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Al Hefaiyah Lake — a 5 km community hike with the Kalba festival

Join a non-competitive group walk on a 5 km route at Al Hefaiyah Lake, surrounded by Kalba’s mountain landscape. The festival organises the outing with route checkpoints and marshals; gather at 15:00 for the 16:00 start.

Al Hefaiyah Lake photographed in April 2024; a location photograph, not the November 2026 group hike or its assembly point.

Kalba, Sharjah · Al Hefaiyah Lake, Sharjah–Kalba Road, Kalba, Sharjah — confirm the precise gathering point with the organiser

Follow organiser directions for the exact entrance.

When to go

14 November 2026: gather at 15:00; the 5 km walk starts at 16:00. Finish time is not published. Confirm the precise gathering point before travelling.

Registration required. Check the organiser for remaining spaces.

Who can go

Open to men and women · child age and supervision rules not published · Free registered group hike · required ID, photo and health declaration

The original event says open community activity for men and women. No numerical age limits or child-accompaniment terms are supplied; no whole-family claim is made.

Check age guidance

What’s free & what to know

  • Register for the named 5 km hike using the organiser’s form and confirm acceptance and gathering instructions before travelling. Places are subject to availability; the published total capacity is 500, not a promise of remaining spaces.
  • The current registration form requires your name, phone number, email address, a personal face photograph and an ID copy, plus a health pledge and agreement to the route and safety rules. Submit these only through the organiser’s own form.
  • This is a non-competitive community walk with no rankings or cash prizes. Participation medals are described by the organiser; prize competitions and other festival sports are separate.
  • Carry your own water and suitable walking gear. Stay on the route, follow marshal checkpoints, do not litter and tell an organiser if you leave the walk.
  • Child age limits and accompaniment arrangements are not published. Confirm child suitability directly before booking for children; this is not presented as a verified whole-family outing.
  • The detailed hike programme explicitly identifies Al Hefaiyah Lake. The general fixture header instead displays the festival grounds opposite Kalba Mall; confirm the lake assembly instructions. The pin is an approximate lake location, not a confirmed assembly point.
  • Transport, food and optional purchases are not included as free things.
Sources & photo credit

Last successfully checked 10 Nov 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.

10 November 2026: The current organiser describes a noncompetitive 5 km community walk, free of charge, open to men and women on 14 November. Gather at 15:00; start at 16:00 at Al Hefaiyah Lake. No finish time is provided, so preserve the date-only internal expiry. The public participant form is open, with free fee, personal photo, ID copy, health pledge and route/safety declarations. Its remaining-place count is not a guarantee of availability. Do not infer child eligibility.

Kalba Sports Festival — official 5 km community hike and rules

Current free participant registration and required documents

Organiser FAQ and event locations

Official Sharjah tourism — Al Hefaiyah Lake

Emirates News Agency — festival and organiser confirmation

Photo: Srkrish93 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · Resized and compressed to WebP; full composition and original proportions preserved.