Politically Incorrect Comedy
MadCat Comedy returns to Xandros in Signature 1 Hotel, TECOM. The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.
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Events
- Xandros Singature 1 Hotel, Barsha Heights, Dubai
Claire & Antho: Souvenirs
Sharjah Arts Foundation, Arts Square Al Shuweiheen, SharjahConceived and performed by the French duo Claire & Anthony, Souvenirs transforms Sharjah’s open spaces into a stage where silhouettes, music and dance intertwine. Blending physical theatre, shadow play, dance, and live video projection, the piece explores the invisible baggage [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerJoke Hub
Canopy by Hilton Dubai Al Seef Al Seef Street, Umm Hurair 1, DubaiA regular MadCat Comedy night – "Dubai's wildest comedy show on Saturday" (sic). The cover charge of AED 99 includes two F&B coupons.
AED 99Claire & Antho: Souvenirs
Sharjah Arts Foundation, Arts Square Al Shuweiheen, SharjahA second performance for this Perform Sharjah event. Blending physical theatre, shadow play, dance, and live video projection, the piece explores the invisible baggage we carry – memories, regrets, dreams – with cinematic beauty and quiet humour. Both playful and [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerLAST CHANCE Tim Kent: Horsepower
JD Malat Gallery ACT 2 Tower, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Blvd 13A ,Downtown Dubai, DubaiA solo exhibition by Brooklyn-based artist Tim Kent that examines the historical and cultural significance of the horse. Working across large-scale painted interiors, landscapes, and invented worlds, Kent transforms historical reference into contemporary compositions that hover between reality and imagination; [ ... ]
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Ali Al Sayed: Alphabet Soup
New Covent Garden Theatre Mall of the Emirates, DubaiBack from an international tour, the award-winning main man of Dubomedy has a new stand-up special "packed with lightning-fast wit, sharp observations on identity, language, and the everyday absurdities of life and its many labels". Should be good.
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Radouan Mriziga: Magec / The Desert
Sharjah Art Foundation, Bait Obaid Al Shamsi Arts Square, SharjahBlending dance, sound and imagery, Mriziga crafts a meditative reflection on landscape and memory, where the desert emerges as both a physical terrain and a symbolic stage. A Sharjah Art Foundation co-production with the Kunsten festival des arts in Brussels, [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerLAST CHANCE Miramar Al Nayyar: Hujra
Tabari Artspace Alserkal Avenue Warehouse 81, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiTabari Artspace's first exhibition at its new Alserkal Avenue location is a solo show for Miramar Al Nayyar, curated by Abeer Seikaly. In Hujra, Al Nayyar "traces how flow crystallises onto canvas, how light becomes matter, and how painting absorbs [ ... ]
FreeChristmas Opera Gala
Dubai Opera Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard, DubaiA seasonal concert in the finest tradition of Italian Opera with three top-class voices — tenor Vittorio Grigolo, baritone Luca Salsi, soprano Alisa Medvedeva — accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan under Alibek Kabdurakhmanov. The programme features classic [ ... ]
From AED 170UAE Youth Orchestra and Choir: End of Season Celebration
Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu DhabiFor their year-end concert, the Youth Orchestra and Choir deliver a selection of pieces from The Nutcracker, Bizet’s Carmen, and Carl Nielsen’s Aladdin Suite. Organized by Abu Dhabi Culture in collaboration with the International Music Institute, this concert promises a celebration [ ... ]
AED 50Laughter Factory’s Christmas Party
Dukes The Palm Palm Dubai, DubaiThe festival season has truncated the usual Laughter Factory tour, but instead we have three parties featuring a very strong lineup of comics – Danny O’Brien (high-energy wit), Luca Cupani (quirky dry humour deriving in part from his dual Italian/British [ ... ]
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Silajit Ghosh: Abstract Reality
Andakulova Gallery Unit 18, P4 Level Damac Park Towers, DIFC , Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA solo show for the noted Indian artist, whose paintings aim to explore the essence of reality rather than its literal representation. His signature use of strong colours evoke emotions rather than depictions – "his works feel like waves, each [ ... ]
FreePolitically Incorrect Comedy
Xandros Singature 1 Hotel, Barsha Heights, DubaiMadCat Comedy's regular standup night at Xandros in Signature 1 Hotel, TECOM. The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.
