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