Planning to take the family out for a picnic in a park this weekend? Take note of the new hours at Dubai's leisure spots.

The Dubai Municipality on Saturday announced new opening hours for the emirate's lakeside parks, residential parks and playgrounds.

Here are the timings:

Monday to Thursday: 8am to 11pm

Friday, Saturday, and public holidays: 8am to 12am

The Emirates is home to scores of family-friendly entertainment parks — and more are in the pipeline.

Among the Dubai Municipality's mega projects is building a slew of public parks and distinctive recreational spaces as part of efforts to boost the emirate's appeal as an ideal place to live in.

In the last quarter of 2023, the Dubai Municipality built two parks in Al Warqa 1 and 4 districts at a total cost of Dh8 million.