​​Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region, the Liwa Date Festival and Auction is held in Liwa City, Al Dhafra Region in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and is organized by the Cultural and Heritage Festivals and Programs Management Committee in Abu Dhabi in cooperation with the Emirates Heritage Club. The festival falls within the framework of heritage and agricultural events and activities in the UAE and the Al Dhafra region, in celebration of the date harvest season, and it sheds light on the palm and its products, because it is a national wealth and an essential component of the Emirati folk heritage. It strengthens the food security system in the country​​