Dubai Shopping Festival; city's skyline to be illuminated for 38 amazing days

The city's skyline will be illuminated for 38 amazing days. Expect over a month of pyrotechnics, drone shows, pyro, and light displays set against some of Dubai's most well-known monuments.

The event includes a huge show on Bluewaters Island and The Beach, JBR, with pyrotechnics, drones, and skydiving exploits set against the backdrop of Ain Dubai. There will be free drone performances twice a day at the same venue. 

Through Dubai Lights, entertaining interactive light displays appear throughout the city.

From December 6 to January 16, Dubai will be home to the festival's endless deals and top-notch performances.Every night at 8.30 p.m. during the Dubai Shopping Festival, you can get the greatest view of the skyline from Dubai Festival City Mall. 

Pyrotechnics light up the Hajar Mountains every Friday and Saturday at Hatta.

There will be twice-daily free-to-watch drone shows presented by Emarat and AO Drones at Bluewaters Island and The Beach, JBR. The two drone performances will be held at 8pm and 10pm every evening and feature 1,000 drones in the skies.

Two different themes:

- Between Friday December 6 and Thursday December 26, the theme will pay tribute to the last three decades of the Dubai Shopping Festival.

- The second theme will between December 27 and January 12 celebrates a fusion of tradition and modernity with powerful beats and innovative sound effects.

Two special pyro-drone shows: 

- On Friday December 13, there will be 150 pyro-drones and skydiving stunts at 8pm at Bluewaters Island and The Beach, JBR.

- A second show without the skydivers will then be held at 10pm.

On Friday January 11, to mark the closing weekend there will be another set of shows at the same location featuring 150 pyro-drones.

Dubai Lights returns this year with one-of-a-kind, interactive installations at various locations including Bluewaters Island, Palm Nakheel Mall, Palm West Beach, Al Seef, Dubai Design District and Al Marmoom.