The Dubai Fountain, Songs, Schedule, Location and Video

The Dubai Fountain dazzles nightly

Submitted by Editor-at-large on June 6, 2009 – 8:54 pmComment

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the dubai fountain dances at sunset - © dubaimoves.com

Located in the Burj Khalifa Lake, downtown Dubai, the Dubai Fountain is one of the world’s largest and supposedly shoots water up to 50 story’s high while it dances to a variety of musical songs.

The fountain dance starts at 6pm with performances every twenty minutes. On weekdays the last performance is at 10pm (13 shows) and on weekends at 11pm (16 shows).

» See a complete Dubai Fountain schedule
» See a High Definition video of the Dubai Fountain

This enormous sight and sound display has been designed by California based WET Design, the same people who designed the renowned dancing fountains at the Bellagio hotel and casino in Las Vegas as well as the revamped volcano at the Mirage hotel and casino. Locally, they have been involved in smaller water features at the Burj Al Arab, Dubai Marina, and Mall of the Emirates amongst others.

The fountain has been choreographed to eight songs though not all of them play each day:

Sama Dubai, Mehad Hamed, an Emirati tribute to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President & Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai
Dhoom Thana, by Vishal Shaker, a Hindi song from the feature film “Om Shanti Om”
Baba Yetu, Chirstopher Tin, a Swahili song
Shik Shak Shok, Hasan Abou El Seoud, an Arabic dance song
Con Te Partiro (Time to Say goodbye), in Italian by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman
Waves, Bijan Mortazavi
Bassbor Al Fourgakom, in Arabic by Hussain Al Jassmi, Al Thokol Samz
Inshed An Aldar (Ask about home), the second Emirati composition which made its debut at the Burj Khalifa inauguration

The best places to watch the fountain are on the bridge between Souk Al Bahar and the Dubai Mall as well as on the Boardwalk closer to Burj Dubai and across from Vapiano. Some of the restaurants in Souk Al Bahar also offer a good vantage point–especially the corner by Margeaux and from Fai at the Palace. Be wary of the wind direction as some viewing places will get wet from the performance.