Spring break Dubai 2026 came a week early. On March 4, the UAE Ministry of Education announced that all schools would close from March 9, moving forward from the original schedule, amid ongoing regional developments. Classes will resume on March 23. For families staying in Dubai, that means two weeks to fill. Some parents are keeping their kids at home. Others are looking for camps, activities, and day-out options that are confirmed open and running. This guide covers both the paid deals worth booking right now and a list of things to do at home that don’t require going anywhere.
Always check with venues directly before visiting, as operating hours may shift.
Table of Contents
- Outdoor Deals & Activities for Spring Break Dubai 2026
- 1. Ski Dubai Snow Camp
- 2. Dubai Miracle Garden Spring Break Blooms
- 3. Wood Wizards Spring Break Kids Workshop
- 4. Five Iron Golf Family Funday
- 5. Al Habtoor Grand Resort Kids Spring Camp
- 6. Expo City Dubai Terra Spring Camp
- 7. Empire Football Club Spring Camp
- 8. BOUNCE Holiday Camp
- 9. Millennium Lakeview Hotel Spring Break Staycation
- 10. Five Palm Jumeirah Stay & Dine
- 11. Bla Bla Beach Pool Access
- Spring Break at Home in Dubai: Things to Do With Your Kids Right Now
- FAQs
Outdoor Deals & Activities for Spring Break Dubai 2026
1. Ski Dubai Snow Camp
Eight hours in the snow, fully supervised, with a penguin visit and beginner ski lesson built in. The Ski Dubai Spring Camp is here to make the break memorable for kids. Snow park access, clothing, equipment, cooking workshops, face painting, a magic show, and a VOX Cinema visit are all included in the day rate. Lunch and snacks too. You can even enrol your kid in a cooking class with Bright Bites. You can choose between a 1-day camp and a 1-week camp as well.
- Date & Time: Until 20 March 2026 | Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Price: AED 399 per day | AED 1,500 per week (clothing & equipment included) | Sibling Discount: Get 10% off the first sibling’s booking with code SC1S10 during checkout or save 15% on the second sibling’s booking with code SC2S15 during checkout.
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2. Dubai Miracle Garden Spring Break Blooms
Kids under 12 get in free throughout the spring break period, which runs until May 31. Dubai Miracle Garden has over 150 million flowers across themed outdoor displays, and March is one of the last comfortable months to visit before the summer heat sets in. A few hours out, zero prep, and the kids’ entry is free. Adults pay from AED 73.5 on the UAE residents’ rate.
- Date & Time: 1 March – 31 May 2026 | 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM (weekdays) | 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM (weekends)
- Price: Kids under 12 FREE | Adults from AED 73.5 (UAE residents)
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3. Wood Wizards Spring Break Kids Workshop
Kids build robots and planes out of real wood using actual tools, guided by instructors throughout. It’s hands-on in a way most holiday activities aren’t, less arts-and-crafts table, more actual making. Hot lunch available from partner DoDo Pizza. Give your child a magical, creative holiday.
- Date & Time: March 9 – March 20, Monday to Friday
- Price: Flexible schedule options: 9 AM – 1 PM — 245 AED, 1 PM – 3 PM Craft — 100 AED, 3 PM – 7 PM — 245 AED & All-Day Pass — 550 AED
- For Reservations: Whatsapp – +971589689901
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4. Five Iron Golf Family Funday
90 minutes of golf simulator time plus two adult meals, two kids meals, and four soft drinks for AED 495 flat. No golf experience needed — the simulator works for beginners and kids, and the games format keeps it engaging. Available weekdays until March 20. Six weekday sessions left in this window.
- Date & Time: Monday – Friday | 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Until 20 March 2026
- Price: AED 495 per family (90 min simulator + 2 adult meals + 2 kids meals + 4 soft drinks)
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5. Al Habtoor Grand Resort Kids Spring Camp
The camp runs the full two weeks, which makes it one of the more practical options for working parents who need consistent daily coverage. Kids get yoga, Zumba, sand art, mask making, mandala sessions. Moreover, there are supervised pool lessons, board games, donut decoration. A lunch buffet at Al Dhiyafa Restaurant each day. There are various activities planned for kids 4-12.
