Urban culture, music, fashion and art — Dubai's major contemporary cultural festival · The Square, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Official poster or photo of the festival (fiche Festival TV ).
Dates
14th edition: Friday, December 11 to Sunday, December 13, 2026, at The Square, Nad Al Sheba (Dubai).
Venue
The Square, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Genres
Urban culture, music, fashion and art — Dubai's great contemporary culture festival
Also known as the
Sole DXB, SoleDXB, Sole Dubai, Dubai Festival, Nad Al Sheba, The Square Dubai, Lola Young, Overmono, Masego, Fatumata Diawara, Nia Archives
The festival
Born in 2010 out of a sneaker summit in an Al Quoz warehouse, Sole DXB has become the Middle East's great meeting point for contemporary culture: three days where music meets fashion, art, sport and food, in the heart of Dubai. Long based at Dubai Design District (d3), the festival opens a new chapter in 2026 by moving to The Square, in the Nad Al Sheba district, with four stages and days running from 4 pm to 2:30 am.
Good to know
2026 lineup announced (official site): Lola Young (Saturday headliner), Overmono (Friday headliner), Yussef Dayes, Masego, Smino, Odeal, Hajaj, Nia Archives, Fatoumata Diawara, Peter Cat Recording Co., Maii and Zeid, Gia Fu and Matthew Herbert; more names to come. Official ticketing (Platinumlist) is open: 3-day passes from AED 495. The festival is part of the Dubai Shopping Festival programme.
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