Festival Venues
The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is held at the InterContinental Hotel Event Centre, Dubai Festival City. All events at the Festival will be held at the InterContinental, with the exception of Desert Stanzas, which will have transport departing from the hotel.
InterContinental Event Centre, Dubai Festival City
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The Al Ras rooms, Al Amwaj, Al Khaimah, Al Majlis, Al Waha and Al Rimal are on the Lobby floor, along with the bookshop and prayer rooms. The Al Baraha rooms are on the Waterfront floor. Terra Firma Restaurant is in the InterContinental Hotel, and Creative Meeting Space is in the adjoining Crowne Plaza hotel.
Map and Directions to Festival Venues
The InterContinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City
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Directions from Al Khail (Direction Airport)
Follow the E44 (Al Khail road direction Airport)
Continue following signs for Business Bay Bridge/Crossing D71
Once on bridge keep right. Follow signs for Festival City
Hotel parking signs will follow
Parking is available at the InterContinental Hotel or at Dubai Festival City Mall, and Festival City is a five-minute bus journey from Emirates Metro Station (Red Line), using the F08 or 064A buses.
Public transport
Festival City is a five-minute bus journey from Emirates Metro Station (Red Line),
using the F08 or 064A buses.
Dar Al Adaab
The Festival also holds a number of events throughout the year at Dar Al Adaab (the House of Literature) in the Al Shindagha Historical Neighbourhood.
A map and directions are available here.
