- Movies, stand up comedy, live music and family friendly entertainment combine for the perfect Winter Festival.
- Open until March 5, The Winter Garden is the only place to experience the season this year.
Sharjah, UAE – 12 January 2023: City Centre Al Zahia, owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim, has once again transformed its outdoor plaza into a magical Winter Garden.
Back bigger than ever until 5 March, the much-loved award-winning concept returns with new F&B dining experiences, a host of family-friendly activities paired with fun-filled entertainment, attractions and more from 4pm – 10pm during weekdays and 3pm – 12am on weekends.
The Winter Garden will be alive with the sound of laughter and music: regular comedy nights, live music and more will light up the space. DJ’s will provide the soundtrack to the season.
Designed to bring the Sharjah and wider UAE community together, City Centre Al Zahia is offering the very best al-fresco entertainment with its very own outdoor cinema complete with lounge-style seating. Screening a selection of family blockbuster hits free of charge, movie lovers can look forward to modern family classic such as Zootopia, Boss Baby, Frozen 2, Finding Dory and more. Movie buffs can also catch award-winning screenings in collaboration with Sharjah International Film Festival. For those looking for something sweet or savoury, VOX Cinemas is offering mouth-watering food options and delicious snacks.
City Centre Al Zahia has also teamed up with Splash n Party and Magic Planet so visitors can immerse themselves in a world of fun and excitement enlivened by the latest games, rides, and attractions. This includes inflatable slides, bungee rides, gingerbread decorating, arts and crafts, hair braiding and slime making, to bumper cars, mine train and cyberjet rides, video game and kiddie ride zones and more.
The Winter Garden also features a wonderful array of food stalls to take visitors on a culinary journey including authentic Lebanese street food at Kris Kros Lebanon, modern Japanese, and Pan-Asian cuisine at Tanuki and pizza from Chefz Pizza to delicious flavoured fries and wings from Potaters and mouth-watering burgers at Burger 28 and Destination. Whilst those looking for sweet treats can look forward to Churros, Casa Pons, Asuman, Donafello, Turkish Ice Cream and Hans & Gretel. Plus, coffee lovers can indulge in Arabica, helping to unwind after a day of non-stop fun.
Free entry, 4 January – 5 March from 4pm – 10pm during weekdays and 3pm – 12am on weekends, Winter Garden, City Centre Al Zahia.
About Majid Al Futtaim
Founded in 1992, Majid Al Futtaim is the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
A remarkable business success story, Majid Al Futtaim started from one man’s vision to trans-form the face of shopping, entertainment and leisure to ‘create great moments for everyone, every day’. It has since grown into one of the United Arab Emirates’ most respected and suc-cessful businesses spanning 17 international markets, employing more than 45,000 people, and obtaining the highest credit rating (BBB) among privately-held corporates in the region.
Majid Al Futtaim owns and operates 29 shopping malls, 13 hotels and four mixed-use communi-ties, with further developments underway in the region. The shopping malls portfolio includes Mall of the Emirates, Mall of Egypt, Mall of Oman, City Centre malls, My City Centre neighbour-hood centres, and five community malls which are in joint venture with the Government of Shar-jah. The Company is the exclusive franchisee for Carrefour in over 30 markets across the Mid-dle East, Africa and Asia, operating a portfolio of more than 420 outlets including City+, the re-gion’s first checkout-free store, and an online store.
Majid Al Futtaim operates more than 600 VOX Cinemas screens as well as a portfolio of world-class leisure and entertainment experiences across the region including Ski Dubai, Ski Egypt, Dreamscape, Magic Planet, Little Explorers and iFLY Dubai. The Company is parent to a Fash-ion, Home and Specialty retail business representing international brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, AllSaints, lululemon athletica, Crate & Barrel, Maisons du Monde, LEGO and THAT, a Majid Al Futtaim fashion concept store and app. In addition, Majid Al Futtaim operates Enova, a facility and energy management company, through a joint venture operation with Veo-lia, a global leader in optimised environment resource management.
