Dubai is about to sparkle this October and November as Diwali – the Indian ‘Pageant of Lights’ – will see an array of festivities going down throughout town. With spectacular exhibits, wonderful promotions, various retail affords and surprises round Dubai, this 12 months’s celebrations promise to make it one of the vital fun-filled Diwalis but.
Organised by Dubai Festivals and Retail Institution (DFRE) and one of many key occasions within the annual Retail Calendar, Diwali is a particular time of 12 months when all the communities that decision Dubai house can come collectively and have fun.
Ahmed Al Khaja, CEO of Dubai Festivals and Retail Institution (DFRE), stated: “Dubai’s Diwali celebrations showcase what a fantastic and culturally various metropolis Dubai is, and the way a lot there may be on supply for residents and guests alike. Diwali is the right begin to the festive season and can showcase town’s standing as a really world-class retail and leisure vacation spot.”
From reside music and comedy to spectacular fireworks shows, jaw-dropping competitions, mammoth gross sales and world-class foodie affords, there’s something for everybody to get pleasure from this Diwali in Dubai.
Retail Occasions
In affiliation with Dubai Buying Malls Group, guests and residents shall be in with an opportunity to Store & Win gold value AED 100,000 with the Golden Diwali Surprises. They’ll merely spend AED 200 at any collaborating mall to obtain a digital raffle coupon to be entered right into a draw.
Dubai isn’t referred to as the Metropolis of Gold for nothing, and it doesn’t shine brighter than throughout Diwali. This 12 months the Metropolis of Gold Diwali Glow will see guests and residents – who purchase jewelry in additional than 125 jewelry shops – have the possibility to win AED 150,000 in jewelry vouchers. There may even be a bunch of Golden Goodies on supply: free presents upon chosen purchases, in addition to 50 per cent off on choose jewelry purchases. The marketing campaign takes place from Thursday, 21 October to Saturday, 6 November. Go to www.dubaicityofgold.com for extra data.
Pageant Plaza in Jebel Ali is celebrating Diwali by giving consumers the present of alternative. Guests can get the “Pageant Metropolis Malls Reward Card” without cost after they obtain the Pageant Rewards app. The supply runs from 16 October to Saturday, 13 November.
The Pointe on the Palm Jumeirah will mark this 12 months’s Diwali festivities with an unimaginable efficiency by the world’s largest dancing fountain, The Palm Fountain. There may even be an array of restaurant offers, so foodies can pattern a number of the finest native and worldwide bites from Friday, 29 October to Saturday, 6 November.
Dubai Pageant Metropolis Mall will get into the Diwali spirit with a bunch of fantastic affords and a spread of scrumptious meals at Ripe By The Bay. This night time market will supply all the pieces from homegrown bites to handmade one-off equipment, artwork and clothes. Guests to Dubai Pageant Metropolis Mall may even get the possibility to enter the draw and win a top-of-the-range Honda Accord EX Turbo 2021 when spending AED300 or extra! The festivities begin on Thursday, 21 October and proceed till Saturday, 13 November.
Metropolis Centre Deira goes all out this Diwali – consumers who spend AED 200 could have the possibility to win a gold necklace from Jawhara, or 100,000 SHARE Factors. The supply runs from Thursday, 28 October to Saturday, 6 November.
Metropolis Centre Al Shindagha will supply consumers an opportunity to win a Citroen automobile as a grand prize. For an opportunity to win, consumers must spend AED 100 in tales or AED 200 in Carrefour.
Jumeirah Lakes Towers is providing guests a one-stop-shop vacation spot for these seeking to have fun, store, and have a gala time this festive season. From festive garments and jewelry to decor and present hampers, Diwali Bazaar has all the pieces consumers are on the lookout for and extra. Guests may even get pleasure from a ton of enjoyable actions and scrumptious road meals from the colourful Indian restaurant, Khau Galli, which can happen on 22 and 23 October from 4pm until 10 pm.
For guests and residents seeking to discover scrumptious meals this Diwali, they’ll merely go browsing to the Zomato app and uncover a world of meals promotions by the Zomato Diwali Assortment. This curated checklist will characteristic the most effective in Indian delicacies, all at diminished costs.
Fireworks
Dubai Health Problem Opening Fireworks will happen on Jumeirah Seashore, simply behind Sundown Mall on Friday, 29 October at 8:30 pm. Jumeirah Seashore affords spectacular views of the Burj Al Arab and past, and this guarantees to be one of many highlights of Diwali.
With spectacular views overlooking Dubai Marina and town skyline, there are few locations higher suited to watching fireworks than Bluewaters, which is why the Bluewaters Fireworks shall be one in every of this 12 months’s Diwali must-sees. The present will begin at 8:30 pm on Thursday, 4 November.
