An amazing fellow mum collated a list of all the Christmas events in Dubai, and shared it with all of us. With permission, I’m putting this up with a few more additions to it and links added to the events on their respective social media pages. All credits goes to Liz Fitzpatrick for the list! 🙂
So, if you’re looking for something to do with the family over this festive season here in Dubai, this will keep you guys busy every other day until Christmas! Let me know if you see anything else and I’ll add it on. Enjoy! I know I’ll be referring back to this every other day! Cheers again to Liz!
November
- 26th November – Monday – 5-8pm Christmas Lights Party – McGettigans Souk Madinat
- 27th November – Tuesday – 5-8pm Christmas Lights Party – McGettigans JLT
- 27th November – Tuesday – 3-5pm Festive Market – Blossom Village Nursery
- 30th November – Friday – 12-7pm Winter Wonderland – The Els Club
- 30th November to 1st Dec – Friday & Saturday -10am to 4pm – Christmas Fair at Hilton Jumeirah Beach Dubai
December
Week 1
- 1st December – Saturday
- 12-6pm – Christmas Market – Reform, The Lakes
- 6-8pm – Start of the Festive Season – Maison Mathis, Arabian Ranches
- 3rd December – Monday
- 7-10pm – Christmas Tree Lighting – Irish Village
- 4th December – Tuesday
- 6-11pm – Christmas Tree Lighting – Habtoor Palace, LXR Hotels & Resorts
- 7-10pm – Christmas Tree Lighting – Movenpick Hotel Jumeirah Beach
- 4th-22nd December – Festive Garden – Habtoor Palace, LXR Hotels & Resorts
- 5th December – Wednesday
- 5-7pm – Christmas Tree Lighting – Fairmont the Palm
- 6:30-7:30pm – Christmas Tree Lighting – Movenpick Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel
- 5-7pm – Christmas Tree Lighting – Media Rotana
- 6-9pm – Christmas Tree Lighting – Gloria Hotel, Dubai Media City
- 3-6pm – Festive Market – Babilou Umm Suqeim Nursery
- 6th December – Thursday
- 5-7pm – Ginger Bread Decorating and Tree Lighting Ceremony – Habtoor Grand Resort
- 6-8pm Christmas Tree Lighting – Garden on 8, Media One Hotel
- 7-8pm – Family Tree Lighting – Sheraton MOE
- 7-10pm – Christmas Tree Lighting – Emirates Golf Club
- 7pm-2am – Time Out Dubai Christmas Jumper Party – Perry and Blackwelder, Souk Madinat
- 5-8pm – ARTE and DBS Winter Wonderland – Dubai British School
- 4-7pm – Jebel Ali School Festive Fair
- 6th December – 8th Jan – The Christmas Village – Habtoor Grand Resort
- 6th-24th December – Winter Wonderland with Santa – Wafi
- 6th-25th December – Downtown Snowpark – Burj Plaza
- 6th-25th December – Magical Festive Market – Dubai Festival City Mall
- 7th December – Friday
- 5.30-7.30pm – Festive Tree Lighting – Bab Al Shams
- 10am-2:30pm – Santa in the Desert – Dubai Irish Society
- 2-5pm – Community Winter Fair – Emirates British Nursery Motor City
- 7-8th December – The Night Before Christmas – Madinat Theatre
- 7-28th December – Christmas Market – Movenpick Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel
- 8th December – Saturday
- 10am-2:30pm – It’s all about Christmas at Garden Souq – Dubai Garden Centre
- 10am-1pm –Kangaroo Festive Fair – Kangaroo Kids Nursery, Umm Suqeim
- 10am-1pm – Community Winter Fair – Emirates British Nursery Silicon Oasis
- 2-5pm – 4th Annual Winter Carnival and Fair – Safari Kid Nursery Sheikh Zayed Road
- 10am-1pm – Winter Market – Willow Nursery Umm Suqeim
- 4-5.30pm – A Little Christmas Now by Dubai City Sound – Hartland International School
The following photos were shared by a fellow mum Marina – Thanks 🙂
Meet Santa at Dubai Marina Mall!
Downtown Snowpark – taken 07-Dec-18
Week 2
See ‘Week 1’ for ongoing Festive Markets, highlighted in green
- 10th December – Sunday
- 7-8pm – Festive Carols – Virgin Megastore Mall of the Emirates
- 10th December – 9th Jan – Festive Celebration – Times Square Center Dubai
- 11th December – Monday
- 7pm-2am – Festive Quiz Night – Arabian Ranches Golf Club
- 7pm-9pm – Christmas Tree Lighting – The H Dubai
- 6:30-8:30pm – Christmas Tree Lighting – Le Meridien Dubai
- 12th December – Tuesday
- 9-12pm – Festive Market – Blossom Downtown
- 6pm and 8.30pm – The Nutcracker and I – Dubai Opera
- 13-15th December – 11am, 2/3pm and 8pm Jingle Bell Favourites – Dubai Opera
- 13-15th December – 5-11pm – Festive Market – Media Rotana
- 13th December – 5th Jan – 1-11pm – Santa’s Secret Island – The Wharf, Bluewater’s Retail District
- 14th December – Friday (See all items highlighted in green above for ongoing festive markets)
- 10am-6pm – ARTE Christmas Market – Times Square
- 6-7:30pm – Festive Lights Switch On – QE2
- 12-11pm – Season Carnival – Address Montgomerie Golf Club
- 1-7pm – Christmas Market – The Els Club
- 15th December – Saturday
- 4-6pm – Festive Story Time – Dubai Marina Mall
- 4-7pm – Festive Family Fun Day at JBR – Sadaf & Murjan Plaza, JBR
- 6-8pm – Festive Tree Lighting – Arabian Ranches Golf Club
- 10am-10pm – ARTE Christmas Market – Mercato Mall
- 10am – 2pm – ARTE Christmas Market – QE2
- 10am – 2pm – Visit Santa and his friends at his Grotto – Dubai Garden Centre
Week 3
See ‘Week 1’ for ongoing Festive Markets, highlighted in green
- 16th December – Sunday
- 4-7pm – Gingerbread House Making (135AED per child) – Arabian Ranches Golf Club
- 16-22nd December – 10am-8pm – ARTE Christmas Market – Wafi Mall
- 19-28th December – 11am, 3pm and 7pm – Aladdin – Souk Madinat Theatre
- 20-26th December – Winterfest DXB 2018 – Emirates Golf Club
- 20-28th December – Souk Festive Market – Souk Madinat
- 20-28th December – Souk Festive Market – Jumeirah Creekside Hotel
- 21st December – Friday
- 9am-12pm – DFC Santa Run – Dubai Festival City
- 5-9pm – ANZA Christmas Carols & Sausage Sizzle (ANZA Members & Guests) – Umm Sequim behind Civil Defense
See you around town this Christmas!
Disclaimer : This is not a sponsored post. Simply putting this up to make it easier for everyone (and myself) to refer to, over this busy festive season! Credits goes entirely to Liz Fitzpatrick!