Christmas Day Brunch at Flow Kitchen, Fairmont The Palm

The Flow Kitchen Christmas Day brunch brings a festive family feast to Fairmont The Palm in Dubai on Friday 25 December 2026, running between 1pm and 4pm. The hotel describes it as “an extravagant brunch featuring festive roasts, indulgent seafood, decadent desserts”, pitched as a joyful gathering built around laughter, indulgence and magical memories. It is the headline Christmas Day event at this Palm Jumeirah resort, and the programme of entertainment for children makes it one of the more family-focused festive brunches on the island.

Flow Kitchen Christmas Day Brunch: What Is on the Buffet

Flow Kitchen is the all-day dining restaurant at Fairmont The Palm, and its everyday format already suits a big seasonal spread. Rather than one long buffet line, the room is organised into separate cooking stations: a Bakery, a Grill, a Garden section with plant-based options, a Deli, a Wok and Pan station and a Pâtisserie. The hotel’s own listing tags the restaurant for live cooking, and chefs prepare dishes to order at those stations, so part of the meal is cooked in front of you rather than sitting under lamps.

For Christmas Day the hotel highlights three things above all: festive roasts and traditional Christmas favourites, a generous seafood offering, and a dessert selection that Time Out Dubai’s 2026 guide sums up as “enough desserts” to see out the afternoon. The Garden station is worth knowing about if someone in your group eats plant-based, since it is a permanent part of the restaurant’s layout rather than an afterthought for the holiday.

Time Out Dubai lists three packages for the day, split by drinks: one with soft drinks, one with house beverages and one with sparkling beverages. The details box on this page shows the starting price, and the hotel will confirm which package you have chosen when you reserve.

Santa, a Magician and Live Music for the Family

Entertainment is where this brunch sets itself apart. Fairmont The Palm’s festive page lists a live singer and a DJ to keep the room lively through the afternoon, along with a visit from Santa Claus and a magician. For younger guests there are arts and crafts and face painting, and the resort’s Kids Club runs children’s activities on the day. The hotel notes that the Kids Club activities must be pre-booked, so mention any children in your party when you make your reservation and ask how to secure their places.

That mix of a magician, Santa and supervised activities means adults can settle in for a proper Christmas lunch while the children are entertained nearby, which is the main reason families choose a resort brunch over a restaurant table on the day. For more ideas aimed at younger visitors over the holidays, see our guide to kids’ events in Dubai.

The Room and the View

Flow Kitchen is a bright, relaxed and family-friendly space, and listings for the restaurant point to panoramic views over Dubai Marina with the sea in the distance. On a clear December afternoon that outlook across the water is part of the appeal. The restaurant also has a Flow Kitchen Terrace, which the hotel lists separately from the buffet service.

Hotel guests spending Christmas at the resort will find Flow Kitchen the natural place to gather on the day itself, and visitors from elsewhere in Dubai can make an afternoon of it on Palm Jumeirah, with the restaurant’s Marina outlook as the backdrop to the meal.

Christmas Week at Fairmont The Palm

The Christmas Day brunch is one part of a wider festive programme at the resort, so it is easy to build several days around it. On Christmas Eve, Thursday 24 December, Flow Kitchen serves a Christmas Eve Dinner between 6.30pm and 10.30pm, and on 31 December it hosts a New Year’s Eve Dinner between 7pm and 1am.

If you prefer something calmer on Christmas Day, the hotel’s Seagrill Bistro runs its own seaside Christmas Day brunch between 12.30pm and 4pm. The following day, Seagrill Bistro hosts a Boxing Day BBQ at Seagrill Bistro, a good option if your family wants to stay on the Palm for a second festive meal.

Between meals, the Mashrabiya Lounge serves a Festive Afternoon Tea daily between 12pm and 8pm, running until 7 January 2027. For anyone hosting at home later in the week, the hotel’s Delicacy outlet offers a Festive Turkey Takeaway, which takes the pressure off cooking the main event yourself.

Who This Brunch Suits

With Santa, a magician, face painting and Kids Club activities, this is clearly aimed at families who want a full Christmas Day experience without cooking. A buffet built around separate stations also suits multigenerational groups, because grandparents, teenagers and fussy younger eaters can each find something they like, and the plant-based Garden station helps mixed groups. Friends who want a classic festive lunch with seafood, roasts and music in a resort setting on Palm Jumeirah will find plenty here too.

If you are comparing options, our round-up of brunches and dinners in Dubai covers other festive feasts across the city, and our guide to things to do in December lists the season’s markets, shows and celebrations. For the wider picture, browse things to do in Dubai.

Booking Your Table

The brunch is listed on the Fairmont The Palm festive offers page, which is the official booking link on this page. Reservations are handled by the hotel’s dining team on +971 4 457 3388 or by email at Palm.Dining@fairmont.com. When you book, confirm your drinks package, the number of children and their ages, and the Kids Club booking at the same time, since those activities cannot be arranged on arrival.

From roasts and seafood at the live stations to Santa, a magician and a singer in the room, Flow Kitchen’s Christmas Day brunch packs the festive essentials into one generous afternoon on Palm Jumeirah.