Dubai Pageant Metropolis Mall is placing on a panoramic fireworks show at its Pageant Bay waterside location on Thursday, 4 November at 9:30 pm. Guests can e-book their most well-liked restaurant overlooking The Bay and benefit from the Diwali celebrations.
Vacationers and residents can expertise the world in a single place at World Village this Diwali, and likewise look ahead to the World Village Weekend Fireworks from Tuesday, 26 October to Saturday, 13 November at 9:00 pm each Thursday & Friday.
Expo 2020
Guests to Expo 2020 will have the ability to get into the Diwali spirit as Expo celebrates the pageant of lights with stunning conventional décor and illuminating projection showcases. Every night, Diwali shall be celebrated with a customized present created solely for Expo and carried out in Al Wasl Plaza. On the Jubilee Stage, Late Nights @ Expo will characteristic performances impressed by Diwali and artists together with Peter Cat, When Chai Met Toast, Shilpa Ananth and Dhol Tasha. The celebrations will run from Friday, 29 October to Thursday, 4 November.
Exterior Occasions
One of many world’s greatest sporting occasions, the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup involves the UAE this 12 months with 16 of the world’s finest groups battling it out for the title. Cricket followers will have the ability to benefit from the motion at three venues throughout the UAE: Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Cricket Stadium and Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The occasion runs from Sunday, 17 October to Sunday, 14 November, with the ultimate going down in Dubai.
GITEX Shopper has lengthy been thought of the area’s premier know-how occasion and this 12 months will see the standard array of remarkable electronics offers on supply. Guests can decide up the newest smartphone, tablets and wearable tech, and enter wonderful day by day prize attracts, witness product launches and revel in family-friendly occasions that can hold all ages completely happy. Gitex Shopper takes place from Tuesday, 26 October to Saturday, 30 October.
The Filmfare Center East Achievers Night time shall be including some sparkle to this 12 months’s Diwali celebrations as a bunch of Bollywood stars descend on Dubai. With everybody from Sunny Leone and Nivin Pauly to Maya Ali and Nawazuddin Siddique collaborating, that is certain to be an evening to recollect. The occasion takes place on Thursday, 28 October at The Meydan Lodge.
Make it a Diwali to recollect on the Coca-Cola Area as X-Issue India contestant Jubin Nautiyal performs a few of his best hits, together with Bawara Mann, Kaabil Hoon and Zindagi Kuch Toh Bata, and his newest Hollywood single, Breaking the Guidelines. Kicking off at 9pm on Friday, 29 October, this can be a present to not be missed.
Dubai Design Week is the area’s most essential design pageant and this 12 months’s occasion will see greater than 200 free-to-attend occasions going down throughout Dubai. From the fascinating 2040: d3 Structure Exhibition, which examines the way forward for our cities, to workshops within the historic Palestinian embroidery strategy of tatreez, there’s a enormous quantity of issues to see, do and expertise. There may even be an enormous array of regionally designed merchandise to purchase on the Dubai Design Week Market at Dubai Design District (d3). The occasion takes place from Monday, 8 November to Saturday, 13 November.
Have a good time the Pageant of Lights at World Village the place guests can expertise an genuine slice of Indian custom, tradition and meals on the India Pavilion. Residents and vacationers can store for genuine handicrafts and one-of-a-kind presents, and hold their starvation at bay with a bunch of delectable Indian dishes on sale from eating places, kiosks and street-food stalls. Take pleasure in all of the festivities from Tuesday, 26 October to Saturday, 13 November.
The Indian comedy star, Harsh Gujral shall be bringing his present Jo Bolta Hai Wohi Hota Hai to Dubai this Diwali along with his model of observational stand-up comedy certain to carry the home down. His exhibits will happen at 6pm and 9pm on Friday, 29 October at The Theatre, Mall of the Emirates.
For individuals who fancy themselves as a possible singing famous person, the Motta Maadi Music Sing Alongside Live performance is simply the ticket. A kind of collective karaoke efficiency, a reside band performs a collection of widespread musical hits and the gang can sing alongside, because the lyrics are displayed for everybody to see. This takes place at 4.30pm on Friday, 29 October. Tickets begin at AED75.
The largest Desi household live performance of the 12 months, E3AE Stay! will characteristic a star-studded lineup of the most important names in South Asia’s music scene. From Ammy Virk, Garry Sandhu and Karan Aujla to Maninder Buttar, Mannat Noor and actress Sonam Bajwa, this can be a must-see for anybody who desires to expertise the world-famous music and dance of the desi scene. Tickets price AED75 and the live performance will happen on Friday, 12 November at 8pm.
