{"id":12388,"date":"2025-12-04T17:44:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dimaak.com\/blog\/?p=12388"},"modified":"2026-02-18T12:03:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:33:06","slug":"dubai-shopping-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dimaak.com\/blog\/dubai-shopping-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) 2025 – 26: Dates, Events & Deals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) is a cultural, retail, and entertainment festival that takes place every year-end. It is conducted by the Dubai Economy and Tourism Department to promote tourism and boost visitation and sales.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The 31st edition of DSF 2025 will be a grand event held across the emirate for 38 days! <\/span>Dubai Shopping Festival dates<\/span> are from 5th December 2025 to 11th January 2026! This month-long program is going to be a blast for its visitors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Note that there are multiple venues and dates for various kinds of events. The main Instagram account that updates every announcement of DSF is <\/span>DubaiFestivals<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

DSF 2025-2026 Events & Programs<\/span><\/h2>\n

Dubai Shopping Festival is much more than just a retail sale; it\u2019s a full-fledged cultural and entertainment mega-festival, created to keep the guests entertained.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shopping\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Before diving into the other events, let\u2019s focus on the main part – shopping!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Trust me, if you are a shopper, you definitely need to attend this once-a-year event. For 38 days, retail shops across Dubai will have insane discounts. Not just 10% or 15%; I\u2019m talking about massive discounts of 75-90%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, 90% off won\u2019t be applied everywhere. But you’re guaranteed a discount! And the best part? You get to buy quality items and nothing faulty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Items such as clothes, jewellery, gold, electronics, accessories, and more can be bought in this festive season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Note: The gold price in Dubai as of 1st Dec, 2025, is AED 4,668 per 10 g.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The<\/span> gold price in the Dubai Shopping Festival<\/span> might have some discounts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where to find the shops with discounts?<\/span><\/h4>\n

DSF isn\u2019t just limited to an arena but throughout the city! There are a bunch of malls from which you can buy discounted items.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the popular malls<\/span><\/h5>\n
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  1. Dubai Festival City Mall\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Mall of the Emirates<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Global Village<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Dubai Festival City Mall<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. The Outlet Village<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Ibn Battuta Mall<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Dubai Mall<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Gold Souks<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Meena Bazar<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Mercato Mall<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Concerts<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Entertainment is such a huge part of this entire festival. Artists from all over the world come to Dubai to make this festival a success. The 2025 Dubai Shopping Festival will have a musical concert every weekend!<\/span><\/p>\n

    2025 <\/span>Dubai Shopping Festival<\/span> Concert Calendar<\/span><\/h4>\n

    There are 10+ artists and four venues across Dubai. There are different types of genres, including Arabic pop, Egyptian pop, indie rock, traditional Yemeni music, Iraqi music, Bollywood, English pop, and more!<\/span><\/p>\n

    The four venues include<\/span><\/p>\n