If you are in Dubai this week and wondering what to do, you are absolutely spoiled for choice. The city is buzzing with festivals, pop ups, and big-ticket events, and you can easily fill every evening and the whole weekend without leaving the emirate.
Start with the big one: the Dubai Shopping Festival, which runs citywide until 11 January, turning malls, promenades, and public spaces into one giant celebration. Visit Dubai highlights nightly fireworks, raffles, and major sales across destinations like Dubai Festival City Mall, City Walk, Bluewaters, The Beach JBR, and the City Centre malls, so listeners can mix serious shopping with free entertainment and outdoor dining.
According to Dubai Festival and Retail Establishment coverage, the action at Dubai Festival City’s Festival Bay is especially strong in this final week. Expect free kids’ shows featuring Sesame Street, Nickelodeon’s Dora, Trolls, Masha and the Bear, and PJ Masks, alongside dancers, musicians, gaming tournaments run by True Gamers with prizes up to AED 30,000, and nightly waterfront light, fountain, and laser shows that make for a perfect after-school or after-work outing.
Over at Bluewaters and The Beach JBR, Pantime Arabia reports that the DSF Drone Show presented by Emarat is in its final days, with two free shows every night at 8pm and 10pm. This year’s edition adds pyro-drone fireworks and faster, brighter formations, making it the largest aerial show in DSF history and a must-see if listeners love skyline spectacles and beachfront vibes.
For a different kind of open-air festival feel, e& MOTB at Dubai Design District continues through 11 January as a free-entry lifestyle market, with more than 80 food and retail pop ups, live music and DJs, workshops for all ages, and relaxed lounge zones ideal for a laid-back date night or a family evening out, as highlighted by Pantime Arabia’s DSF round-up.
If listeners are into content creation and digital culture, the Dubai International Financial Centre has transformed into a hub for the 1 Billion Followers Summit from 9 to 11 January. The DIFC official site describes it as the world’s largest gathering for creators, with live recordings, on-stage conversations, and creator-led sessions set among pop up cafés, concept dining like Gloria Osteria at The Ritz-Carlton DIFC, and experiential spots such as The Uncommon, a vinyl-and-cassette-inspired café where you can pick records to soundtrack your dessert.
To cap off the week, Times of India notes that Global Village launches the biggest drone show of its own 30th season on 9 January at 7:15pm, featuring 3,000 drones. It is the perfect excuse to roam the pavilions, snack your way around the world, and then look up as the sky turns into a choreographed light canvas.
However listeners like to spend their time, from family nights to foodie adventures and creator meetups, Dubai has your evenings and weekend fully covered.
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