Cocktails and Comedy
“Dubai’s hottest comedy night” (aka the Mad Cat team) come to the moodily-lit speakeasy style bar in DIFC for a regular Thursday gig. The door price includes one drink.
AED 99
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Bondz Unit 156 Level POD, Emirates Financial Tower, DIFC, Dubai
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Sebastian Mayer: Hannibaby and Zarafa
Sharjah Art Foundation, Bait Obaid Al Shamsi Arts Square, SharjahA public artwork, performance and community project, Sebastian Mayer’s Hannibaby draws from an absurd family adventure. Structuring a life-size baby elephant puppet around his toddler’s carrier, the duo covered a 70km-distance from France into Italy through the Cottian Alps in [... more]
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CLOSING TODAY Maggie Otieno: Sojourner – The Difference Is the Same
Efiɛ Gallery 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue, First Al Khail Street, DubaiNew works by the Kenyan artist Maggie Otieno, her first solo show here since the gallery began representing her in 2024 . Otieno’s practice centres on the transformation of reclaimed and distressed materials.; working across wood, metal, and mixed media, [... more]
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Artist’s Room: Bani Abidi
Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, DubaiBani Abidi’s Artist’s Room displays a single body of work, Trembling hands (2024) – a series of portraits of artists, journalists, politicians, lawyers, doctors and civil society leaders who publicly spoke out against the genocide of Palestinians, often using public platforms [... more]
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CLOSING TODAY Carte Blanche
La Galerie, Alliance Française Dubai Alliance Française Dubai, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA group exhibition organised with Feminin Pluriel, featuring the work of a selection of contemporary female artists. Participating artists were given carte blanche to explore their own creative perspectives; the result is seen in photography, painting, sculpture, 3D and mixed [... more]
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Karak After Dark Vol 4
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesFourth edition of this previously-sold-out comedy success from Tall Tales Productions and The Junctiony. As before, it's a show created on the fly from audience suggestions, this time on the theme of Group Chats: "come watch a few hyperactive comedians [... more]
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Politically Incorrect Comedy
Xandros Singature 1 Hotel, Barsha Heights, DubaiMad Cat Comedy’s regular standup night at Xandros in Signature 1 Hotel, TECOM. The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.
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The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
Radisson DAMAC Hills Hessa Street Dubailand, DubaiAnother good-looking bill for this month's Laughter Factory tour, with some ace local comics joining the international imports: John Fothergill Nicole Drinkwater Valentina Danubio Ahmed Kasid The rest of the schedule: 14 November Studio One Hotel 7pm 14 November Dukes [... more]
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CLOSING TODAY Yasemin Tekgürler: Journey Home
Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown Marasi Drive, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA pop-up exhibition by the New York-based Turkish artist in the hotel's lobby exploring migration, memory, identity and the meaning of belonging – "for me, home is not necessarily a place we return to, but something we carry, recreate, and [... more]
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Down to Earth 2026
Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, DubaiThe Jameel’s annual festival for eco-consciousness and sustainability is back for its seventh edition in the Arts Centre and across the Jaddaf Waterfront Sculpture Park. Expect a weekend of botanical inspirations, workshops, performances, tours and family-friendly activities alongside artists, gardeners, [... more]
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Sharjah Architecture Triennial: opening week
[various Sharjah locations]The third edition of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial runs 14 November to to 14 April under the theme Architecture Otherwise: Building Civic Infrastructure for Collective Futures. Curated by Vyjayanthi Rao, with Tau Tavengwa as Associate Curator, SAT03 brings together 35 [... more]
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UAENO: Peter and the Wolf
The Arts Center @ NYUAD NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesThe UAE National Orchestra brings Sergei Prokofiev’s beloved musical tale to life as part of its Once Upon a Tune family series for children aged 5 to 10 and their families. As Peter’s adventure unfolds, young listeners discover the instruments [... more]
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The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
Studio One Hotel Dubai Studio City, DubaiAnother good-looking bill for this month's Laughter Factory tour, with some ace local comics joining the international imports: John Fothergill Nicole Drinkwater Valentina Danubio Ahmed Kasid Two stops today – this early gig at Studio One will be followed by [... more]
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The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
Dukes The Palm Palm Dubai, DubaiFinal gig for this month's Laughter Factory tour, with some ace local comics joining the international imports: John Fothergill Nicole Drinkwater Valentina Danubio Ahmed Kasid
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Joke Hub
Canopy by Hilton Dubai Al Seef Al Seef Street, Umm Hurair 1, DubaiA regular Mad Cat Comedy night – “Dubai’s wildest comedy show on Saturday” at “the first purpose built comedy room in the country”. The cover charge of AED 99 includes two F&B coupons.