- Date & Time: March 9–22, 2026 | Daily, 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
- Price: AED 165/day (members) | AED 185/day (non-members) | AED 620/week (members) | AED 700/week (non-members)
- For Reservations: +971507806342
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6. Expo City Dubai Terra Spring Camp
Nature Detectives, Pollinator Protectors, Eco Discovery, Pond and Wadi Adventures — all inside and around the Sustainability Pavilion at Expo City. The camp runs March 9–20 for ages 5–12, with trained facilitators running indoor and outdoor sessions. Kids also get to meet Terra’s resident goats, which tends to be a genuine highlight. One of the few options that’s meaningfully different from the standard trampoline-and-art-table format.
- Date & Time: March 9–20, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Price: AED 152 per day, AED 676 per week and AED (20 % Applied for first week)
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7. Empire Football Club Spring Camp
Running in Studio City in two daily sessions. The camp has confirmed that shelter-in-place procedures are in place if required during sessions. Good for kids who’ve been cooped up and need movement. Parents choose morning or afternoon, depending on the schedule. It’s one of the more affordable options on this list of Spring break Dubai 2026 fun activities for 4 -14-year-olds.
- Date & Time: week 1 – 9th – 13th March 2026 (All Morning sessions are Full) | week 2 – 16th – 18th March 2026 | 1st Session: 9:00am – 12:00pm & 2nd Session: 12:00pm – 3:00pm
- Price: AED 180 per session
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8. BOUNCE Holiday Camp
Experienced coaches run structured sessions covering trampolining, parkour, freestyle skills, and team challenges across the indoor urban playground. You have two Dubai locations to pick from Al Quoz or Dubai Festival City. The standard combo pass starts from AED 140. Check the BOUNCE website for current holiday camp session times, as these vary by date.
- Date & Time: 9th – 20th March 2026 | Half Day: 8 AM to 1:30 PM or 1:30 PM to 5 PM & Full Day: 8 AM to 5 PM
- Price: Half Day: AED 210, Full Day: AED 300 | Weekly: Half Day: AED 840, Full Day: AED 1100.
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- Location: Al Quoz & Dubai Festival City (Bounce-X)
9. Millennium Lakeview Hotel Spring Break Staycation
Kids under 6 eat free, daily movie nights for kids, AED 120 F&B credit to enjoy dining, and 30% off spa treatments. Free room upgrade to Superior is available subject to availability. The AED 295 rate is one of the more accessible staycation options in Dubai for families who want a full reset without the Palm or Marina price tag. Green Community Village in DIP is quieter than the central city options, which counts for something right now.
- Date & Time: Limited-time spring break staycation offer
- Price: AED 295 / AED 395
- For Reservations: +971 543055085
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10. Five Palm Jumeirah Stay & Dine
Luxury rooms with the full amount redeemable against food and beverages. If you’re going to spend the day at the property and eat properly, you’re effectively getting the room for the cost of your meals. Palm Jumeirah location means beach access and a full day out for the family. Works best when you plan to use the dining credit. Enjoy beachside bliss at Bohemia Beach Club and poolside bites by the Social Pool to bold Chinese, Italian & award-winning Japanese flavours.
- Price: AED 349 per person at FIVE Palm Jumeirah and AED 399 per person at FIVE LUXE JBR
- For Reservations: Whatsapp at +97144559999
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11. Bla Bla Beach Pool Access
Pool access for AED 150 minimum spend, fully redeemable against food and drinks. If you’re there for a few hours with kids, you’ll spend naturally on food and soft drinks. Confirm family-friendly timing before going, as certain session formats are adults-only.
