Beach Canteen at Dubai Food Festival 2015 Beach Canteen at Dubai Food Festival 2015

Plans for the third annual Dubai Food Festival have been released.

Next year, the 17 day event will begin on February 25, running until March 12 2016. 

The project showcases hotel and standalone F&B outlets from across the emirate in a series of activities and events. The theme for 2016, we are told, will be ‘A Taste Celebration’.

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Successful aspects of the festival that will be introduced again in 2016 include the Beach Canteen pop-up in Jumeirah (pictured above). 

In 2016, there will also be a focus on ‘Hidden Gems’. This experience involves a tour of Dubai’s undiscovered dining spots.

The most high profile addition to the festival is the launch of Dubai Restaurant Week. While Jumeirah has been operating their own restaurant week for several years, this will be the first time the emirate has had a citywide project of this nature that is open to all F&B brands.