United Arab Emirates Events and Festivals

1/01/2010 - 2/28/2010Dubai International Shopping Festival

Dubai has long been regarded as a retail paradise and a Mecca for duty-free purchases, and its annual International Shopping Festival is held for approximately four weeks over January and February. Something that began as a shopping extravaganza has expanded into a wider event that includes top fashion shows and other entertainments and attracts upwards of 3 million visitors each year. Shopping, though, remains at the heart of the event and visitors are offered not only special discounts on a wide range of goods, but the opportunity to win prizes too. The venues include shopping centres and malls in various parts of the city and there is also a Global Village with pavilions offering products from retailers and manufacturers from around the world.