Jamil Khan, Senior Reporter

The Dubai Festival City Mall is gearing up for an exceptional culinary experience in celebration of the Dubai Food Festival running till March 14.  The Food Festival will offer foodies a delicious culinary journey with its diverse, family friendly zones and activities and plenty of exciting offers and promotions. Visitors can also watch the spectacular fireworks display that is set to take place on March 6 at 8:30PM on Festival Bay in celebration of Dubai Food Festival.

Mall visitors who spend a minimum of Dhs200 anywhere in the mall during this period will receive a Food Passport that will grant them entry to the Food Festival activation zones and workshops and give them access to more than 50 different dining offers and promotions across the mall. They will also receive a raffle ticket to enter a draw for a chance to win an exclusive trip to Rome for two. The all-inclusive four-day trip will offer the lucky winners a unique authentic Italian culinary experience with a specially curated food tasting tour and activities.

Families and foodies will be able to indulge in the Food Festival activation zones and workshops running at the mall on weekdays from 2:00PM to 8:00PM and on weekends from 2:00PM until 10:00PM. Visitors can also take advantage of the offers and promotions running in F&B outlets across the mall throughout this period that include up to 25 per cent discount on total bill, kids eat free, buy one get one free and free giveaways.

Meanwhile, The Mercato and Town Centre Jumeirah during the DFF have transformed into dining and entertainment hotspots with a line-up that includes restaurant offers, scrumptious food sampling, family entertainment, food related workshops and kid’s activities.

Mercato is hosting a spectacular line up of activities. They spectacular roaming parades and food sampling from their many restaurants in addition to a variety of live shows under the theme of food, like juggling and magic shows.