Jashn-e-Rekhta Festival: Celebrating Urdu in Dubai 2025

Jashn-e-Rekhta Festival: Celebrating Urdu in Dubai 2025

The world’s largest festival dedicated to Urdu language, literature, and culture is returning to Dubai! Jashn-e-Rekhta Dubai 2025, organized by Rekhta—the world’s foremost platform for poetry—will be a two-day cultural extravaganza celebrating Urdu’s rich heritage.

Scheduled for February 1st and 2nd, 2025, at Zabeel Park, Dubai, from 1:00 PM to 10:30 PM each day, the festival will feature a vibrant array of art forms, including poetry recitations (mushaira), ghazals, qawwali, Sufi music, Bollywood performances, dance, theater, and more. Attendees can also enjoy traditional foods, handicrafts, and unique cultural showcases.

With over 50 artists and speakers from India, Pakistan, and beyond, Jashn-e-Rekhta Dubai 2025 will be the only festival of its kind in the UAE. This year’s event promises to be even grander than the first edition, anticipating more than 15,000 visitors from across the GCC region and beyond, including many from India and Pakistan.

Reasons to visit the festival:

1.     The world’s biggest festival for a language is in Dubai again

2.     Two Days, 50 artists, 10 Programs, Multiple Art Forms

3.     Qawwali, Sufi, Celebrity Discussions, Poetry, Dance, Drama, Stories, Theatrical production, Literary discussions, Food Bazaar, Urdu Bazaar, Books Bazaar and much more.

4.     Artists from India, Pakistan, USA, UAE and other parts of the world.

5.     10 programs in two days. 

Ticket Information:

Dates: 1st  & 2nd February 2025

Time: 2:00 PM to 10:30 PM (Gates open at 1 pm)

Inclusions:

1.     Park entry fee of AED 5 is included in all ticket categories – Show your tickets at the entry gates to get smooth access/entry

2.     Unique wrist bands will be issued against each category for multiple entry/exit to the event seating area/s

3.     Access to Mehfil Khana and Dayar-e-Izhaar Stages at the festival

4.     Access to Aiwan-e-Zaiqa Food Festival – A curated food experience put together for you to relish Indian, Pakistani, Arabic and other cuisine  

5.     Access to Rekhta’s Urdu Bazaar, stalls offering various art, handicrafts, merchandise, books etc.

 
How to get there?

• By car: Navigate via Sheikh Zayed Road towards Zabeel Park.


• By metro: Opt for the Dubai Metro Red Line, and alight at Al Jafiliya Metro Station. Gate 1 is just a few hundred yards away.


• By bus: The closest bus station is Al Jafiliya bus station. Buses to here include: 10- Gold Souq Bus Station to Al Qouz Bus Station via Al Jafiliya Bus Station 27- Gold Souq Bus Station to Dubai Mall via Al Jafiliya Bus Station 91A- Gold Souq Bus Station to Jebel Ali Bus Station via Al Jafiliya Bus Station


• By taxi: Direct any Dubai taxi to Zabeel Park; its easily recognizable and familiar to most drivers.

Zabeel Park entry Gates:

• Gate 1 - Located on the western side of Area A.


• Gate 2 - At the northern tip of Area A. At the junction of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Street (D88) and Sheikh Rashid Road (D75)


• Gate 3 - Located on the northern side of Area A. Just off Sheikh Rashid Road and near the footbridge to Karama.

Facilities available at the venue:
1. The biggest car parking areas are near Gate-1, 2 & 4.
2. Clean & and hygienic sanitation
3. Prayer rooms

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