DUBAI, Oct 21 (NNN-WAM) – The one-year countdown to Expo 2020 kicked off across the UAE on Sunday evening, bringing together people from across the globe and offering a glimpse into next year\u2019s expo, known as the \u2018World\u2019s Greatest Show.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One attendee was Sara Al Boom, an Emirati digital media manager at Dubai Cares, who has been watching the Expo 2020 campaign evolve, since the city won the bid in Nov, 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
American singer Mariah Carey and Emirati star Hussain Al Jassmi headlined the celebrations at Burj Park, as part of Expo 2020\u2019s One Year to Go (1YTG) activations across all seven emirates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been following the Expo story since the day Dubai got the bid, and I think it\u2019s remarkable how the past seven years have gone by and how the entire city is now very much in tune with the concept of Expo and what Dubai is trying to push towards,\u201d said the 27 year old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can\u2019t believe there\u2019s just one year left until we actually host the Expo. I\u2019m really excited to see what the city has to offer and the flow of visitors from across the world. It\u2019s really exciting personally as an Emirati to be able to see the city grow and be able to actually see what Expo is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Al Boom was also anticipating seeing the Grammy-winning Carey for a second time \u2014 and celebrating her sister\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI wanted to share this experience with her. They\u2019ve hyped the event so much over the past few months; this is kind of like a glimpse of what we\u2019re going to expect but on a really small scale, and I really want to push the agenda for what Expo is trying to get at,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Expo 2020 will open its doors to the public\u202a from Oct 20, 2020, and run \u202auntil Apr 10, 2021. The six-month World Expo is expected to draw visitors from all around the world.– NNN-WAM<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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