The festival includes competitions in which participants scale sand dunes in various vehicles. The event is held in the Awafi area (known for its red sand dunes) in Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
  The festival is open to the public. Attendees usually arrive in off-road vehicles. 
  The festival includes a Heritage Village show, local arts and crafts exhibitions, a bazaar, children's play area, clinics and a police aid. Food outlets, internet cafés and coffee shops are available. The car and dune bike racing competitions are held in December or January.
caption: Sand duning in Awafi
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