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Jul 11

The world’s first Smurf Village is taking Abu Dhabi in a storm!

Just as the fourth edition of the popular family carnival “Summer in Abu Dhabi” opened last weekend, it became clear immediately: This will be the record breaking event of the summer season!

From toddlers and kids to teenagers and parents – everyone loves the variety of activities at this Summer in Abu Dhabi.

One definite favorite of the crowd is the Smurf Village, a world premiere and unique RedFilo creation. With a playground, fishing river, artist corner, Smurfette’s beauty house, a reel mushroom and a cycling path all around the village no Smurf dreams are left unfulfilled.

But what would a Smurf Village be without the Smurfs? Papa Smurf, Hefty, Smurfette and many others are around to meet their fans!

Visitors include locals and expatriates from every Emirate, as well as GCC families and holiday makers. With its holistic concept of accommodating kids from 2 to 18 and above Summer in Abu Dhabi 2011 has once again become the must-see for all families.

And it definitely is – on the opening day, June 30th, a total of 5200 visitors stormed hall 11 of ADNEC!

A dedicated team of event architects worked on the conceptualization of this mega event since last November. RedFilo – appointed as official event organizer for the third time in a row – won ADTA’s attention with a concept that combined exciting games, entertaining live acts, engaging cartoon characters and an enticing combination for young, younger and youngest!

Stay tuned on our blog for more updates on Summer in Abu Dhabi 2011 …

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30
Sep 10

Summer in Abu Dhabi 2010

Summer in Abu Dhabi 2010 – the third edition of the six-week family festival – was significantly expanded by ADTA to encompass an awesome entertainment line-up taking in eight venues across the UAE capital and Al Ain – the first time the festival reached out to the emirate’s Eastern Region heritage heartland.

Building on the success of the first two editions, Summer in Abu Dhabi 2010 broke new-ground as it looked to attract more GCC visitors to the emirate and deliver greater benefits to its tourism sector.

Like its previous years, the magnitude of the summer festival was significant. Summer in Abu Dhabi 2010 lasted for 6 weeks (23rd June to 4th August). It involved a total of 110 international performers, 85 minders and 24 event management staff. Summer in Abu Dhabi 2010 proved to be as popular as its predecessors, attracting a total of 160,000 guests.

Collect some impressions in our video here: Summer in Abu Dhabi 2010

In SIAD, there were indigenous cultural performances, multi-dimensional entertainment experiences, ‘live’ cooking classes, competitions and workshops. And on top of the summer activities, we decided to increase the number of main shows. Summer in Abu Dhabi 2010 saw not one but three main shows! The first was Lord of the Dance, a musical based on an Irish folklore. The second was Fantasy on Ice, a whimsical production that skillfully combined figure skating and illusions. The third was the Big Apple Circus which is international renowned circus based in New York.

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21
Sep 10

Big Apple Circus in Abu Dhabi

Big Apple Circus from NYC in Abu Dhabi

RedFilo also produced the Middle East debut of the Big Apple Circus.

Direct from New York City, the Big Apple Circus makes its Middle East debut at Summer in Abu Dhabi. Founded in 1977, the Big Apple Circus is now one of the world’s largest, and most exciting, complete with a stellar cast of international stars from Europe and Russia. New York’s acclaimed social web site whomyouknow.com calls it, “Nothing short of spectacular.” We agree. Don’t miss it!

With a stellar cast of international performers, the circus featured gravity-defying acrobats, an aerial quartet of trapeze, as well as a 10 metre high spinning double caged “Wheel of Death” and a side-splitting comedy clown Gordon.

This is another first for Summer in Abu Dhabi and guaranteed to keep audiences laughing and talking long after it is over.

Enjoy a sneak peek of the show here: Big Apple Circus from NYC in Abu Dhabi

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31
Aug 09

Summer in Abu Dhabi 2009

RedFilo was the main event organizer and producer of SIAD 2009.

SIAD 2009 was the second summer festival held in Abu Dhabi. SIAD 2009 promised to be bigger and better than its predecessor and it definitely kept to its promise. Summer in Abu Dhabi 2009 lasted for 6 weeks (from 1st July to 15 August 2009) took up 8 halls and the atrium at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) utilizing almost 21,000 square meters, almost twice the size of SIAD 2008. RedFilo managed 170 international performers, 200 minders, 150 event and technical crew – bringing a broad spectrum of entertainment to the Emirates. SIAD 2009 was well received; it attracted more than 163 000 guests.

Check out the video! Summer in Abu Dhabi 2009

The festival was divided into 5 major islands; Adventure, Culture and Heritage, Science and Technology, Sports and Entertainment. These islands focused on the aspect of edutainment. It gave guests an opportunity to discover new and interesting information about the world we live in, allowed them to participate in games and sports whilst learning about specific techniques and skills, engaged their senses through vivid and unique performance and provided hands on interactive activities that allowed guests to expand their knowledge.

Summer in Abu Dhabi 2009