Dubai Festival City

Dubai Festival City is a waterfront mixed use district on the Dubai Creek, combining a large mall, hotels, a marina and residential neighbourhoods including Al Badia. It is one of the few creekside addresses with everything on site.

Because it was master planned around the mall and the water, it feels self contained in a way most of old Dubai does not.

Who does it suit?

Families who want waterfront living without Marina prices, and people working in Deira, the airport area or along the creek. The airport is minutes away, which suits frequent travellers and irritates anyone sensitive to flight paths, so check the specific building.

What can you rent or buy?

What is nearby?

• Festival City Mall, with IKEA, ACE and the Festival Bay fountain show.
• The creek, the marina and the golf course at Al Badia.
• Dubai International Airport, roughly ten minutes away.
• Al Jaddaf and Ras Al Khor across the water, and Deira alongside.

What should you check?

• Aircraft noise on the specific unit, which varies with orientation and floor.
• Service charges, which on a waterfront master community are not trivial.
• Whether the view is creek, mall or car park, since the price difference is real.
• Cooling arrangements, usually district cooling and billed separately.
• School run distances, as options are mostly outside the community.

Is it a good investment?

It behaves like a small waterfront market of its own: limited supply, a mall and hotels on site, and demand from families who want the creek rather than the Gulf. Yields sit between the affordable eastern districts and the premium waterfront communities, and the fixed supply is what protects value.

What is available now?

We may have nothing listed in Dubai Festival City today. Tell us what you are looking for using the form on this page and we will come back to you. You can also browse everything we currently hold for sale and to rent.