AED 80Laughter Factory’s Christmas Party
Radisson DAMAC Hills Hessa Street Dubailand, DubaiSecond of three seasonal gigs for the shortened Laughter Factory tour, featuring a strong lineup – Danny O’Brien (high-energy wit), Luca Cupani (quirky dry humour deriving in part from his dual Italian/British heritage) and home-grown favourite Imah (always reliably funny). [ ... ]
AED 160Dubai Opera Jazz Studio: Polina QZ & Joe Aouad
Dubai Opera Studio Downtown Dubai, DubaiLate-evening jazz with a 360o sound system. Tonight it's a rather good duo, Joe Aouad on guitar (maybe oud too) and Polina QZ on vocals – they've been performing together (non-exclusively) for some time now and respond really well to a [ ... ]
AED 100LAST CHANCE Richard Hearns: Threshold
Artbooth Gallery Centro Capital Center, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street, Abu DhabiA solo exhibition by the Lebanese-Irish painter, born in Beirut and adopted into Ireland to bear a dual heritage that shapes his artistic identity. This, his first solo exhibition in the UAE, presents a new body of work that reflects [ ... ]
FreeThe Elf in the Gulf
South View School Remraam, Al Thammam, DubaiSeasonal musical theatre fun for all the family (but mainly the kids). It's a continuation of the world created by Collab Company last year with a troupe of singers, dancers and actors; this time five rookie elves must complete their [ ... ]
AED 100The Fridge Presents: The Big Christmas Sing in Dubai
The Fridge Warehouse Warehouse 5, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiFour choirs are taking over The Fridge Warehouse for a seasonal celebration that proves carols sound exponentially better when 80+ people are singing them together. Each choir performs their set, then they all take the stage together ... The choirs: Hartland [ ... ]
AED 80Thousand Nights and One
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesWritten and directed by Rasika Agashe, this magical look at the fate of Scheherazade, the narrator of the original ‘One Thousand and One Nights’, is back for one night only (it was at the Junction in March this year). Rasika [ ... ]
AED 120Laughter Factory’s Christmas Party
The Club Al Mina, Abu DhabiLast of three seasonal gigs for this shortened Laughter Factory tour, featuring a strong lineup – Danny O’Brien (high-energy wit), Luca Cupani (quirky dry humour deriving in part from his dual Italian/British heritage) and home-grown favourite Imah (always reliably funny).
AED 160The Zero Apologies Show
Canopy by Hilton Dubai Al Seef Al Seef Street, Umm Hurair 1, Dubai"A comedy show where you are the joke." MadCat Comedy's main man Miqdaad D pushes the boundaries ... The cover charge of AED 99 includes two drinks.
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Dubai Opera Jazz Studio: Rami Attallah
Dubai Opera Studio Downtown Dubai, DubaiLate-evening jazz with a 360o sound system and the always impressive Rami Attalah – founder of The Music Hub in Egypt, main man of the Rami Attallah Group, main pianist and conductor of Cairo Steps & the Los Compadres Latin Jazz [ ... ]
AED 100LAST CHANCE Lydia Nakashima Degarrod and Susan Ossman: Projects of Art Ethnography
NYUAD Project Space NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu DhabiThis exhibition brings together works by two artist-anthropologists with practices on the boundaries between scholarship and art. Their projects invite viewers to reflect on migration, memory, identity, and the ways knowledge takes shape across bodies, materials, and stories. The exhibition [ ... ]
FreeThe Elf in the Gulf
South View School Remraam, Al Thammam, DubaiA second round of performances for Collab Company's seasonal musical theatre fun – five rookie elves must complete their training at the Christmas Academy and Department of Elvish Training (CADET) in pursuit of their mission to bring joy to families [ ... ]
AED 100Drinks and Comedy
Courtyard by Marriott Al Barsha Road, Al Barsha 1, DubaiThis comedykix open mic at the Courtyard by Marriott's Oak Live Bar promises exactly what it says – standup comedy with drinks (and food). Entry is free entry but there's a minimum AED 75 spend.
