Festival Centre has redefined shopping, dining and leisure in the UAE offering over 400 retailers, over 60 restaurants, cafés and bistros, a 12-screen Grand Festival Cinemas complex and parking for more than 10,000 cars.

Home to Dubai’s premier concerts and festivals, Festival Centre has hosted world class entertainment such as Carlos Santana, Maroon 5, Tamr Hosni, Shah Rukh Khan and Kylie Minogue.

Festival Centre presents Dubai a wide array of festivals ranging from the Emirates Airlines International Festival of Literature through to Dubai Desert Rock and the forthcoming Dubai Bike Week. Each week Festival Centre hosts events, parades, entertainers and musicians ensuring families are always engaged and rewarded for their visit.

Set on the historic Dubai Creek, Festival Centre boasts a stunning Marina mooring elite vessels, and some of the Emirates’ most photographed sunset vistas.

(Published on http://www.ameinfo.com on March 15 - 2009)