Yas Island set to dazzle visitors during the festive season

From adrenaline fueled rides, family-friendly attractions, and traditional meals to sumptuous brunches all set against a backdrop of fabulous fireworks and festive events, Yas Island is your ideal fun packed place to spend the holiday season. Visitors to Yas Island will discover a spectacular destination adorned with festive lights during the winter season, celebrating this special time of year.

Theme park fun

‘Winter on Italian Street’ at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi

Add an Italian twist to your holiday season this year and enjoy ‘Winter on Italian Street’ at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi. You can enhance your experience further with a visit to a nine-hole mini golf course, or head to the Winterfest Quest live entertainment at La Piazza for your viewing pleasure.

Prices start from Dh230 per person

Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi’s Winter Spectacular

Make it a holiday season to remember with Winter Spectacular at Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi as the award-winning theme park is transformed into a ‘Looney Winter’ to enjoy the Bugs Saves the Holidays show and celebrate the most beautiful time of the year, the Looney way! That’s not all, folks! Set on a journey exploring the enchanting experiences, unique dining and retail options, and world-class rides for unforgettable fun for you and the whole family.

Winter Movie Nights at Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi

This festive season, enjoy a night of wonder at the waterpark’s splash-tastic line-up of immersive aqua-adventures and fantastic holiday films including Elf, Polar Express, Happy Feet, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

Yas Mall’s winter festivities

Head to Yas Mall for a fun-tastical festival experience with multiple activities for the entire family including a giant Christmas tree, a chance to meet Santa Claus, a gingerbread man workshop, Santa Express, the opportunity to write a letter to Santa, festive F&B, festive arts and crafts for little ones, an elf toy factory, musical nutcracker jukebox, along with roaming entertainment and engagement points for children and the entire family. Also, discover our Santa’s gifts and festive market to win prizes and enjoy winter sales at participating retailers.

Hospitality highlights

Crowne Plaza Abu Dhabi - Yas Island, Radisson Blu Hotel Abu Dhabi Yas Island, Yas Island Rotana, W Abu Dhabi – Yas Island, Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island, Yas Links The Fountains Yas Island and Yas Marina will all be decked out in their festive finest and offering a range of seasonal celebratory events and seasonal meals. Whether you fancy a traditional festive feast, mixing it up with a more modern take on the season or a delicious takeaway to enjoy at home, Yas Island’s hotels and resorts offer an array of decadent dishes for the whole family to savour.

Spectacular weekend fireworks displays

Following the incredible fireworks display in Yas Bay Waterfront for the Golden Jubilee celebrations, Yas Island will host spectacular fireworks displays every weekend in December to celebrate the festive period. Every weekend including Christmas Eve and Christmas Day from 9pm, friends and families are invited to gather round and enjoy the first the first in-person display since the start of the pandemic, with precautionary measures in place to ensure the health and safety of those in attendance.

Dates: December 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24 and 30, 9pm and December 31, midnight

Ringing in 2022 in style

As with every year, Yas Island’s skies will explode in a blaze of colour and lights with a mesmerising fireworks display in celebration of the New Year. Guests can feast their eyes on the festive décor all around Yas Island, Yas Marina and Yas Bay and participate in a celebratory New Year’s countdown to one of the most iconic and festive firework displays in the region, marking the Golden Jubilee year of the unification of the UAE and looking ahead towards the next 50 years.

For more information, bookings, and terms and condition, please visit: www.yasisland.ae

With social distancing and sanitisation measures in place at restaurants across Yas Island, you will be able to enjoy the festive season this year while maintaining your peace of mind. For more information on precautionary measures being taken at Yas Island, please visit yasisland.ae/yaswellness.