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