FreeBRIDGE Summit 2025
ADNEC Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesThe organisers of BRIDGE Summit 2025 says its goal is to “establish itself as a comprehensive exploration of the forces transforming global media ... Designed as a global platform for collaboration, discovery, and innovation, BRIDGE Summit 2025 will explore how [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerThe Comedy Lab @ Easy Tiger
Al Ain Palace Hotel Corniche Road, Abu DhabiMadCat’s standup team at its regular stop in the Easy Tiger bar in Abu Dhabi's Al Ain Palace. The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks ...
AED 99Elements of Light
JD Malat Gallery ACT 2 Tower, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Blvd 13A ,Downtown Dubai, DubaiA group exhibition reflecting on illumination in all its forms – atmosphere, memory, rhythm and emotion – that promise "a radiant constellation of contemporary voices to close the year". The 13 artists featured include Casper Brindle, Masayoshi Nojo, RETNA, Conrad [ ... ]
FreeLAST CHANCE Tor Seidel: Riposte
XVA Gallery Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood, Bur Dubai, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesTor Siedel explores how ‘vandalism’ by environmental activists in triptychs that consider whether these attacks can also be considered performative acts of art. He focuses on the protagonists' actionism, the shock or entertainment value for visitors, and the professional dissemination [ ... ]
Free
The Story of Art Lecture: It’s All in the Details – the Dutch Golden Age
Bassam Freiha Art Foundation Cultural District Saadiyat Island, Abu DhabiBassam Freiha Art Foundation continues its monthly lecture series led by Dr Michaela Watrelot, BFAF Curator and Director of Exhibitions. This it's the artistic flourishing of 17th-century Netherlands, where prosperity and everyday life found new visual meaning – think Rembrandt’s [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerClémence Marie Bergal in Conversation
Foundry Downtown Boulevard Crescent, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, DubaiAn Inloco Gallery conversation about the evolution of public art in the MENA region with Clémence Marie Bergal, Abu Dhabi Public Art Director at DCT Abu Dhabi. Clémence will discuss how institutional frameworks, artistic practice, and urban development shape public [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerThe Comedy Lab
Radisson Red Dubai Digital Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis, DubaiMadCat Comedy's regular stop in Silicon Oasis promises "insane laughs every week". The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks.
AED 99Focal Point 2025
Sharjah Art Foundation, Bait Obaid Al Shamsi Arts Square, SharjahThe eighth and biggest edition of Sharjah Art Foundation’s art book fair – the region’s only book fair dedicated to publishing about art, we think – features local and international publishers with book launches, talks, workshops and musical performances during [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerArs Nova Napoli
Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu DhabiNeapolitan folk from a band known for its powerful stage presence and an exuberant party groove. Ars Nova Napoli offers a unique reinterpretation of traditional songs from southern Italy plus their own compositions. Expect skilled harmonies and instrumental interplay; should [ ... ]
AED75The Unfriend
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesPeter and Debbie are a timorous suburban couple who are “dying of manners”. They can’t communicate with their teenage children, can’t stand their neighbour, and can’t believe they have agreed to host a brash American, Elsa, who was amusing company [ ... ]
AED 120Politically Incorrect Comedy
Xandros Singature 1 Hotel, Barsha Heights, DubaiMadCat Comedy's regular standup night at Xandros in Signature 1 Hotel, TECOM. The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.
