WAFI Winter Wonderland

Have you ever been to WAFI in December?

WAFI’s Winter Wonderland Tree, Grotto and mall decorations are a must visit destination in Dubai. It is the school holiday and every family with kids has WAFI on their list of places to see.

The queuing system makes it easy to browse the market whilst you wait your turn to see Santa & his Elves. The car park is convenient. Khan Marjan in the basement is a fascinating treasure trove of Middle Eastern heritage.

Carrefour makes the visit complete for turkey and trimmings. Enjoy the exclusive stores and other familiar brands like Marks & Spencers, which is where you will find ARTE the makers’ market, only a stone throw away from WAFI Gourmet restaurant, offering a Middle Eastern food experience for lunch or dinner.

ARTE is part of the Winter Wonderland and our vendors are selling amazing handmade goodies from Sunday 16th December to Saturday 22nd December – 10am to 8pm.

Santa’s grotto queue started at 8.30am and is well organised giving the visitors of the Winter Wonderland display plenty of time to browse and shop at the ARTE market. It is fascinating how throughout the day all nationalities swarm in to enjoy this splendid display at WAFI, Dubai’s goto destination.

Come join us this weekend for the last few days of the market. You will find a variety of vendors at the market, ranging from art, Christmas tree decorations, fashion for ladies, evening wear and abayas, and jewelry.

Don’t miss Painting with Abel, having your name done in Calligraphy with Amer, or Antwanet with her Brother sewing machine, making customised towel items for bathrooms and kitchens.

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ARTE Market on the charming QE2

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Once the worlds’ most luxurious cruise liner that is restored into a fine hotel now sits on the quay of Maritime City.

We are thrilled to bits that the QE2 is ARTE’s new market destination. 

A legend of the sea, The Queen Elizabeth 2 is a floating entertainment, heritage and hotel destination famed for its storied past from the 1960s. 
She has found her final resting place in Dubai under new ownership by the Dubai Ports Authority. She is now firmly anchored to the quay in Mina Rashid Marina.

ARTE is overjoyed to work with such an amazing team on the QE2.

We organized a special Christmas pop-up market on Saturday, December 15th from 10am to 2pm. Vendors were selling lovely hand crafted and unique gifts on the the Pavilion Deck – perfect for morning Christmas shopping.

The QE2 team went above and beyond to make the ARTE team and our vendors feel welcome on this majestic ship.

The event was well planned, well managed, and well executed and the vendors, the crew, the shoppers and buyers had a blast.

The Christmas decorations were impressive, the actors of the Panto visited for a naughty run around and the food and the ice creams were just divine.