Taste of Dubai 2024

Taste of Dubai, in partnership with the Philips brand, is back and bigger than ever!  

From February 23-25, 2024, Dubai’s premier food, drink, and music festival will bring together an anticipated 25,000 food enthusiasts, friends, and families to enjoy three days of culinary festivity and entertainment at Skydive Dubai.  

Over three delightful days, Taste of Dubai, in partnership with the Philips brand, will showcase the city's finest cuisines, featuring pop-ups from 16 of Dubai’s most acclaimed restaurants.

Each restaurant will specially curate a menu of 3-5 ‘taster’ side dishes, allowing you to navigate the impressive line-up and select your favorites.

Dishes can be purchased through credit and debit cards at the event or with vouchers included in select ticket packages.  

The weekend will be filled with culinary workshops hosted by professional chefs in the Philips Cook School, Waterfront Market BBQ School, and the Kibsons Mystery Box Challenge.

Here, you can learn the best kitchen secrets, techniques, and insights directly from the experts. Celebrity chefs this year include MasterChef Australia's original trio: Gary Mehigan, Matt Preston, and George Calombaris.  

For the first time, Taste of Dubai will host the Dibba Bay Oyster Shuck Off, marking the culmination of the Dibba Bay Oyster Festival—an annual event bringing the UAE community together to celebrate the local oyster through education and entertainment.

The feature will include shucking competitions with chefs battling it out for the title of UAE Shucking Champion and Amateur Shucking competitions where Taste guests can register on-site to participate. Guests can also participate in masterclasses and even try specially crafted dishes by Dibba Bay.  

To keep the festival vibes pumping through the weekend, music pockets throughout the venue will be active from day to night, featuring everything from DJs to intimate acoustic sets, so you can choose your vibe anytime. Plus, stop by one of nine licensed outlets to pick up your favorite dancing drinks and singing sips!  

And what better way to walk off a gourmet meal than with a little shopping? An impressive market of artisan vendors and established brands will be selling their treats & trinkets, sampling their products, and more.  

For those with little chefs at home, kids can stay occupied all weekend in a mega kids zone, including bouncy castles, kids cooking workshops, and more.

When it’s time to refuel, little ones will have plenty of options, as all restaurants will serve a kid-friendly dish to keep their energy and bellies full. Best of all? Kids under 12 go free!"