Dubai Shopping Festival 2026-27 at a glance
| Dubai Shopping Festival | What we know |
|---|---|
| 2026-27 dates | Not announced yet |
| Last edition | 31st, 5 December 2025 to 11 January 2026 (38 days) |
| Edition before | 6 December 2024 to 12 January 2025 |
| Running since | 1996 |
| Cost | Some parts free, such as the 2025-26 public installations; concerts and some experiences ticketed |
| Updates | mydsf.ae and @dubaifestivals |
Check mydsf.ae for 2026-27 raffle details once announced.
Check mydsf.ae for 2026-27 show locations and times once announced.
The 2026-27 line-up has not been announced yet.
The Hatta Candlelight concert and Dinner in the Sky were ticketed.
Sale dates for 2026-27 have not been announced yet.
The last two festivals both started on the first Friday of December and ran 38 days. Dubai has not confirmed the 2026-27 dates yet; check mydsf.ae for them once announced.
What the flight costs, by city
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Each fare here is for nonstop flights over New Year, a peak travel week. Once the 2026-27 dates are out, earlier weeks of the festival may price differently.
Where to stay
Over New Year, Address Dubai Mall was the priciest of the hotels sampled, from $4,152 a night on these dates. Of the hotels sampled near Festival City, Grand Mercure Dubai City was the cheapest, from $260.
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Questions
When is the Dubai Shopping Festival 2026?
The dates for the Dubai Shopping Festival 2026-27 have not been announced yet. The last edition ran from 5 December 2025 to 11 January 2026, and the one before from 6 December 2024 to 12 January 2025.
Is the Dubai Shopping Festival free?
Parts of it are. In 2025-26 the public installations at e& DSF Nights were free, while concerts, the Hatta Candlelight concert and Dinner in the Sky were ticketed.
What can you win at the Dubai Shopping Festival?
In 2025-26 the DSF Mega Raffle gave away a new Nissan and AED 100,000 every day, with a grand prize of AED 400,000 on the closing day. The 2026-27 prizes have not been announced.
Where are the Dubai Shopping Festival drone shows?
The 2026-27 drone show locations have not been published. The 2025-26 announcement described two nightly displays with more than 1,000 drones but did not name the venues.
Is New Year’s Eve part of the Dubai Shopping Festival?
It has been in recent years: the 30th edition listed New Year’s Eve celebrations as part of its program, and New Year’s Eve also fell inside the 31st. Separately, Dubai’s Event Security Committee said New Year 2026 would feature 48 fireworks shows at 40 locations.
How do I follow the festival schedule?
The official DSF site is mydsf.ae, and updates go out on the @dubaifestivals social accounts. Dubai’s autumn also has the Dubai Fitness Challenge, which runs 31 October to 29 November 2026, just before the recent DSF start dates in early December.
Sources
- Dubai Media Office, 2026 Retail Calendar, the 31st edition dates and 2025-26 features, and the 30th edition prize figures, retrieved 30 September 2026.
- Dubai Media Office, Dubai Shopping Festival 2025 opens, the raffle, Drone and Pyro Show, DSF Nights, Hatta, Dinner in the Sky, participating malls and mydsf.ae, published 5 December 2025, retrieved 30 September 2026.
- Dubai Media Office, 30th Dubai Shopping Festival, the 6 December 2024 to 12 January 2025 dates and New Year’s Eve as part of the festival, published 18 September 2024, retrieved 30 September 2026.
- Dubai Media Office, New Year 2026 readiness, the planned 48 fireworks shows at 40 locations, published 26 December 2025, retrieved 30 September 2026.
- Khaleej Times, DSF 12-Hour Sale, the 2025-26 12-Hour Sale and Sale Season discounts, published 23 December 2025, retrieved 30 September 2026.
- Wego flight and hotel search, sampled 30 September 2026 in USD.
- Featured photograph: fireworks at Dubai Festival City by San Photography on Pexels.
How these figures were produced
- As of 30 September 2026, Dubai had not announced the dates or program for the 2026-27 festival. The event picker shows the 2025-26 edition, mostly from Dubai Media Office releases; the sale discounts come from a Khaleej Times report and are credited to it, and the prize totals row is from the 30th edition.
- Fares are the cheapest nonstop return in economy for one adult, flying in Wednesday 30 December and home Saturday 2 January, from a Wego search on 30 September 2026. New Year week fell inside both of the last two festivals, but it is a peak travel week, so other festival weeks may cost less. The Mumbai fare pairs two airlines.
- Room rates are the cheapest nightly rate for two adults in one room, 30 December to 2 January, at hotels of four stars and up with a guest score of 8.0 or better. Distances are straight line, not travel time.
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