Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, The Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the Executive Board of the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority.

The Fourth International Date Palm Festival has relocated from Al Ain to the bustling event epi -centre of the capital. Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre plays host to this show in its new format fully oriented towards consumers and demonstrating a wide-range of activities involving the nation’s favourite super-fruit for a 6 day extravaganza. Manufacturers and processors alike will join forces to stage a remarkable display of date varieties, information, farming solutions, recipes, film shows and heritage accompanied by an expressive art and photography exhibition.

Visitors can expect to:

Sample innovative date recipes

Buy date confectionary, art, photography and design

Compete in cookery classes with celebrity chefs

Discover the history behind the national fruit

Watch fascinating films and traditional performances

Taste the hundreds of date varieties

Engage the children in the date tasting corner

Behold the traditional dances from other date producing countries

Win fantastic prizes


For more information please contact our Marketing Executive Cath Fraser.