Wake Up and Smell the Coffee: Dubai Festival City Mall Hosts an Epic Coffee Festival!
Experience innovative brews, learn the art of coffee-making with top baristas, and enjoy exclusive tastings in a vibrant atmosphere where friends and coffee lovers come together to share and celebrate their passion.
Dubai, UAE, 11 October 2024: Bringing a series of exciting gastronomy experiences this winter, Dubai Festival City Mall is set to host yet another fresh concept with its inaugural Dubai Coffee Festival. Organized by DXB LIVE and hosted by Dubai Festival City Mall, the ultimate gathering for coffee lovers will run from 11 to 20 October at Festival Bay.
With the best gastronomy experts coming to town, Dubai Festival City Mall is curating a wide range of flavoursome journeys this season. The Dubai Coffee Festival marks a groundbreaking moment on the region’s thriving coffee scene by offering coffee enthusiasts a unique opportunity to explore the best of international coffee brands, innovations, and experiences. Serving up an aromatic journey, coffee lovers will get to enjoy a diversity of blends and roasts. In its efforts to serve the city’s thriving appetite for curated culinary journeys, the all-new concept is aligned with Dubai Festival City Mall’s commitment to retail innovation and expansive F&B portfolios with some of the city’s best favourites to look out for.
“Coffee is an integral part of Arabian heritage and a symbol of our legendary hospitality. With the Dubai Coffee Festival, we hope to sow the seeds of a new community of coffee lovers and industry professionals in the UAE. At Dubai Festival City Mall, we know that love for this irresistible beverage brews is hot in the hearts of many. Our refreshed positioning is dedicated to elevating first-to-market experiences, with gastronomy playing a pivotal role. We envision the Dubai Coffee Festival becoming a beloved event among locals and tourists alike for years to come,” said Hayssam Hajjar, Asset Management Director at Al-Futtaim Real Estate.
We are excited to announce our partnership with Dubai Festival City Mall as the host venue for the Dubai Coffee Festival, a first-of-its-kind event created by DXB LIVE. This festival celebrates the rich Dubai coffee culture, offering a unique experience that captures both the joy and diversity of coffee. Designed to engage coffee enthusiasts of all kinds – from avid coffee drinkers to those curious about exploring new flavours – this immersive event invites everyone to discover the artistry and innovation in every brew,” said Khalid Al Hammadi, Senior Vice President at DXB LIVE.
The Dubai Coffee Festival will feature live demonstrations, workshops with renowned baristas, and exclusive coffee tastings. The agenda will also include interactive sessions and panel discussions with industry experts for those who want to learn more about their favourite beverage. For more information about the Dubai Coffee Festival, please visit www.dubafestivalcitymall.com Follow Dubai Festival City Mall’s social media pages for the latest updates.
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About Dubai Festival City Mall
Dubai Festival City Mall, one of the major shopping destinations in Dubai, stands as the super-regional flagship mall in the Al-Futtaim Real Estate portfolio, achieving over 23 million footfall in 2023. With over 400 outlets, the mall is home to renowned fashion and beauty brands like The Editor’s Market, H&M, Watsons, Nike, Adidas, Sephora, MAC Cosmetics and more, as well as popular interior stores including IKEA and ACE.
A paradise for culinary delights, the destination offers iconic waterfront dining on Festival Bay and comprises 50 restaurants and cafés and the largest food court in Dubai. The mall promises an unrivalled gastronomic variety for visitors with a host of renowned brands such as Joe & The Juice, L’ETO, EL&N, and Karaki Lounge and licensed concepts including Sayf Dubai and Helipad by Frozen Cherry.
During the winter months, guests can enjoy the immersive and experiential destination The Bay by Social, featuring diverse food and beverage offering, cozy coffee counters, brand activation zones, interactive art installations, a carnival atmosphere and lush greenery.
The entertainment venue is also home to VOX Cinema Multiplex; the world-first BOUNCE-X Freestyle Terrain Park; the record-breaking, global attraction IMAGINE; Fabyland, a 70,000 sq. ft. family entertainment centre; and Leo & Loona, Hello Park and Go Skate, all-in-one family destinations.
With creating exceptional experiences at the core of its mandate, the mall offers several signature services including car charging stations, EZ taxis inside the mall, valet parking, NOL charging stations and Mayed, the mall’s personal happiness ambassador to provide personalized assistance to elevate the shopping experience.
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About Al-Futtaim Real Estate
Al-Futtaim Real Estate is the region’s only private master developer with over six decades of real estate and management experiences, with a diversified portfolio across the real estate value chain. Al-Futtaim Real Estate is responsible for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio comprising of individual, corporate real estate and investment assets and master-planned destinations across the Middle East and North Africa region. With capabilities across the value chain and entire real estate cycle from location conceptualization, development, design and fit-out, asset management, contracting and operation, Al-Futtaim Real Estate covers a diverse range of industries and asset type including residential, commercial, malls, hospitality, healthcare, infrastructure, and education.
The current flagship mixed-use urban communities under Al-Futtaim Real Estate’s Festival City brand are Dubai Festival City, Cairo Festival City and Doha Festival City. Dubai Festival City and Cairo Festival City are fully integrated communities which have been carefully master planned to offer a superior lifestyle destination with outstanding facilities, comprising residential and commercial accommodation, educational institutions and five-star hotels to fully complement the signature retail, leisure, and entertainment proposition. The Real Estate portfolio covers over 1 million sqm GLA across retail and commercial assets and over 80 million in annual footfall across five malls in the MENA region: Dubai Festival City Mall and Festival Plaza in the UAE, Cairo Festival City Mall in Egypt, Doha Festival City in Qatar and Zenata Mall in Casablanca, Morocco.
Testament to its expertise in the retail space, Al-Futtaim Real Estate also provides third party management services in asset management, leasing, marketing and operations for shopping centers in the region, including Arabian Center, part of the Al Naboodah Group.
The Al-Futtaim Real Estate division also manages Al Futtaim’s contracting business, a fully integrated, end-to-end engineering, technologies and construction specialist with a solid delivery track record of mega projects in major Middle East markets over the past 50 years. Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies offers customers complete engineering and systems integration solutions.
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About Al-Futtaim Group
Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail, and health; employing more than 33,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, we partner with over 200 of the world’s most admired and innovative brands.
Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enable the organisation to continue to grow and expand, responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration, and integrity, Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers every day. For more information, visit: www.alfuttaim.com
