| Dubai Shopping Festival dates back to | | | | visitors, as they can browse and buy at |
| 1996, undergoing major changes and | | | | a leisurely pace beneath the stars until |
| improvments since those times. Now, | | | | 2 or 3 in the morning and gather the |
| after being redeveloped, revamped and | | | | flavours of the Middle East at any one |
| repackaged, it has become a very | | | | of a number of food stalls and cafes |
| interesting and exciting event for | | | | nearby. During the one month long Dubai |
| visitors' delight. 2005 was the peak | | | | Shopping Festival, visitors can |
| year of the Dubai Shopping Festival, | | | | experience many entertainment events and |
| gathering over 1 billion pounds from | | | | attractions, such as fashion shows, the |
| over 3 million visitors. This was much | | | | Dubai jazz festival, nightly firework |
| more than the figures from 2004, and | | | | displays, kids shows and carnivals. Not |
| sales in 2006 are said to exceed the | | | | to speak about taking a safari into the |
| 2005 peak. This is a thing that has been | | | | desert, play a round of golf or go |
| confirmed by the tour operators and | | | | sailing. One can also visit any one of |
| hoteliers in Dubai. The Dubai Shopping | | | | Dubai's many historic buildings, sites |
| Festival stands for all the very best in | | | | of interest, museums or galleries, in |
| shopping, entertainment and excitement, | | | | order to enjoy Dubai's culture and |
| and this is for the whole family to | | | | heritage and to escape the shopping |
| enjoy, as it is an internationally | | | | malls. The summertime sister to the |
| inspired event. No wonder the motto of | | | | Shopping Festival is the Dubai Summer |
| the festival is 'one world, one family, | | | | Surprises, which starts at the beginning |
| one festival`. Apart from numerous | | | | of every year and lasts for 2 months and |
| discounts and bargains in every single | | | | a half. The focus of this Shopping |
| store of each of Dubai's famous shopping | | | | Festival Dubai follow up is the malls |
| malls, the Dubai Shopping Festival has | | | | around Dubai with daily events organised |
| other exciting things to offer to its | | | | for all the family. If you plan to visit |
| visitors. Starting with amazing daily | | | | Dubai and of course not miss either the |
| competitions and firework displays and | | | | Shopping Festival or the Summer |
| ending with many excellent sales, the | | | | Surprises, it is wise to search the |
| event gathers a bit form every possible | | | | daily scheduled events online. After all |
| delight of Dubai life. At these | | | | this glamour and excitement comes the |
| competitions one can win large cash | | | | single "bad" thing about these |
| prizes or a brand new car every day, so | | | | festivals: everyone who visits it once |
| no wonder they are so popular! The Night | | | | will always want to go back again and |
| Souq experience is very popular among | | | | again. It is somehow like an addiction. |