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Un Air de Famille
Zayed Theatre, SUAD Campus Hazza Bin Zayed St, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesCulture Emulsion brings its successful French comedy to Abu Dhabi – and it is very funny, a sharp and blackish comedy about the ties that unite (and sometimes suffocate). Every Friday the Mesnards gather at the family café before going [... more]
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Sebastian Mayer: Hannibaby and Zarafa
Sharjah Art Foundation, Bait Obaid Al Shamsi Arts Square, SharjahTwo further performances of Sebastian Mayer’s Hannibaby and Zarafa. Hannibaby manifests as a walkabout performance by a life-sized baby elephant puppet, alongside a workshop series instructing families in the art of creating and decorating their own 3D elephant masks. It [... more]
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Shakespeare for Kidz: Macbeth
Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu DhabiA thrilling, child-friendly musical-thriller adaptation of Shakespeare’s play of shenanigans in the Scottish court with daggers and added witches. The S4K (Shakespeare for Kidz) team has been bringing the world of Shakespeare to young people around the world for more [... more]
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CLOSING TODAY Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial
Calligraphy Square – Sharjah Art Museum SharjahThis 12th edition of the Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial has the theme 'Balance' and features 297 works by 145 artists from around the world. It's always an interesting visit because of the range of styles and techniques on show, covering traditional [... more]
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Sliman Mansour: Promises and Scars
Warehouse 46 Alserkal Avenue, DubaiA mini-retrospective for Sliman Mansour during Alserkal Art Week 2026 covering five decades of his work – “the first time since 2011 that such an extensive body of the artist’s work has been brought together in a single exhibition”, says [... more]
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History Otherwise: Women Modernists from the Arab World
Concrete Alserkal Avenue, DubaiCurated by Suheyla Takesh and Rémi Homs, this exhibition features works from the Barjeel Art Foundation collection, including pieces by Inji Efflatoun, Samia Halaby and Mona Saudi; it also has some archival exhibition posters dating from the 1940s to the [... more]
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Beyond the Book Club: Sense and Sensibility
Emirates Literature Foundation Dar Al Adaab, Al Shindagha, DubaiAn afternoon dedicated to Jane Austen’s novel of love, family, heartbreak, and societal expectations (which of course you could say about most of her novels. Maybe not Northanger Abbey ...) This sort-of book club with tea and good conversation will [... more]
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Comedy at the Speakeasy
Moon Bar Mina Al Salam, Madinat Jumeriah, DubaiThe Mad Cat team does the rather cool Moon Bar at the Sana Restaurant in Mina Al Salam – a great venue: quite intimate, few distractions. Featuring surprise drop-ins, fresh material, and “the kind of intimate room where sitting in the [... more]
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Dubomedy’s Stand-up Showcase
La Vue Pullman Dubai Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Cluster T, DubaiAn evening of stand-up with graduates of Dubomedy's Stand-up Workshops plus special guests. Free, but you're recommended to pre-register because spaces are limited and go fast ...
