EXPO 2020 Dubai Opening Ceremony to be live streamed across UAE

Expo 2020 Dubai’s Opening Ceremony is set to be streamed live to more than 430 locations across the UAE.

Screens will be set up in locations ranging from airports and shopping malls to hotels and other landmarks, relaying the incredible music and cultural performances as they happen.

This will be followed a night later by three firework displays in Dubai, marking the first full day of the Expo in a spectacular visual celebration.

It will commemorate the journey from winning the bid in 2013 to opening the first World Expo in the region.

Viewers from anywhere in the world can also join the evening’s proceedings via a global live stream, available on virtualexpo.world and Expo TV from 7.30 pm onwards.

Where to catch the celebrations

Live streams are available to the public across hotels including Emaar’s Rove, Armani, Address Hotels & Resorts, and Vida Hotels & Resorts, as well as Accor, Marriot, Hilton, IHG, Rotana, Jumeirah, Hyatt International and Atlantis The Palm.

Around 17 Majid Al Futtaim malls, City Walk, Nakheel Mall and Ibn Battuta Mall will stream the event live.

Both The Pointe and Dubai Festival City will incorporate their fountains into a dazzling light and sound show, while The Frame façade will be lit up in Expo colours.

As many as 50 Jashanmal locations across Dubai and Abu Dhabi, 97 Mediclinics, Dubai and Abu Dhabi International Airports, Zabeel Ladies Club, and Sharaf DG will also stream the experience.

Privately-run companies including Dulsco, Terminus Group, L’Oreal and Nissan will be hosting Opening Ceremony viewing parties for their staff.

Emirates Airlines will also stream proceedings across its first and business class lounges.

Across the UAE, viewings are taking place at various locations in Umm Al Quwain, Yas Plaza in Abu Dhabi and across various locations in Ras Al Khaimah, including the Corniche, Al Marjan Island and Manar Mall.

Ajman Heritage District and Fujairah Fort will also host a live broadcast, the latter accompanied by an evening of other festivities that include a mini village, folklore bands, traditional crafts, heritage displays and traditional food.