Things to Do in Dubai · Family & Kids

Dubai Dolphinarium

Dolphin and seal shows in Creek Park — an old-school family favourite

Family Family & Kids ✓ Self-guided · No booking needed

📍 Location Creek Park Gate 1, Umm Hurair

🕒 Timings Show times typically 11:00 AM & 6:00 PM (days vary — check schedule)

🎟️ Entry Fee Shows from ~AED 50–105 by seating class

⏱️ Duration 1.5–2 hours (plus Creek Park)

🌅 Best Time The morning show, then an afternoon in Creek Park

🚇 Getting There Metro Green Line to Dubai Healthcare City + short walk to Creek Park Gate 1

📖 About

Running since 2008 inside Creek Park, the Dubai Dolphinarium is the city's longest-standing family show venue: bottlenose dolphins and fur seals performing choreographed routines in an air-conditioned arena, plus a mirror maze, trampoline zone and exotic-bird shows on the side.

The 45-minute headline show leans playful rather than spectacular — flips, ball games, painting dolphins — and lands best with under-10s. Swim-with and meet-the-dolphins sessions run at premium prices for families who want closer encounters.

Worth knowing: attitudes to marine-mammal entertainment are shifting globally, and some families prefer to see dolphins wild (Musandam's fjord cruises deliver exactly that). If shows are your family's thing, this one is professionally run and pairs neatly with Creek Park's lawns, cable car and children's city next door.

⭐ Highlights

Bottlenose dolphin and fur seal shows in AC comfort
Mirror maze and trampoline side attractions
Creek Park — one of Dubai's nicest green spaces — around it
Meet/swim encounters for close-up sessions
An easy, affordable family half-day

💡 Insider Tips

Check show days online — the schedule isn't daily year-round.
Central seating gets splashed; that's a feature for kids, a warning for cameras.
Creek Park entry (a few dirhams) is separate — budget the afternoon for it.
Prefer wild encounters? A Musandam dhow trip shows dolphins free in the fjords.