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Reynier Llanes: Elsewhere, Within
Firetti Contemporary Unit 29, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiReynier Llanes’ second solo exhibition at Firetti Contemporary includes works from The Tourist and The Poet series plus the debut of Bodega, a new series in which the human figure gives way to transparent vessels overflowing with flowers. "Moving between [... more]
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The Days Go On: 20 Years of Ayyam Gallery
Ayyam Gallery B11, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThis is sure to be one of the shows of the year, and not just because of its scale. Ayyam’s 20th-anniversary exhibition seeks to honour a journey defined by continuity, resilience, and artistic exchange, says the gallery; and, "much like [... more]
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Faris Alshafar: Everybody Changes Underwater
Aisha Alabbar Gallery Warehouse C19, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiThe first solo exhibition by Emirati artist Faris Alshafar features new oil paintings that mark his move from monochrome into colour. Says the gallery: "The works explore how we alter our appearance and behaviour in response to desire and expectation, whether [... more]
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Yaw Owusu: Where the Tide Flows, and the Dunes Gather
Efiɛ Gallery 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue, First Al Khail Street, DubaiThe Ghanain artist’s second solo exhibition with Efie Gallery extends Owusu’s longstanding exploration of value, currency, and the social structures through which worth is assigned and perceived; it features textured canvases, mixed media sculptures, and – for the first time [... more]
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Malik Thomas Jalil Kydd: As I Bask in Your Light, it Seeps to My Soul
CARBON 12 17th Street, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesMalik Thomas Jalil Kydd’s second solo exhibition marks a significant evolution in his practice, says the gallery – "one in which desire and divinity are intertwined and rendered in quiet persistence". Previous works often situated their subjects within expansive landscapes, [... more]
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Fabienne Verdier: From Song to Light
Waddington Custot Dubai, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA solo show for the French abstract painter whose work melds the aesthetics of Western art – line, action and abstraction – with the principles of traditional Eastern art, such as unity, spontaneity and asceticism. Verdier paints vertically using giant [... more]
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Talk: Khaled Samawi and Myrna Ayad
Ayyam Gallery B11, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesAs part of the programming for Ayyam Gallery’s 20th anniversary, co-founder Khaled Samawi joins Myrna Ayad for a conversation exploring the gallery’s journey since its founding in Damascus in 2006. Reflecting on two decades of exhibitions, artistic collaborations, and the [... more]
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The Territory Dreams Back
NIKA Project Space Unit 11 Al Khayat Avenue, 19th Street Road — Al Quoz 1, DubaiAn exhibition of newly commissioned and recent works by Rajni Perera, Sancintya Mohini Simpson, Soma Surovi Jannat, Karan Shrestha and Rain Wu – five artists whose work offers different perspectives on our relationship with place. The exhibition moves between mythology [... more]
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The Comedy Lab @ Easy Tiger
Al Ain Palace Hotel Corniche Road, Abu DhabiMad Cat’s standup team at their regular stop at the Easy Tiger bar in Abu Dhabi’s Al Ain Palace. The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks …
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Marilina Marchica and Salmah Almansoori: Traces of Home
Italian Cultural Institute of Abu Dhabi Al Qasbah Street, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesAn exhibition that brings together works by the Italian artist Marilina Marchica and Emirati artist Salmah Almansoori that are rooted in the landscapes respectively of Sicily and Ghayathi. Marchica traces the imprints of abandoned buildings and domestic spaces through drawing, [... more]
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NYUAD MFA Open Studios
NYUAD Campus Saadiyat Island, Abu DhabiA chance to meet students and faculty on the NYU Abu Dhabi MFA course, learn more about the programme, and get a glimpse of life as an MFA student. Students featured: Shae Nadine Jingyi Tang Amina Yahia Ameni Abida Xingi [... more]
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The Speculative Circle: 100 Ways of Spilling the Beans
421 Arts Campus Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesLed by Viviana Checchia, this participatory studio invites participants to explore how everyday acts of gathering, cooking, and conversation can become spaces for collective thinking, exchange, and connection – and for expressing ideas, sharing experiences, and challenging established social structures. [... more]
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NOMAD Abu Dhabi
Terminal 1, Old Abu Dhabi Airport Al Diyafah Street, Abu DhabiThe fair for upmarket collectible design, contemporary art, jewellery and crafts returns to the iconic decommissioned Terminal 1 of the old Abu Dhabi Airport with more than 50 exhibitors and a much expanded programme. "This year, we have a better [... more]
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Frieze Abu Dhabi
Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesBuilding on nearly two decades of Abu Dhabi Art, the inaugural edition of Frieze Abu Dhabi marks a new chapter for the region's international art scene. The aim is to connect Abu Dhabi and local arts ecosystem with Frieze's global [... more]
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World Art Dubai
Dubai World Trade Centre DubaiThe region's premier affordable art fair is back, with all its stalls having sold out and the promise of more than 10,000 artworks from 300+ artists and galleries to see (the exhibitor list is here). There's a busy programme of [... more]
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The Comedy Lab
Radisson Red Dubai Digital Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis, DubaiMad Cat Comedy's regular Thursday stop in Silicon Oasis promises "insane laughs every week". The door price of AED 99 includes one drink and popcorn.
