Celebrate the Festive Season by the Creek at Boardwalk
Italian flavours, sharing menus and live entertainment bring family and friends together on the waterfront this festive season.
Dubai, UAE, October 2026 — Boardwalk at Dubai Creek Resort invites guests to settle into the festive season with a series of waterfront celebrations, from Christmas gatherings to a New Year’s Eve dinner and a leisurely start to 2027. With Italian flavours, generous sharing menus and live entertainment, the restaurant invites guests to enjoy the festive season overlooking Dubai Creek.
Boardwalk’s marina-inspired interiors and outdoor terrace offer a relaxed setting for catching up with friends and bringing the family together. Across the season, guests can enjoy festive favourites and seafood dishes, while Christmas Day adds activities for children and a visit from Santa to the celebrations.
Christmas Eve by the Creek
Ease into Christmas with an afternoon on the waterfront, where festive flavours meet Boardwalk’s Italian spirit. The sharing-style menu opens with polenta croquettes and goat cheese, yellowfin tuna tartare with passion fruit sauce, and burrata with fresh truffle. Turkey roulade with cranberry sauce brings a seasonal touch to the table, alongside a grilled mixed seafood platter and mushroom truffle risotto. Desserts including tiramisu, pistachio cake and cannoli round off the gathering, with live entertainment accompanying the afternoon.
| When | 24 December 2026, 1pm – 4pm |
| Price | AED 375 per person with non-alcoholic beverages AED 495 per person with house beverages |
Christmas Day Celebrations
Bring the family together for Christmas Day at Boardwalk, with an afternoon of waterfront dining and live entertainment. While adults linger over lunch and their choice of beverage package, younger guests can join the children’s activities and look forward to a visit from Santa. Overlooking Dubai Creek, the restaurant offers a relaxed setting for families to come together and enjoy Christmas Day.
| When | 25 December 2026, 1pm – 4pm |
| Price | AED 495 per person with non-alcoholic beverages AED 595 per person with house beverages AED 675 per person with the sparkling package AED 195 per child aged 6–12 |
A Leisurely Boxing Day
Keep the Christmas celebrations going with a leisurely Boxing Day gathering by the Creek. Guests can choose à la carte dining or the plated brunch, with the festive sharing menu bringing turkey roulade, grilled seafood and mushroom truffle risotto to the table. Italian desserts, including ricotta cheesecake and chocolate profiteroles, round off the experience, accompanied by live entertainment throughout the afternoon.
| When | 26 December 2026, 1pm – 4pm |
| Price | AED 275 per person with non-alcoholic beverages AED 495 per person with house beverages |
New Year’s Eve on the Waterfront
Welcome 2027 over a celebratory dinner overlooking Dubai Creek. Boardwalk’s New Year’s Eve sharing menu begins with oysters, salmon blinis, Angus beef tartare with black truffle and mushroom arancini, followed by starters including burrata with rainbow cherry tomatoes and Sicilian red prawns with stracciatella. An individually plated lobster risotto leads into roasted lamb leg with chestnuts and morels, a seafood platter and sides served to share. The evening finishes with Italian favourites including tiramisu, torta della nonna and profiteroles, with live entertainment carrying the celebration through dinner.
| When | 31 December 2026, from 7pm |
| Price | AED 750 per person with soft beverages AED 950 per person with Prosecco and wines AED 250 per child aged 6–12 |
Start the New Year at Boardwalk’s Squisito Brunch
Make the first gathering of 2027 a leisurely one at Boardwalk. The New Year’s Day Squisito sharing menu brings together Italian favourites, from potato croquettes with truffle mayonnaise and crispy calamari and whitebait to Wagyu meatballs in tomato sauce. Mains include beef ragout cannelloni, grilled mixed seafood, roasted chicken and melanzane alla parmigiana, followed by a dessert buffet featuring tiramisu, torta della nonna, miniature pastries and cakes. Live entertainment and views across the water complete an easy start to the year.
| When | 1 January 2027, 1pm – 4pm |
| Price | AED 375 per person with non-alcoholic beverages AED 495 per person with house beverages |
Whether gathering with family for Christmas or welcoming 2027 with friends, Boardwalk offers a relaxed waterfront setting to enjoy the festive season together.
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