DUBAI - The 28th edition of the Dubai Shopping Festival (DFS) opened with a dazzling lighting ceremony as part of Dubai Lights at The Pointe at Palm Jumeirah, followed by the night sky coming alive with a luminous firework display, awe-inspiring fountain show and immersive roaming parades on 14th December.

This season of the festival, which is on until 29th January, 2023, was inaugurated by Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment and Nakheel, including Ahmed Al Khaja, the CEO of Dubai Festival and Retail Establishment and Omar Khoory, Chief Assets Officer at Nakheel.

The festivities will continue at The Pointe with something for everyone this season. Visitors of all ages can enjoy the hypnotic “Sea-Wonder” carnival parade that will make its way around Palm Jumeirah to excite and entertain with larger-than-life underwater characters walking around the illuminated promenades.