PARKS IN DUBAI SEE RECORD-BREAKING NUMBER OF VISITORS IN FIRST HALF OF 2023

Dubai Municipality’s public parks, neighbourhood parks, lakes, and recreational facilities have registered for the first time a record-breaking total of more than 15 million visitors during the first half of 2023. This marks a 50 per cent increase in the same period of 2022, which recorded approximately 10 million visitors. Here is the breakdown of visitors to the parks: 10 million to lakes and neighbourhood parks, with around around 3 million to the five largest parks in the city (over 951,000 visitors at Al Mamzar Beach Park; 701,000 visitors at Mushrif Park; over 658,000 visitors at Creek Park; 430,000 visitors at Zabeel Park, and over 153,000 visitors at Safa Park). The increased number of visitors can be attributed to ease of access via various ways of transportation. Furthermore, the periodically organised events and initiatives also drew people in. Over the more than 200 events, 151 were organised by the private sector, 43 were societal initiatives, and 19 were recreational initiatives by the Municipality. These initiatives aimed to provide new and diverse recreational spaces to cater to all segments of society in Dubai. Source: Khaleej Times