Big Ticket Abu Dhabi’s Dear Big Ticket returns for its third season, giving UAE residents a free chance to make meaningful wishes come true. From July to September, submit your story in health, education, business, housing, or family reunion categories. Winners get Dh100,000, no ticket purchase needed!
Abu Dhabi, July 7, 2025 — Big Ticket Abu Dhabi has announced the return of its popular and heartwarming initiative, Dear Big Ticket, giving UAE residents a free opportunity to turn their wishes into reality. Now in its third season, the campaign will run from July to September 2025 and invites the public to share their most meaningful dreams in hopes of making them come true.
Unlike the main Big Ticket raffle that people usually buy tickets for, Dear Big Ticket is completely free to enter. Anyone aged 18 or older living in the UAE can take part simply by creating an account or logging into their existing account on the Big Ticket website, www.bigticket.ae.
A platform for real stories and real dreams
First launched in 2018, Dear Big Ticket has already helped many people across the UAE fulfil life-changing wishes. Over the years, the initiative has funded medical treatments, supported educational goals, helped start new businesses, and even made emotional family reunions possible.
For this season, participants can submit wishes in five special categories: health and wellbeing, education, housing and accommodation, business and entrepreneurship, and family reunion. The organisers hope these categories will help bring attention to some of the most important needs and dreams people have.
How to submit your wish
From July 7 to July 27, residents can visit the Big Ticket website and submit their wish as either a written story of up to 1,000 characters or a video of up to one minute. Big Ticket encourages people to be honest and heartfelt in sharing why their wish matters to them.
Every week during this period, the Big Ticket team will review the submissions and choose five of the most inspiring wishes. These shortlisted stories will then be turned into short videos and shared publicly on the Big Ticket website and Asianet TV.
Public voting to make dreams come true
From August 4 to August 24, the public can vote for their favourite wishes among the shortlisted ones. Voting is open to everyone, and Big Ticket is also adding an extra reward for voters: each voter will be entered into a weekly draw to win one of five Big Tickets, giving them a chance to become the next Big Ticket millionaire.
What winners receive
Over three weeks of voting, two wishes with the most votes each week will be selected as winners. Each of these winners will receive Dh100,000 from Big Ticket to help make their dreams come true. The names of the winners will be announced between September 1 and 15.
Even for those whose wishes don’t end up among the top two each week, Big Ticket still wants to encourage and support them. The other nine shortlisted participants over the three weeks will each receive Dh10,000.
‘Giving back to the community’
Bogdan Lefter, Head of Marketing at Big Ticket Abu Dhabi, said the company is proud to bring back the campaign for its third season. “Since its launch in 2018, Dear Big Ticket has brought hope and joy to countless people by turning real-life wishes into reality,” he said. “It’s our way of giving back to the community and reminding everyone that dreams can come true.”
Important dates to remember:
Wish submission period: July 7 to July 27
Voting period: August 4 to August 24
Winners announced: Between September 1 and 15
No purchase necessary
One of the most unique parts of Dear Big Ticket is that it is free to enter. There is no requirement to buy a Big Ticket raffle ticket to submit a wish or to vote. It’s open to anyone in the UAE who wants to share a heartfelt dream that could change their life.
For more details on how to participate and to read past stories of wishes that have come true, visit www.bigticket.ae.
