Icons of Porsche moves to Nad Al Sheba on 21 and 22 November, Dh85 a day
The region's biggest Porsche festival leaves Dubai Design District for The Square Nad Al Sheba this year. Day tickets cost Dh85 and children under 12 go free with a ticketed adult.
Icons of Porsche, the car festival that fills a Dubai weekend with more than a thousand sports cars, returns on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November at a new address. Porsche Middle East says the sixth edition moves to The Square Nad Al Sheba, after five years at Dubai Design District.
Tickets are on sale on the festival's website, IconsOfPorsche.com, at Dh85 a day. Children under 12 can register for a free ticket when they come with an adult who has one. Porsche has not yet published opening hours or a full programme, and says more details will follow in the coming weeks.
The festival is built around the Porsche community in the region: owners' clubs bring their cars, from early air-cooled 911s to the newest models, and the weekend mixes them with art, design and street culture. At last year's edition more than 30,000 people came over the two days and more than 1,000 sports cars were on display, according to Porsche, which expects similar numbers this year. Dr Manfred Bräunl, chief executive of Porsche Middle East and Africa, said he expects "the best one yet".
One car already confirmed is the 911 Turbo S Sadu Edition, a 20-car series made for the region with a pattern drawn from Sadu weaving, which Porsche has said will be shown at the festival. Owners who want to display their own car usually register through the festival site, so check there if you are hoping to park yours in the show.
The move matters for the trip. Nad Al Sheba is inland, off Al Khail Road and close to Meydan, so it is a drive or a taxi rather than the walk from a Metro station that some visitors used for d3. Parking arrangements at the new site have not been announced.
Book ahead on IconsOfPorsche.com: tickets are sold per day, so pick Saturday or Sunday, or buy both if you want time for the art and the cars. Register any children under 12 for their free tickets at the same time. Keep an eye on the site and on Porsche Middle East's newsroom for the hours, the parking plan and the line-up of talks and music before you set off.