The 1 Dubai Sporting Event That Sees More Costumes Than Halloween

You might think the joys of dressing up are over for the year once October 31 passes, but annually, the first weekend in December sees a costume party much bigger than Halloween in Dubai.

The Rugby 7s event sees people come from all over to watch local and international teams compete against each other in the sport. But when eyes are not on the rugby pitch, sports fans are eyeing up each other's fancy dress attire. From the subtle to the over-the-top, view the gallery to see how fans showed up for 2016's edition and watch the video below to see the crowd do the world's biggest Mannequin Challenge.