The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that parking will be free in all public spaces except multi-storey car parks on Thursday, 13 September to mark the Al Hijri New Year holiday.
If you are a metro user and are planning to stick around Dubai for the long weekend, you can stay out late at night, as on Thursday the metro and tram lines will operate late until 1am the next day. On Thursday the Dubai Metro Red Line will start from 5am, Dubai Metro Green Line from 5.30am and Dubai Tram from 6am.
Normal parking fees and metro hours will resume from Saturday, 15 September.