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\n\tDUBAI: Tickets are now on sale for Emirates Dubai 7s, with the Middle East\u2019s largest sports and entertainment festival returning to The Sevens Stadium from Nov. 27-29.<\/p>\n
\n\tFeaturing an expanded program of sport, music, entertainment, family experiences and hospitality, it will take place on the final weekend of the Dubai Fitness Challenge. The 2025 edition welcomed more than 88,000 people from the UAE and around the world.<\/p>\n
\n\tThis year, the festival will place an even greater focus on families in celebration of the UAE\u2019s Year of the Family, with the biggest Kids\u2019 Zone ever.<\/p>\n
\n\tSix sports at Emirates Dubai 7s<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tDubai will once again welcome the world\u2019s leading rugby sevens players as The Sevens Stadium opens the HSBC SVNS Series 2027.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe series will then travel to Cape Town, Singapore, Perth, Vancouver and New York before the HSBC SVNS World Championship takes place across Hong Kong, Valladolid and Bordeaux.<\/p>\n
\n\tAlongside elite international competition, thousands of amateur athletes will have the opportunity to compete as part of the wider festival across rugby, netball (presented by Dubai Holdings Community Management), cricket (presented by Dulsco Group), WODON3 fitness and Rebound padel \u2014 with Gaelic football joining the Emirates Dubai 7s program for the first time this year. The addition brings a sixth sport and another international sporting community to the festival, with Elite Men, Elite Women, Open Men and Open Women competitions taking place in a specially adapted seven-a-side format.<\/p>\n
\n\tFestival director Mathew Tait said it was the people and communities it brought together that made the Emirates Dubai 7s special.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cYou can have the world\u2019s best rugby sevens players competing on Pitch 1 while thousands of people take part in their own sports across the festival, families spend the day together and others come for the music and entertainment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cWe\u2019ve expanded that experience again for 2026, particularly for families as the UAE celebrates the Year of the Family, while continuing to grow the sporting and entertainment program. With tickets now on sale, we\u2019re looking forward to welcoming everyone back to The Sevens Stadium in November.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tSam Pinder, World Rugby Sevens World Series general manager, said: \u201cThe success of the past season demonstrates the increasing visibility and strength of rugby sevens around the world, and we\u2019re delighted to return to Dubai this November to open the HSBC SVNS Series 2027.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cEmirates Dubai 7s has long been an important fixture on the international rugby sevens calendar, bringing together world-class competition and a passionate audience at The Sevens Stadium. We look forward to building on the momentum of last season and welcoming players and fans back to Dubai as another exciting HSBC SVNS Series gets underway.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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