Dubai will host a first-of-its-kind celebration beginning December 6, as part of the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), which will feature fireworks and drone shows for the first time. The 38-day extravaganza, to be held until January 12, 2024, will feature daily performances, with a dazzling mix of drones and pyrotechnics lighting up the city’s skies.
The main event for the Pyro Drone Shows are to fly 150 drones over Bluewaters Island and The Beach, JBR on December 13, at 8 pm and 10 pm. First-of-its-kind technology that will mix fireworks together with drone technology in order to make an excellent display in the air. An encore performance will be held on January 11 as DSF draws to a close.
Besides the pyro-drone shows, Dubai Shopping Festival will provide a daily drone show at Bluewaters Island and The Beach, JBR, at 8 pm and 10 pm. Featuring two themes, with 1,000 drones, the shows will be different from one another. From December 6 to 26, the first theme celebrates DSF’s legacy in a visual journey through three decades of the festival. A unique experience will happen from December 6 to 12, when the drones will create a QR code that visitors can scan to send personalized messages, which will then come to life on December 13. The second theme will feature drone formations of the iconic Dubai landmarks from December 27 to January 12.
Besides these, fireworks at Dubai Festival City Mall at 9:15 pm, every day; in Hatta, during the weekends at 8 pm. And a city in all lights through installations of vibrant Dubai Lights around key destinations across the emirate, made possible through advanced visual projection technologies and the creative art expression of elements in Water, Air, Fire, Energy, and Connection.