After more than six weeks of sales and shows, the 27th Dubai Shopping Festival is finally drawing to a close.
A three-day sale across the city, with discounts of up to 90 per cent, will mark the end of the annual shopping extravaganza. This includes discounts on offers on everything from fashion and children’s clothing to homeware and electronics.
Malls will also have their own special discounts and promotions. Those heading to Dubai Festival City Mall, for example, can avail 10 per cent cashback on the Festival City Malls Gift Card with a minimum spend of Dh1,000. Those making a purchase of Dh50 or more at Ripe By The Bay, the home-grown marketplace, can receive a cashback of 12.5 per cent on total spend.
The Dubai Mall, Dubai Marina Mall and The Springs Souk are also participating.
This will also be the last chance for shoppers to experience the DSF Market at Al Seef, which features a walkable outdoor playhouse and museum, retail and food stalls.
Meanwhile, fireworks have become a mainstay of the world’s longest-running shopping festival, and residents can expect the sky to light up again this weekend. There will be shows taking place at The Pointe at 9pm, and at The Beach opposite JBR and Bluewaters Island at 7pm and again at 9.30pm on all three days.
Other experiences to look forward to
DSF has long established that it is more than just a shopping festival, and there’s a wealth of other things to do this weekend.
The DSF Mega Music Weekend will feature performances at the Coca-Cola Arena from singer-songwriter James Blunt on Saturday, Saudi sensation Rashed Al Majed and Iraqi singer Waleed Al Shami on Sunday. The Sawwah hologram experience featuring Abdel Halim Hafez at Al Habtoor City Theatre will also take place on Sunday.
For children (and the young at heart), the Harry Potter Experience will provide a journey through Hogwarts at Mall of the Emirates and the stars of Madagascar will entertain the whole family with the ultimate jungle adventure at City Centre Mirdif.
Scroll through the gallery below for pictures of Dubai Shopping Festival through the years:
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City Centre Deira, the biggest shopping mall in the UAE at the time, filled with thousands of residents and tourists on the first day of the Dubai Shopping Festival on March 21, 1998. AFP -
Fireworks and laser beams light the sky during the opening ceremony for Dubai Shopping Festival on March 18, 1999. AFP -
Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation presenter Toni Khalifeh during a live broadcast of his TV game programme in Dubai, March 9, 2000, during the Dubai Shopping Festival. AFP -
Lebanese pop singer Nawal al-Zoghbi in Dubai on March 1, 2001, the first day of the Dubai Shopping Festival. Zoghbi was one of many Arab singers to perform in Dubai during the month-long shopping bonanza. AFP -
Syrian singer Assalah and Tunisian singer Saber al-Robai after performing a duet during the 7th Dubai Shopping Festival, March 14, 2002. AFP -
A model in a gown by designer Emanuel Ungaro in his spring-summer 2004 collection during Dubai fashion week at the Dubai Shopping Festival, February 5, 2004. AFP -
Asian dancers during a ceremony to celebrate the launch of Dubai Shopping Festival, January 12, 2005. AFP -
An airborne tourist in Dubai enjoys one of the shopping festival activities in 2007. AFP -
A sheila and abaya fashion show at the BurJuman Mall in Dubai on August 11, 2008. The event was part of the Dubai Shopping Festival's 'Summer of Surprises'. Edythe McNamee / The National -
A Ferris wheel, carnival rides and shopping stalls at the night souq along Dubai Creek in Dubai, January 15, 2009, a popular part of DSF. Jeff Topping / The National -
Last minute-shopping to take advantage of Dubai Shopping Festival offers at Mall of the Emirates before the festival ends. Paulo Vecina / The National -
Shopping in Al Ghurair Mall during Dubai Shopping Festival on February 13, 2011. Charles Crowell for The National -
DSF offers at Mall of the Emirates in 2012. Jaime Puebla / The National -
The Fashion Train show by Dubai Shopping Festival and Bloomingdale's, where in 2013 a fashion show was held on the Dubai Metro. Antonie Robertson / The National -
Market OTB, the sustainable platform to discover new retail concepts, a main attraction of the Dubai Shopping Festival, launches in 2014. Photo: DSF -
Saudi Arabian singer Mohammed Abdu performing at Dubai Media City Amphitheatre in 2015 as part of in Dubai Shopping Festival Nights. Reem Mohammed / The National -
Shoppers on the first day of Dubai Shopping Festival at Dubai Mall in 2016. Pawan Singh / The National -
Jessie J in Dubai for her 'fashiontainment' performance as part of Dubai Shopping Festival, January 2017. Photo: Mall the Emirates -
Dubai Shopping Festival signage at Kite beach in 2018. Reem Mohammed / The National -
Fireworks at Al Seef, Dubai, during the 2019 Dubai Shopping Festival. Photo: DSF -
Dubai Shopping Festival gets under way in December 2020 with a concert in Burj Park. Photo: DSF -
Dubai Shopping Festival opening at Burj Park, Downtown Dubai, December 2021. Ruel Pableo for The National
