This Ramadan 2021, the UAE has put together an extensive range of activities that perfectly highlight the family occasions, food, and ambiance that make the holy month such a special time of the year.
Shopping promos
West Zone. Filipinos continue to flock towards West Zone Supermarkets to find affordable quality products across 125 stores in the country – and their latest promotion focuses on several favorite items that Filipinos around the UAE will surely enjoy!
From April 22 to 28, shoppers can select from a variety of products from the Philippines and around the world with huge discounts in store.
These include the Pinoy Jasmine rice, Delight Probiotic drink, Nutella Chocolate Hazelnut Sprea, UFC Tomato Sauce Sweet Filipino Blend, Maggi Magic Sarap All-in-one Seasoning, Datuputi Soy Sauce + Vinegar, Libby’s Corned Beef, Quaker Crispy Oats Cereals, Seara Frozen Chicken, Colgate Toothbrush, Downy, along with other interesting value added products across all West Zone Supermarkets.
Read on: West Zone launches special Kabayan product promotions across 125 stores
Sharjah’s Kabayan Nights. Presenting the ultimate shopping, entertainment, culinary and cultural destination for 17 nights, the region’s largest and most popular Ramadan fair is set to get under way in Sharjah.
Organised and hosted by Expo Centre Sharjah from April 22 until May 8, the Ramadan Nights will not only be a one-stop shop for all your Ramadan requirements but also offer some incredible deals on a wide range of leading brands, and chances to win several amazing prizes.
Read on: Visit Ramadan Nights for food, fun and family shopping
Elmart.ae ‘s online discounts. Elmart.ae, a one-stop shop for a variety of frozen and chilled foods and other cooking ingredients, features Ramadan selections that offer up to 50% in discounts on their website, www.elmart.ae giving Filipinos convenience with their selections of delicious meals at budget-friendly prices.
Elmart’s specialties include ready-to-cook items from a range including Filipino, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic and other Asian cuisines exclusively available on Elmart only.
Modesh, everyone’s favourite character, will delight shoppers this Ramadan with special, limited time weekday deals on a host of top brands and household favourites. Participating stores will offer customers big savings on selected products as part of the Ramadan Modesh Promo Code with Club Apparel Shoppers should keep an eye on social media for promo codes that can be redeemed in stores. Brands taking part include: Athlete’s Co, CCC, Toms, Crocs, Skechers, TCP, Aeropostale and LC Waikiki.
Food
Chowking’s Iftar deals. Chowking features its bestselling Chinese-style Fried Chicken in a bundle that’s sure to be enjoyed by families and friends alike, perfect for daily Iftar meals.
Chowking’s Ramadan 2021 bundle feast includes several pieces of the Chinese-Style Fried Chicken, together with their classic Chicharap, Chopsuey, and Egg Rice with their all-time popular Buchi and signature Iced Tea brew. This entire package is available across all of their branches for only AED99.
Read on: Enjoy Chowking’s all-time favorite dishes in one bundle this Ramadan 2021
Domino’s ‘Pizza for Good’. Domino’s have launched Pizza for Good initiative; its aim is to provide food to the people in need during the Holy Month of Ramadan. In partnership with charities across the GCC and Levant, the pizza chain hopes to provide meals during the month-long campaign, spreading the message of support and compassion. The campaign follows the success of the initiative which has been running in Saudi Arabia since 2019. The first year of the campaign saw more than 200,000 contributions, pizzas were distributed to families throughout the kingdom.
During this campaign, people in the United Arab Emirates can buy a small margherita pizza for only AED 1 at pfg.dominos.ae and the remaining cost will be borne by Domino’s. This initiative is in partnership with Watani AE and AKCAF who will also be distributing the pizzas to the people in need.
Read on: Domino’s launches ‘Pizza For Good’ Initiative across the Middle East
Bombay Borough is introducing an Unlimited Iftar Menu to help you celebrate the Holy Month of Ramadan. For just AED 199 per head, guests can dine in UNLIMITED for 2hours and enjoy a feast. The menu includes an exotic Indian mezze with dips, fruits and dates, kebabs, biryani, salads, mithai dessert platter and a selection of Ramadan drinks from the special menu.
