23 days · one immense landscape

One desert.Many ways.To Liwa.

Motorsport, culture, family adventure, music and food—find the part of the festival that moves you.

Choose your scene

The Desert’s Grand Stage11 Dec 2026 — 03 Jan 2027

Ask Liwa:

Pick a feeling. Find your Liwa.

Choose your scene

Beyond the programme

Move through Liwa

Scroll sideways to explore the landscape, places and practical details around your festival day.

Preview of the Liwa festival map

Across Al Dhafra

Explore the festival map

Desert accommodation in Liwa

Stay in Liwa

Make a night of the desert

A cultural gathering at a Liwa fort

Culture sites

Explore Liwa’s five forts

Discover the forts

Motorsport action at Tal Moreeb

Liwa Sports

Meet the desertat full speed

Explore motorsport

A road through the desert landscape

Plan the route

Make the journey part of it

Today at Liwa

What’s On Today

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