100% FREEAl Marmoom camel racing — free live racing spectacle
Watch racing camels and their robot jockeys thunder along Al Marmoom’s track. The official October programme has free spectator sessions with multiple races, offering a memorable look at a living Emirati sport.
Historical photograph of camel racing in Dubai in 2006; representative of the sport, not the current Al Marmoom racecourse or meeting.
Al Marmoom, Dubai · Dubai Camel Racing Club, Dubai–Al Ain Road, Al Marmoom, Dubai
When to go
17 Oct 06:30–10:00; 18 Oct 06:30–10:30; 19–20 Oct 06:30–10:00; 24 Oct 07:00–09:30; 25 Oct 07:00–09:10; 26 Oct 07:00–09:20; 27 Oct 07:00–09:10; 31 Oct 07:00–10:40 and 14:00–17:00. UAE local times.
What’s free & what to know
- Spectator entry only; no camel rides or racing participation included.
- Attend on a published race date and check the club calendar before departure.
- Use designated spectator areas and follow racecourse staff directions.
Sources & photo credit
Last successfully checked 11 Oct 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.
Official homepage public calendar API for October 2026 explicitly states spectator entry is free in every inspected event. Ten upcoming sessions remain on 17,18,19,20,24,25,26,27 and31October, with start/end times. Homepage rendering uses moment.utc for stored time labels; those local UAE display times have been preserved, rather than adding another four hours. Official club contact map supplies exact coordinates.
Dubai Camel Racing Club — official October calendarOfficial October 2026 public calendar data
Official Dubai tourism — free traditional sports
Photo: Lars Plougmann / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized and compressed to WebP with aspect ratio preserved. Website display may crop the photograph.