Whether you are fasting this Ramadan or just in need of some indulgence, you can book your table at Bombay Borough DIFC’s, Go-To, All Day bar and eatery.
Ideally located at DIFC Gate Village 3, Bombay Borough offers guests a carefully curated selection of India’s unique ingredients, spices and flavours – reinvented. Presenting itself as the perfect spot to break your fast, the eclectic Indian restaurant will transport you on a culinary adventure.
Festival Plaza in Jebel Ali will be a foodie’s heaven this Ramadan with a great Dine & Win offer that gives customers the chance to win a share of AED40,000 in Festival Rewards cash credit on their Festival Rewards app, plus the mall will host a special weekly Iftar Dinner Series at participating restaurants. From 12 April and 16 May, customers who visit any F&B outlet in the mall will be in with a chance of winning AED10,000 each week in Festival Rewards cash credit when they spend AED100. The promotion includes IKEA restaurants but not Lulu Cafe. Customers will be entered automatically into the prize draw, with winners announced each week of Ramadan. Festival Plaza’s Ramadan Iftar Dinner Series will take place at a new restaurant every Thursday. Diners can enjoy a special set menu at Sumo Sushi on 15 April, Dennys and Famous Daves on 22 April, Peppermill on 29 April and Zaatar w Zeit on 6 May.
City Walk will invite foodies to visit the destination’s wide range of cafes and restaurants for the chance to win gold prizes. As part of the Iftar & Suhoor Reviews programme with ZOMATO, diners who share a review of an iftar or suhoor at City Walk and post it on the food website will enter a draw to win a 24K gold coin weighing 3gms each day of Ramadan. The best review will win the gold prize.
Thirteen of the best restaurants and eateries at The Pointe on Palm Jumeirah will host special iftar and suhoor deals throughout Ramadan. Venues include: Beirut Bay, Chicago Meatpackers, Hook & Cook, Samakje, Al Safadi, Fnajeen, Aiza, Cairo 30, Ibn Hamido, Rue Royale, Kazoza Le Pirate and Zor. Diners can also enjoy Ramadan decorations across the destination while the Dubai Fountain will perform a special show to mark the Holy Month.
This Ramadan, diners can find the perfect iftars and the best suhoors with Zomato’s Ramadan In Dubai Iftar Collections. The online food review website and delivery app will recommend a great range of budget-friendly, luxurious or family-friendly options whether diners are searching for outdoor venues, grand hotel buffets, hidden gems or neighbourhood favourites. Zomato’s suggestions will open up a wide range of options for a food-filled Ramadan.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Dubai will come alive with traditional Ramadan Lighting installations across the city, including stunning 3D decorations and flags featuring everyone’s favourite characters and best friends, Modesh and Dana. Lighting up when the sun goes down, 150 palm trees will sparkle with beautiful ambient lights, while 20 eye-catching 3D structures will be installed across 12 key locations, including Deira Clock Tower, City Walk, World Trade Centre Roundabout and The Beach opposite JBR, and 370 flags on Al Maktoum Bridge, Al Garhoud Bridge and Business Bay Bridge will spread the message of Ramadan in Dubai.
This Ramadan, the Ripe Market will offer community members a place to come together for a unique and immersive local shopping experience each weekend. The popular marketplace will be transformed into a culture and heritage hub with live music, entertainment, an outdoor cinema, giant bouncy castles and much more. Running from 16 April to 8 May, from 4pm to 10pm at Academy Park, the alfresco market will host fresh food stalls and food trucks, arts and crafts stations, souvenir stalls, a henna artist, and a storyteller who will entertain the little ones with Ramadan stories, games and competitions.
City Walk’s Ramadan market will feature 20 kiosks located near the fountain area, with lots of retail and F&B options for visitors to explore and enjoy throughout the Holy Month.
