Food and great live entertainment are on the menu this Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) with residents and visitors enjoying a diverse and delicious line up of events taking place around the city.
The summer season in Dubai has never been so much fun, with DSS hosting special offers, great deals and fun activities for the whole family. Lovers of live music will be in seventh heaven with performances by some of the region’s most popular singers while food fans will be spoilt for choice as some of the city’s top restaurants welcome diners to enjoy great dishes at great prices.
DSS Summer Restaurant Week, held from 11 to 21 August, will see 30 of Dubai’s most popular restaurants serve up extra special breakfast, lunch and dinner offers for the entire family. Customers can tuck into breakfast deals priced AED69 for adults or AED25 for children, with a two-course lunch costing AED95 for adults and AED35 for children and a three-course dinner just AED150 for adults and AED35 for children. For the full list of venues taking part in DSS Summer Restaurant Week, visit www.SummerRestaurantWeek.com.
Fans of the Oscar-winning and groundbreaking Hollywood hit movie Joker can experience the film ‘live’ at Dubai Opera. Joker Live in Concert promises to be an emotional journey that fuses a full orchestra with a screening of the movie starring Joaquin Phoenix. Joker Live in Concert will take place on 10 and 11 August. Tickets priced from AED250, are available from Dubaiopera.com and visitdubai.com
Iconic Egyptian singer and songwriter Hamza Namira will stage a show to remember for fans in Dubai at the Coca-Cola Arena on 2 September. Hamza is a major star around the region who enjoys huge popularity with Egyptian and Arab audiences in the UAE. His latest album, ‘MawloodSanat 80’ is regarded as a milestone in Hamza’s career. Tickets for the show are priced from AED200 can are available from visitdubai.com and coca-cola-arena.com
Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer Lena Chamamyan will share her musical and jazzy vibes to light up the Dubai World Trade Centre Theatre on 3 September. Performing a selection of her biggest hits, the live concert will see Lena share her experiences singing Syrian folk songs and Arabic classics over the years. Tickets for the show are priced from AED195 and are available from visitdubai.com and dubai.platinumlist.net
Aspiring photographers can learn how to capture life through a lens at the Teens Summer Camp by Gulf Photo Plus. Held at the Gulf Photo Plus headquarters at Warehouse 36, Alserkal Avenue, the camp will teach youngsters photography in creative ways and help to develop and engage their technical and practical skills. Aimed at teenagers between the ages of 13 to 17, the camp is priced at AED1,000 per week and will take place from 25 to 29 July and again from 15 to 19 August.
The Aura Art Fair will bring together the city’s creatives to share their talents at a community marketplace. Held on 30 and 31 July, the Aura Art Fair, will feature a wide range of stalls, activities and live entertainment events at Warehouse 46 in Alserkal Avenue.
The Junction Theatre in Alserkal Avenue will host a performance of the play Scary Bad from 5 to 7 August. Inspired by classic horror stories and tall tales, the play pokes fun at the clichés and familiar scenes that make our favourite scary movies so bad, but also so good! Ticket are available from bookmyshow.com and visitdubai.com
DSS is the perfect time for families, residents and visitors to catch a performance of La Perle, the world-famous and awe-inspiring live show featuring acrobatics, stunts, music and much more. Until 4 September, the end of this year’s super DSS line-up, children under 12 years can enjoy complimentary entry to the show at Al Habtoor City when accompanied by a paying adult. UAE residents can also enjoy 20 per cent off the price of a ticket, with groups of four guests receiving 25 per cent off as part of a special DSS friends and family offer.
The super DSS Dine & Win promotion will keep end foodies well fed and very happy until the end of the festival, on 4 September. Customers who spend AED100 in selected restaurants will be in with a chance of bagging ZOMATO membership and RAK Bank gift cards loaded with AED200. Restaurants and cafes taking part in Dine & Win can be found in malls including:Al Bustan Centre, Al Ghurair Centre, Al Warqa City Mall, Al Khail Gate Community, BurJuman, Binsougat Centre, Bay Avenue, Dubai Outlet Mall, Mudon Community, Oasis Mall and Shurooq Community Centre. Diners and families can also visit venues at Reef Mall, Times Square Centre, Union Cooperative Al Quoz, Wasl Vita, Dar Wasl, Wasl 51 and Souk Madinat Jumeirah. The promotion runs from 10 July until the third day of Eid.
Organised by Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), all of the venues taking part in DSS follow all of the important health and safety rules including social distancing and the wearing of masks at all times.
Dubai Summer Surprises is supported by Key Sponsor RAKBANK MasterCard and Strategic Partners which include: Al Futtaim Group (Dubai Festival City Mall and Dubai Festival Plaza), Al Zarooni Group (Mercato Shopping Mall), AW Rostamani Group, Dubai Holding, Emirates Airline, Enoc, Etisalat, Majid Al Futtaim (Mall of the Emirates, City Centre Mirdif, City Centre Deira), Merex and Nakheel (Ibn Battuta Mall, The Pointe, Nakheel Mall, Dragon Mart 2).
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