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Bluewaters Art Festival

Bluewaters Dubai

The inaugural Bluewaters Art Festival runs 4pm to midnight from 12 to 20 April, featuring a theme ("Re:Connect") and "designed to transform the island into a vibrant open-air gallery". Expect murals,  installations, large-scale inflatable art, outdoor sculptures, and indoor exhibits [ ... ]

Free

World Art Dubai 2025

Dubai World Trade Centre Dubai

World Art Dubai is back for its eleventh edition, with more than 10,000 artworks from 400+ galleries and individual artists who come from more than 65 different countries. WAD has grown out of its early days as a simple lo-fi [ ... ]

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April Acts 2025: to carry new formations

vrs SB16 locations Sharjah

The inaugural edition of April Acts, a weekend initiative expanding on the curatorial framework of Sharjah Biennial 16 and held across various  SB16 venues, has the title to carry new formations – an extesion of SB16's theme, to carry. The [ ... ]

Free, but pre-register

Art Dubai 2025

Madinat Jumeirah Dubai

Art Dubai’s core gallery programme will feature over 120 participants across four sections as befire: Contemporary, Modern, Bawwaba (featuring exclusively new work) and Art Dubai Digital. Works on sale are included in the excellent online catalogue for browsing. Away from [ ... ]

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LAST CHANCE Marcos Marín

ME by Meliá The Opus by Omniyat, Al Amal Street, Business Bay, Dubai

The second edition of ME by Meliá Dubai's Cultural Connection exhibition series features more than 60 pieces by Brazilian artist Marcos Marín in his signature style – optical and kinetic art panels and sculptures with portraits of world figures, royals, [ ... ]

LAST CHANCE Ali Pasandideh: Love Is the Beginning of Humanity

Kutubna Cultural Center Madina Avenues 17, Nadd Al Hamar, Dubai

A solo exhibition by the noted Iranian calligrapher Ali Pasandideh. Inspired by the poetry of Hooshang Ebtehaj (aka HE Sayeh) this collection of more than two dozen works in Nastaliq calligraphy explores the timeless link between love, humanity, and the [ ... ]

Free

The Little Mermaid

Jumeirah Beach Hotel Dubai

The last chance to catch the return of H2 productions and the Dubai Panto team with their adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's well-loved tale of the mermaid who yearns for a life above the waves – only to be ensnared [ ... ]

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Remote Abu Dhabi 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 Abu [ ... ]

Free, but pre-register

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

Korean National University of Arts Symphony Orchestra: Jaewon Wee and Sang Hyeok Park

The Arts Center @ NYUAD NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

This second Abu Dhabi Festival performance for the KNUA Symphony Orchestra is conducted by the Italian-Lebanese maestro Toufic Maatouk and features star soprano Jessica Pratt and top tenor Javier Camarena, singing arias and duets from Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Mascagni, Massenet [ ... ]

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