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LAST CHANCE Edgar Orlaineta: What We See of Things is the Things

CARBON 12 17th Street, Dubai

A solo show for the Mexican artist whose practice focuses on hybrid sculptural forms that draw inspiration from modernism, popular culture, and specific historic moments. In particular, Orlaineta explores post-war design and architecture, generally depicting biomorphic shapes with a strong [ ... ]

Free

Quoz Arts Fest

Alserkal Avenue Al Quoz 1, Dubai

Quoz Arts Fest returns for its 12th edition, filling Alserkal Avenue with music, food and family-friendly fun from 10am to 11pm for the weekend. It looks like the biggest and best Quoz Fest yet; there's a lot of music (Bull [ ... ]

Weekend pass AED63

Al Hosn Festival

Al Hosn Abu Dhabi

Two weeks of Emirati culture, past and present – "a living expression of Abu Dhabi’s cultural heritage" – in what is probably the traditional heart of Abu Dhabi. Building on the success of the last festival, the 2025 event sees [ ... ]

AED 35
Ongoing

Candlelight: From Mozart to Chopin

Jumeirah Al Qasr Madinat Jumeirah, Umm Suqeim, Dubai

Aldo Dotti plays a 65 minute programme of piano favourites, outdoors at the Jumeriah Al Qasr's Céleste poolside restuarant. The programme: Mozart: Rondo alla Turca from Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K 331 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 12 [ ... ]

From AED 180

Remote Al Ain by Rimini Protokoll

Rimini Protokoll pushes the boundaries of conventional theatre. During this performance walk within the collective’s ‘Remote X’ series (2013–ongoing), you are invited to explore the growing presence of artificial intelligence in future cities; for this tour, designed specifically for Al [ ... ]

Free, but pre-register

Candlelight: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

Mina A’Salam Hotel Jumeirah Road, Dubai

One of the most successful productions in the Candlelight Concerts series – "classical music concerts aimed at democratising access to classical music by allowing people all over the world to enjoy live music candlelit performances".  The Vivaldi favourite was written [ ... ]

From AED150

The Ice Hole – A Cardboard Comedy

The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

This English version of an award-winning French comedy has been winning rave reviews, and the production has popped up a few times at various Dubai venues in the last few months – most (deservedly) selling out. It’s fun, mad as [ ... ]

AED 100