- Date & Time: 7th March to 14 March 2026 | 10:00 AM – Sunset
- Price: AED 150 minimum spend (redeemable on food & drinks)
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Spring Break at Home in Dubai: Things to Do With Your Kids Right Now
Not every family wants to go out and given the current situation, keeping kids close to home makes sense for a lot of parents. These are activities that work indoors, don’t require a trip across the city, and can fill the hours between meals without losing your mind.
Creative & Craft
1. Start a baking project together. Let the kids pick the recipe. Cupcakes, bread, or homemade pizza dough — the process keeps them busy for two to three hours and you end up with something to eat.
2. Make a comic book. Kids draw the panels, you staple the pages. No art skills required from either party.
3. Set up a craft station and leave them to it. Put out paper, scissors, tape, stickers, old magazines, and glue. Give them a loose brief like ‘make a city’ and step back.
4. Tie-dye old white T-shirts. Order a kit online and do it on the balcony. Messy, effective, and the results are wearable.
5. Build a cardboard box city. Collect delivery boxes for a few days beforehand. Tape, cut, and decorate. Kids who get into this can spend a full afternoon on it.
Screen Time (But Make It Count)
6. Watch a documentary series together. BBC’s Planet Earth or similar — something the whole family can watch without you having to leave the room.
7. Set up a family movie marathon with a theme. Pick a director, a decade, or a franchise and work through it across the two weeks. Makes the screen time feel intentional.
8. Let older kids edit a family video. Hand them old phone footage and show them basic editing on iMovie or CapCut. Some kids disappear into this for hours.
9. Play a video game together. Actually sit with them and play. Minecraft, Mario Kart, or whatever they’re into — forty-five minutes of this goes a long way.
Physical & Active
10. Set up an indoor obstacle course. Couch cushions, pillows, chairs, and masking tape lines on the floor. Time each other. Kids get absurdly competitive.
11. Yoga or stretching sessions on YouTube. Cosmic Kids Yoga works for ages 4–8. For older kids, try a beginner yoga session together.
12. Balcony or courtyard water play. If you have outdoor space, water balloons, a small inflatable pool, or a hose can absorb a full afternoon for younger kids.
13. Indoor dance party. Make a playlist, clear the living room, and put some effort into it. Kids remember this more than most planned activities.
Learning & Thinking
14. Start a 1000-piece puzzle together. Leave it on the dining table across the full two weeks. A running family project.
15. Cook one new cuisine each week. Let kids pick the country, research the dish together, and shop for ingredients. The cooking is secondary to the research and planning process.
16. Set up a reading challenge. Pick a book each, read separately, then discuss. Works from age 7 upwards.
17. Play board games properly. Pull out Catan, Monopoly, or whatever is at the back of a cupboard and actually finish a game. Clear the whole afternoon for it.
18. Start a journal or scrapbook. Give kids a blank notebook and loose brief. Some kids take to this naturally; others need a prompt like ‘draw one thing that happened today’.
Low-Effort, High-Return
19. Order in from somewhere new and make it an event. Pick a cuisine none of you have tried, order a spread, eat on the floor with a movie. Kids like the novelty of it.
20. Let them be bored for a while. Not every hour needs a structured activity. Boredom produces imagination. Leave them to figure it out.
FAQs
Spring break in Dubai 2026 runs from March 9 to March 22. The break was brought forward one week by the UAE Ministry of Education. All private and public schools, universities, and nurseries are included. Classes resume on Monday, March 23.
Yes. Several confirmed camps are running from March 9, including the Ski Dubai Snow Camp (until March 20), Al Habtoor Grand Resort Kids Spring Camp (March 9–22), Expo City Terra Spring Camp (March 9–20), BOUNCE Holiday Camp, and Empire Football Club Spring Camp in Studio City.
Keeping kids engaged at home during spring break in Dubai doesn’t need to be complicated. Baking projects, cardboard box building, indoor obstacle courses, board games, family movie marathons, and simple craft stations are all effective. Structure the day loosely one planned activity in the morning, free time in the afternoon and it holds up across the two weeks.
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