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CLOSING TODAY Artist Residency Exhibition: Lynn Issa, Yang Lan, Yara Chaalan

Fann à Porter The Workshop, Villa 45, St. 23b, off Al Wasl Road (opposite Box Park), Jumeirah 2, Dubai

An exhibition of the works created by the first cohort of residents from Fann à Porter’s Summer 2026 artist residency in Dubai – Lynn Issa, Yang Lan and Yara Chaalan. Working across sculpture, painting, collage, and charcoal drawings on paper, [... more]

Free

Spices and Wonders: Sailing the Indian Ocean

Louvre Abu Dhabi Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

This spectacular exhibition follows a thousand years of maritime history and culture, charting the routes that connected the civilisations of Africa, Asia, and beyond. It documents the evolution of navigation and the techniques that enabled adventurous sailors to explore the [... more]

AED 70

Spirited Away: dir Hayao Miyazaki (2001)

Cultural Foundation Qasr al Hosn, Abu Dhabi

A Studio Ghibli / Hayao Miyazaki classic, and an Academy Award winner – 10-year-old girl wanders into a mysterious world where a witch rules, and those who disobey her are turned into animals. A magical fable about courage, resilience and [... more]

AED 35

Wednesday Night Impro: Maestro

Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai

The Courtyard’s popular evening of elimination improv. Ten actors converge for a night of scenes, songs and games based on audience suggestions. After each round you score the players on a scale of 1 to 5, and the one with [... more]

Free

DCFxPPC Comedy Showcase

Pepperoni Comedy Club 25 Jump Street 25h Hotel, One Central World Trade Center, Dubai

The third session of club standup for Dubai Comedy Festival (DC) at Pepperoni Comedy Club (PPC), mostly featuring familiar faces from the local circuit (and none the worse for that). Tonight Anand Raman hosts a bill featuring Valentina, Denise, Luca, [... more]

AED 125