Dubai sports calendar for November and December 2026: padel, sailing, cricket and triathlon dates
By Catherine Smith GST 2 min read
Dubai Sports Council (DSC) launched its Dubai Sports Events Calendar for the season on 19 October, with padel, triathlon, sailing and mixed martial arts among the November and December dates. The calendar lists more than 500 events for the 2026 to 2027 season, over 80 of them international tournaments and championships, and is available free in the DubaiNow app, which also explains how to register to attend or take part, according to the Government of Dubai Media Office.
Several of the November events fall within the Dubai Fitness Challenge, which runs from 31 October to 29 November, and are listed in the challenge’s official programme.
The main dates
| Dates | Event and venue |
|---|---|
| 5 to 8 November | Dubai International Rally |
| 8 to 15 November | Emaar Dubai Premier Padel P1 |
| 12 to 15 November | DP World Tour Championship |
| 13 to 15 November | Dubai T100 Triathlon |
| 14 November | PFL Dubai, Coca-Cola Arena |
| 21 and 22 November | Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by DP World, Mina Rashid |
| 22 November to 20 December | DP World ILT20 Season 5, Dubai International Stadium |
| 27 and 28 November | HYROX Dubai, Dubai Exhibition Centre |
| 27 to 29 November | Emirates Dubai 7s |
| 6 December | World Triathlon Women’s Cup Dubai, Al Mamzar Beach Park |
| 28 and 29 December | World Sports Summit |
Dates are from the DSC calendar release and the Dubai Fitness Challenge programme. The ILT20 end date and the PFL, Sail Grand Prix, ILT20 and HYROX venues are from the Visit Dubai events listings and the events’ own websites. Venues are given only where an official page confirms them.
For spectators
The Dubai stop of the Premier Padel tour, the Dubai P1, runs from 8 to 15 November. At Coca-Cola Arena, PFL Dubai on 14 November is headlined by a heavyweight world title bout between Vadim Nemkov and Sergei Bilostenniy. The same arena hosts three Dubai Basketball home games in November: Zadar in the ABA League on 2 November, Spartak Office Shoes on 15 November, and Anadolu Efes Istanbul in the EuroLeague on 17 November.
The Sail Grand Prix at Mina Rashid on 21 and 22 November brings 13 national teams to the penultimate event of the 2026 Rolex SailGP Championship, according to the Visit Dubai listing. The fifth season of the DP World ILT20 T20 cricket league begins on Sunday 22 November and runs to 20 December at Dubai International Stadium.
For participants
HYROX Dubai takes place on 27 and 28 November at the Dubai Exhibition Centre, a few minutes’ walk from Expo 2020 Metro Station on the Red Line. The second World Triathlon Women’s Cup Dubai is on Sunday 6 December at Al Mamzar Beach Park, with races for women of all abilities and registration open on the event website. Within the Dubai Fitness Challenge, the free Dubai Ride is on 1 November and Dubai Run on 22 November.
Looking ahead to January
The calendar’s first major events of 2027 include the Dubai Marathon on 17 January, the Hero Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis Course at Emirates Golf Club from 21 to 24 January, and the Burj2Burj Half Marathon on 24 January.