AED 80Dubai Opera Jazz Studio: Sandra Ivette
Dubai Opera Studio Downtown Dubai, DubaiLate-evening jazz with a 360o sound system and the rather special Sandra Ivette. She's a multi-instrumentalist (very cool on bass or bass guitar) and singer, with a great line in Cuban-influenced jazz (she's from Havana) ... The door price includes one [ ... ]
AED 100LAST CHANCE Prix Pictet: Storm
Ishara Art Foundation Alserkal Avenue, DubaiPrix Pictet, founded in 2008 by the Pictet Group, is the world’s leading award for photography that draws attention to issues of global sustainability; this exhibition showcases work by 12 photographers who have been shortlisted for the eleventh cycle of [ ... ]
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Naqsh Raj: Half Light
XVA Gallery Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood, Bur Dubai, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesWith this exhibition Naqsh Raj “invents a personal tool for grounding and connection, balancing order with anarchy, discipline with instinct and darkness with sparks of illumination ... The repetitive expression in her work hints at a longing for predictability, while [ ... ]
FreeFocal Point 2025
Sharjah Art Foundation, Bait Obaid Al Shamsi Arts Square, SharjahThe eighth and biggest edition of Sharjah Art Foundation’s art book fair – the region’s only book fair dedicated to publishing about art, we think – features local and international publishers with book launches, talks, workshops and musical performances during [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerThe Twentieth Line
The Third Line Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe Third Line gallery is currently running The Only Way Out Is Through: The Twentieth Line, a significant retrospective exhibition curated by Shumon Basar to mark its 20th anniversary by looking back on two decades of The Third Line’s story [ ... ]
Restless Circle: Tour and Conversation
Al Mureijah Square SharjahWhat goes into conceptualising and curating a solo exhibition? Artist Afra Al Dhaheri and curator May Al Qaydi lead an enquiry-based tour of Al Dhaheri's current exhibition Restless Circle (ends tomorrow, 14 December), followed by a conversation between the two that [ ... ]
SAF Book Club Meetup: The State of Publishing
Sharjah Art Foundation, Bait Obaid Al Shamsi Arts Square, SharjahHeld during Focal Point, Sharjah Art Foundation’s annual art book fair, this special session of SAF's always interesting book club looks at the realities of contemporary publishing from independent presses to shifts in digital technology via AI and self-publishing.
Free, but pre-register
Dubai Motorcycle Film Festival
Warehouse Four Al Quoz, DubaiThe fifth edition of the only film festival in Dubai "exclusively dedicated to screening short films focussed on motorcycles" (it expanded in 2025 to London and is planned to launch in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur next year). It kicks off [ ... ]
AED 75The Unfriend
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA second performance for Steven Moffat's black comedy of manners, boundaries, and exquisitie embarassment. The final show is on 14 December.
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Franz Ferdinand
Coca-Cola Arena City Walk, DubaiAlways one of the more interesting indie bands, Franz Ferdinand went through a bit of a mid-career trough; but the January 2025 release of their sixth album, The Human Fear, was a return to form (with a new drummer and [ ... ]
From AED 295Joke Hub
Canopy by Hilton Dubai Al Seef Al Seef Street, Umm Hurair 1, DubaiA regular MadCat Comedy night – "Dubai's wildest comedy show on Saturday" (sic). The cover charge of AED 99 includes two F&B coupons.
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Jazz at The Island: Mayssa Karaa and Las Migas
Al Noor Island Buhairah Corniche Road, Khalid Lagoon, SharjahFirst of two jazz-ish gigs on consecutive nights at Al Noor Island. This one features the Lebanese-American singer-songwriter (and Artistic Director of Berklee Abu Dhabi) Mayssa Karaa (above); fluent in eight languages and with hits in several of them, she [ ... ]
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Jazz at The Island: Mayssa Karaa and Las Migas
Al Noor Island Buhairah Corniche Road, Khalid Lagoon, SharjahSecond of near-jazz gigs on consecutive nights at Al Noor Island. This one features Ars Nova Napoli (below), the Italian nu-folk funsters (traditional Neapolitan rhythms with a modern twist) who really do know how to throw a party; and the [ ... ]
AED 130Dubai Opera Jazz Studio: Roger Ryan
Dubai Opera Studio Downtown Dubai, DubaiThe last gig this year for Dubai Opera's late-evening jazz bar features jazz, R&B, neo-soul and gospel from the singer, producer, and keyboard player (he also teaches at Berklee Abu Dhabi). The door price includes one drink.
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