CHARITABLE INITIATIVES
As well as being illuminated by stunning traditional Ramadan lights and decorations, La Mer, the beachfront lifestyle and F&B destination, City Walk and The Beach opposite JBR, will both support the spirit of the Holy Month by participating in the United Nation’s World Food Programme’s Share the Meal initiative, which aims to provide poor students with regular school meals. Supported by Dubai Holding, the great fund-raising campaign will take place throughout Ramadan. Diners can contribute by scanning a QR code to make a donation online.
MALL ACTIVATIONS
Dubai Festival City Mall will welcome families and friends to explore a huge range of Ramadan-themed events and activities. As well as traditional decorations installed throughout the mall, visitors and residents can explore Auto Fest, which will promote driving awareness and safety programmes, take part in Ramadan-themed photo opportunities and visit an Art Exhibition that will showcase work from the Noor Art Collection based on the 99 names of Allah. A Ramadan giveaway will see shoppers win special art books each day while live painting sessions will engage youngsters and mall visitors of all ages from the second week of Ramadan. Famous for its wide variety of dining options, restaurants at the mall will offer a range of deals for iftar including kids eat for free promotions and delicious set menus. The popular Dubai Festival City Mall rewards programme will give shoppers who spend AED200 at any F&B outlet the chance to win instant prizes while the Festival Cares Stop & Help initiative will help to build awareness of how the public can do their part to support those in need. Also taking place during Ramadan, the mall’s record-breaking IMAGINE show will come alive with an extra special performance featuring traditional Ramadan greetings and a stunning Festival Cares projection.
HOTELS
During Ramadan, families and couples can escape to Polynesia right here in Dubai with Lapita Dubai Parks and Resort Hotel’s great package that includes complimentary breakfast, iftar or suhoor at Kalea restaurant and free access to the Dubai Parks and Resorts theme park. Guests checking into the Ramada by Wyndham Downtown hotel can enjoy 35 per cent off the daily iftar buffet at Kenza restaurant throughout Ramadan, the Carlton Downtown Hotel’s special Ramadan promotion will see guests enjoy a two-night, half-board stay in a Deluxe Room for AED798, inclusive of iftar and suhoor meals for two people plus 20 per cent off F&B in the hotel. The Dubai Marriott Harbour Hotel & Suites has a two-night stay, including iftar and a 25 per cent off F&B deal available during the Holy Month and the Occidental Dubai Production City’s Ramadan offer will see guests enjoy a two-night stay for two people for AED750 with complimentary breakfast and lunch or dinner at the in-house restaurants, a cooking masterclass with a hotel chef and 25 per cent off F&B. During Ramadan, guests at Raffles Dubai can escape with a staycation package priced at AED1,630 for two people with breakfast or sohour, iftar in Azur restaurant (on the day of the arrival), an Arabic cuisine cooking class, 3pm check-in and noon check-out. Prices for Dukes the Palm Hotel’s Ramadan deal will start from AED1,990 and include iftar at GBR or Khyber restaurants and suhoor (in-room dining). The Ibis One Central has a Ramadan promotion that starts at AED245 for a single room and AED320 for a double room, with breakfast plus lunch or dinner at Entre Nous restaurant, an in-house foodie experience plus 25 per cent of F&B, while the Novotel World Trade Centre will invite guests to enjoy Ramadan with AED295 for a single room or AED385 for a double room as well as breakfast plus lunch or dinner at Entre Nous restaurant, an in-house food experience and 25 per cent off F&B.
CITYWIDE ACTIVITIES
Families can choose to cool off at Laguna Waterpark or explore the indoor rainforest at The Green Planet during Ramadan with great kids go free promotions. For every full paying adult at either venue, two children under 12 can enjoy the La Mer waterpark’s slides and rides or meet the exotic animals that call the Green Planet home for free. Movie fans can watch the latest films in style with Roxy Cinemas’ great Ramadan deal, that offers 40 per cent off all Platinum and Diamond packages throughout the Holy Month.
All events are held in accordance with all of the important health and safety rules including social distancing and masks worn at all times.
