UAE - Another weekend of Dubai Shopping Festivalis promising to kick off with celebrations galore and a host of exciting activities and events,which is bound to further spread the festive cheer in every corner of Dubai.

The Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an agency of Dubai Tourism, and theorganisers of DSF, has drawn up an exciting line-up of events and activities to give visitors,families and friends lots to look forward to throughout the weekend (19 - 20 January) includingthe last chance to pick up something special at Market Outside the Box at Burj Park, as well asa stage adaptation of the best-selling kids' book, Stick Man, at Madinat Theatre.

Final chance to visit Market Outside the Box (11 - 20 January)

This weekend sees the final chance to head to Market Outside the Box (MOTB) and pick upsomething special from one of over 120 unique retail vendors. From independents fashion andjewellery designers to local homeware crafters, there's lot of interesting designers to discover atMOTB. For little ones, there will be a special bedtime story-reading sessions for kids to enjoyeach night. Market Outside the Box at Burj Park Downtown is open from 10:00 am till midnightthis weekend. Emaar, Nickelodeon and Red Bull are official partners.

Win a Nissan Patrol

People spending over AED 100 in participating stores, including Al Maya Group Choithrams,Aswaaq and Madina Supermarket, will be in with a chance of winning a Nissan Patrol eachweek until the end of DSF on the 27 January. One Nissan Patrol is up for grabs weekly with thedraw taking place live on Sama Dubai TV at 10.30pm each night.

Damas Loves DSF (20-27 January)

On 20 January, Damas Jewellery will be launching the Damas Loves DSF, an exclusive pop-upat City Walk running until the end of DSF on 27 January. The dome-shaped pop-up will featurefive main corners; Made in Dubai Corner, Diamond Corner, Engagement Corner, FashionCorner and Young Designers Corner. In addition to this, the pop-up will display works of localartists. There will also be a goldsmith present, a kids jewellery design area and Dubai Gold & Jewellery raffle coupons on purchases for a chance to win 1 kilo worth of gold daily.DamasLoves DSF is open 10am - 10pm on weekdays and 10am - 12am on weekends.

Stick Man

Kids are in for a treat this weekend as award-winning stage show, Stick Man, comes to theMadinat Theatre at Souk Madinat Jumeirah. Based on Julia Donaldson's best-selling children'sbook, Stick Man features puppetry, songs, live music and a whole load of funky dance moves.There will be a total of six showings of Stick Man on Friday and Saturday - at 10.30am, 2pmand 4.30pm.

Shop and Win with Meraas

Those visiting Meraas locations this weekend could be in with an extra special surprise with arange of shop and win prizes up for grabs. Families who head to La Mer can enjoy kids'workshops and family entertainment. Not only that, when spending AED 200, they will be in witha chance of being one of two lucky families winning an all-inclusive holiday. Shoppers at CityWalk have the chance to win a staycation holiday worth AED 30,000 when spending AED 300.

At Al Seef, there is a chance to win 1Kg of gold when spending AED 200. Visitors to Boxparkwho spend AED 100, can be entered to win a MINI Cooper. Bargain-hunters at The OutletVillage have the chance to win an AED 100,000 shopping spree with a personal shopper andprivate concierge. Finally, when spending AED 200 at The Beach there is a chance to win botha Fiat500 and a Fiat500C. So, head down to any Meraas destination to win big this weekend.

Watch in awe at the show-stopping fireworks

Catch the weekly DSF fireworks taking place at Al Seef at 8:30pm, La Mer at 9:00pm and TheBeach opposite JBR at 9:30pm every Thursday and Friday.Be part of the photomosaic in the mall.You too can contribute to the #photomosaic, an activation by fashion retailer New Look of theLandmark Group to highlight their new collection through a DSF photomosaic. With photostaken on the spot, visitors can participate in this activity that runs at The Dubai Mall until 22January and at Ibn Battuta Mall from 25 - 27 January.

Chance to enjoy a rewarding shopping experience

The Dubai Shopping Festival has always been about having fun, creating happy memories andwinning loads of prizes. Shopping this weekend too can be a rewarding experience, thanks tothe Infiniti Mega Raffle, which offers shoppers a chance to win a daily prize of an INFINITI QX60plus AED 150,000 in cash, and the gold promotion by the Dubai Gold and Jewellery Group thatis giving away 1/2 kg gold to one lucky shopper and 1/4 kg gold prize each to two other winnersin daily draws. In addition to the raffles, participating retail outlets in malls and souks are running exciting promotions and offering hefty discounts between 25 - 75 per cent across a range of merchandise.

Shoppers should visit https://www.visitdubai.com/en/and follow @DSFSocial on Facebook,Instagram and Twitter for further information on sales and to keep up to date on all the weeklyoffers throughout DSF.

The 23rd edition of DSF, which runs until 27 January, is a citywide extravaganza that aims tooffer residents and visitors enriching shopping experiences, the chance to win life-changingprizes and access to a range of family-oriented entertainment.

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