• Summer Soliloquies: A Writers’ Soiree

    421 Arts Campus Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    421’s first Writer’s Soiree promises a chance to meet and connect with other writers in Abu Dhabi – "an evening of food, reading, and greeting".

    Free but pre-register
  • The UnPink Ribbon

    Mogoa by Socialicious Street 73, Dubai Digital Park, Dubai

    A free-to-attend community awareness event – “raise awareness, get educated, and voice your thoughts against Corporate Cancer”. The theme is blue rather than pink because “the Corporate World over the last few years has begun to sell Pinktober, almost as [ ... ]

    Free
  • Dubai Bibliophiles Book Club – Toni Morrison’s Beloved

    21grams Urban Balkan Bistro Meyan Mall, Al Thanyah St, Umm Suqeim 2, Dubai

    The book group discusses what is arguably Morrison's finest literary work, a multi-layered attempt to give voice to the collective memory of African Americans that also explores notions of family, trauma, the repression of memory, and of course the restoration [ ... ]

    Free, but pre-register
  • Reel Palestine Social

    One Life Kitchen & Café Building 5, d3, Dubai

    The RP Social returns for "an afternoon of great food, familiar faces, and engaging conversations around this year’s must-see films". Always a good meetup, and since this time it's in the afternoon there's more chance for kids to get involved [ ... ]

    AED 250
  • Foundation Game Night

    Emirates Literature Foundation Dar Al Adaab, Al Shindagha, Dubai

    ELF is partnering with Superheated Neurons, local maker/distributor/translator of board games, for another Game Night. Bring any board game you want to play; discover new favourites, meet new people, and "enjoy an evening of fun and connection".

    Free, but pre-register
  • One Day Choir DXB presents ‘Africa’

    The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Join a room full of people from different backgrounds and different age groups to learn, rehearse and perform Toto's anthemic Africa in a single day – no auditions, no commitments: just a great song, and the chance to meet and [ ... ]

    AED 150