Dubai Festival City Mall

Shopping mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai Festival City Mall

View of the mall from the water front

Location| Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates| 25°13′17″N 55°21′01″E﻿ / ﻿25.22139°N 55.35028°E﻿ / 25.22139; 55.35028
Address| Dubai Festival City
Opening date| January 22, 2007;
18 years ago (2007-01-22)
Owner| Al Futtaim Group
No. of floors| 3
Public transit access| Al Jaddaf Marine Station
Website| www.dubaifestivalcitymall.com

Dubai Festival City Mall is a shopping mall located in Dubai Festival City, on Dubai Creek in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).[1] It was officially opened on January 22, 2007 and underwent an expansion in 2017.

The mall includes a variety of stores such as IKEA, Carrefour (previously a HyperPanda supermarket, the first hypermarket outside Saudi Arabia[2]), and Ace Hardware.[3] The Robinsons Department Store from Singapore opened in March 2017,[4] and a variety of dining options, including an Indian restaurant named Kashkan, opened in September 2023,[5] as well as other brands such as Eataly,[6] Mint Velvet,[6] Sugar Factory,[6] and Letoile.[7][8][9]

Nightttime view on the waterfront

The mall fronts onto a former marina, now called Festival Bay and used for regular nighttime "IMAGINE" sound and light fountain displays.[1][10] There is an Abra boat service across Dubai Creek between the Dubai Festival City Mall and the Al Jaddaf Marine Station, close to the Dubai Creek metro station on the green Line of the Dubai Metro.[11] This is operated by the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).[12]

Dubai Festival City Mall

Attached to the mall are a InterContinental hotel (the InterContinental Dubai Festival City), a Crowne Plaza hotel, and a Holiday Inn hotel. The mall is close to Dubai International Airport. On the opposite bank of the Dubai Creek is the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library. The Burj Khalifa can be seen in the distance.

Initially, the mall faced challenges in attracting both local residents and tourists.[6] In response, the mall's owner, Al Futtaim Group, invested 1.5 billion dirhams in a renovation project in 2017, expanding the retail offering by adding new stores and brands not commonly found in the UAE, as well as increasing the number of food and beverage outlets.[6] By 2017, 91% of the retail spaces in the mall had been leased.[6]

## See also

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* List of shopping malls in Dubai

## References

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1. ^ a b "The complete guide to Dubai Festival City Mall". Bayut. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
2. ^ "Dubai Festival City to have first 'HyperPanda' outside Saudi Arabia". AME Info. Archived from the original on 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
3. ^ "Festival Power Centre". Dubai Festival City. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
4. ^ "Robinsons VIP Opening at Dubai Festival City Takes Dubai By Storm | The Luxe Diary ذا لوكس داياري". The Luxe Diary | Luxury Lifestyle Magazine | Dubai & Abu Dhabi. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
5. ^ "Celebrity chef and actor Ranveer Brar opens Kashkan restaurant in Dubai's Festival City Mall".
6. ^ a b c d e f Scott, Andrew (21 January 2017). "Malls of the UAE: Al Futtaim leads Dh1.5bn 'rebirth' of Festival City". The National (Abu Dhabi). Retrieved 1 January 2025.
7. ^ "Dubai Festival City Mall to add 30+ new stores in 2024 expansion". Arabian Business. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
8. ^ "LETOILE opens flagship beauty store at Dubai Festival City Mall". Gulf News. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
9. ^ "About LETOILE UAE". letoile.ae. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
10. ^ "Dubai Festival City Mall". Retrieved 16 May 2021.
11. ^ "Dubai Festival City Abras". Dubai Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
12. ^ "Al Jaddaf Marine Station". rta.ae. Dubai, UAE: RTA. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

## External links

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* Official website