The Dubai Shopping Festival merely started as a retail event in February 1996 and is now recognized as the largest shopping festival in the world!

Every year, the DSF hosts over three million people from across the globe and has now established itself as a premium tourist attraction. So if you’re a traveler with a shopper’s heart, Dubai gives you all the reasons why you should indulge in a memorable and an invigorating shopping spree. With 70+ shopping malls, top-notch brands and an entertainment extravaganza, the Dubai Shopping Festival 2020 offers the finest shopping experience with some exceptional discounts on the latest fashion trends.

The 25th edition of the Dubai Shopping Festival offers more than just shopping. Every shopping destination is laden with exceptional discounts and a wide array of fun activities for everyone in the family. So you see, shop and have fun to your heart’s content. Excited already? Let’s take a look at what Dubai Shopping Festival 2020 has in store for all of us!

When to visit Dubai?

All of Dubai indulges in an extraordinary shopping experience in the first quarter of every year. This year, the Dubai Shopping Festival marks itself from the 26th December 2019 to 1st February 2020 which is approximately a month long shopping extravaganza. Malls across the city are operational for longer hours which makes this time the best time to visit Dubai. Shop till you drop, quite literally.

Places to visit at the Dubai Shopping Festival

The commencement of this iconic shopping saga is marked by surreal fireworks! While every mall and retail store here participates in the festival, it becomes a hefty task to decide where to go and what to shop, and we definitely wouldn’t want to waste our time when it comes to shopping, right? Check out these famous malls that offer a one-of-a-kind shopping experience along with endless fun and frolic and include them in your “best places to visit in Dubai” list already!

The Dubai Mall

With an area of 500,000 square meters, The Dubai Mall is the largest shopping mall in the world and is a part of most international tour packages! The mall is recognized as the ‘World’s Leading Shopping Mall’ by World Travel Awards in 2019. It encompasses over 1200 stores, an enormous walk-through aquarium, approximately 14,000 parking spaces and a state-of-art ice rink! Satisfy the shopaholic in you while also traversing through an Underwater Zoo with over 300 marine species and loosen up by indulging in various leisure activities like gaming, concerts and cinema!

Ibn Battuta Mall

The Ibn Battuta traces itself back to the 14th Century and narrates its visitors with the journey of the greatest explorer of all times, Ibn Battuta. The mall is classified into six-country themed sections, each with a story of its own. A 21-screen cinema, a trampoline park and a bowling alley will perfectly rejuvenate you amidst your shopping sprees.

Mall of the Emirates

Have you ever heard of a shopping resort? The Mall of the Emirates is the ‘World’s First Shopping Resort’ and is exactly what you need to explore when attending the Dubai Shopping Festival. It is a home to the first Snow Park in the Middle East and also includes an indoor ski resort popularly termed as Ski Dubai. A total of 100 odd food shops, five five-star hotels, the Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre and VOX Cinemas offer all the exciting elements you need to define your shopping experience.

Global Village

Lip-smacking food, enthralling rides and street performers, Global Village in Dubai is rightly located on the banks of this gorgeous city. During the Dubai Shopping Festival, this mall greets 5 million visitors and along with a surreal shopping experience, offers them the best of countries from across the globe in various pavilions.

Dubai Gold Souk

All that glitters is rightly gold at the Dubai Gold Souk! Known as the largest gold market in the world, Dubai Gold Souk treats its visitors with intricate jewelry designs and premium quality gold. Fun fact: The Dubai Gold Souk restocks itself with 10 tons of gold daily!

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Things to do shop for at the Dubai Shopping Festival

Electronics

While almost all malls and retail stores provide amazing deals and discounts on their electronics, the Dubai Shopping Festival is also a platform for companies/brands to launch new products. This is a win-win situation because you can shop big and win big through raffle draws/contests held during these launches.

Furniture

Fashion isn’t the only limelight of the Dubai Shopping Festival. Glance through unique and classy furniture items and bring them home at discounted rates!

Gold, Perfumes and More

The Dubai Shopping Festival is that perfect opportunity the shopper in you has been waiting for! Grab it right away and splurge to your heart’s content.

Fireworks

The Creek Park and the Zabeel Park bring together a lot of fun activities for everyone in the family including fireworks, magic shows, food carnival, painting and much more.

Street Plays

Listen to yourself smile as vibrant, colorful and expressive art expresses itself on the streets of Dubai through unique street plays!

What’s More

There are Workshops, Exhibitions, Celebrity Meet and Greets, Events and many other things to do in Dubai!

So avail our Dubai Tour Packages and get your shopping lists ready already. It’s time to embrace and celebrate life to the fullest, the Dubai style!

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