Dubai - Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) - Venues

Dubai Shopping Festival unfolds in several venues. Many venues are a regular feature, year after year, while some new ones are added yearly. Below are some of the main venues.

Global Village (Al Garhoud)
Global Village features 24 pavilions, representing cultures from a diverse mix of countries. Each pavilion entertains with regional music and dances. Exhibitions of traditional handicrafts and clothing give insight into lifestyles of different peoples. Apart from regular performances by folk artists, famous music stars also entertain visitors.

Heritage Village (Dubai Creek)
Heritage and Diving Village offers an inside view of Arabic culture and history. Learn about Arabic custom through re-creations of Bedouin villages, and various events and activities. Performances often include customs from Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Morocco, Jordan, Sudan, Mauritania, Algeria, and UAE. In the past, poetry conventions, boat-building demonstrations, auctions of ancient coins, a series of photography exhibitions, and showcases of Arabian horses, falconry, and vintage cars were a hit with crowds. During the Dubai Shopping Festival, fireworks displays light up the sky above Heritage Village.

Sheikh Saeed’s House (Al Shindagha)
Once home to the Maktoum family, this fine example of local architecture is now a perfect venue for exhibitions, auctions and conferences. In previous years, photography exhibitions like 'Reflections from the Past' were great tourist attraction, letting foreigners in on some of Dubai’s mystery.

Dubai Media City (Sheikh Zayed Road)
Part of the Dubai Technology Media and e-commerce free zone, Dubai Media City attracts communications giants from around the world. It is now emerging as a major venue for Dubai Shopping Festival events. Plays and musicals have been held here in previous years.

Airport Exhibition Halls (Near Dubai International Airport)
The Airport Exhibition Halls have hosted a variety of different Dubai Shopping Festival events such as, the Hand-Made Carpet Exhibition, Carpet Oasis. As the world’s largest and finest carpet bazaar, it offers a wide variety of high quality rugs. The Carpet Museum was also located here. Parents shopped while their kids were entertained with International Folkloric Shows for Children.