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Cocktails and Comedy
Bondz Unit 156 Level POD, Emirates Financial Tower, DIFC, Dubai“Dubai’s hottest comedy night” (aka the Mad Cat team) come to the moodily-lit speakeasy style bar in DIFC for a regular Thursday gig. The door price includes one drink.
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UAE National Orchestra: Sing for the Nation
Al Jahili Fort Al Ain, United Arab EmiratesThis concert by the UAE National Orchestra and choir puts the emphasis on 'national' with "an evening where we come together in love for the nation, sharing moments of pride and belonging ... a space where we gather as sons [... more]
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Politically Incorrect Comedy
Xandros Singature 1 Hotel, Barsha Heights, DubaiMad Cat Comedy’s regular standup night at Xandros in Signature 1 Hotel, TECOM. The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.
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Ayyam Gallery 20th Anniversary Exhibition Tour
Ayyam Gallery B11, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesAs part of the programming for Ayyam Gallery’s 20th anniversary, Gallery Director Maya Samawi leads an "intimate tour" of the exhibition, sharing stories from the gallery’s journey and her family’s role in shaping Ayyam Gallery.
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Joke Hub
Canopy by Hilton Dubai Al Seef Al Seef Street, Umm Hurair 1, DubaiA regular Mad Cat Comedy night – “Dubai’s wildest comedy show on Saturday” at “the first purpose built comedy room in the country”. The cover charge of AED 99 includes two F&B coupons.
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CLOSING TODAY Art Circle Award
Alserkal Residency Project Space Warehouse 50, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiExhibition of the winner and proposals shortlisted for the sixth edition of The Art Circle Award.
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Comedy at the Speakeasy
Moon Bar Mina Al Salam, Madinat Jumeriah, DubaiThe Mad Cat team does the rather cool Moon Bar at the Sana Restaurant in Mina Al Salam – a great venue: quite intimate, few distractions. Featuring surprise drop-ins, fresh material, and “the kind of intimate room where sitting in the [... more]
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Sim Chi Yin: Longings, Returns
Khalid Bin Mohammed School Al Manakh, SharjahSim Chi Yen’s installation and performance speaks to the intersecting geographies of forced migration that came about as a result of the mass deportation of over 30,000 people from British-ruled Malaya (present-day Malaysia and Singapore) to China between 1948 and [... more]
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CLOSING TODAY Wafa Al Falahi: Feathers in the Reeds, Milk in the Mud
Hunna Art Warehouse 49A, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiThe Emirati artist's first solo exhibition features an imaginary bestiary on paintings, works on paper and ceramic sculptures. Al Falahi’s creatures each carry a feeling, a memory or a premonition, says the gallery: "Pieced together from what has stayed with the [... more]
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The Comedy Lab @ Easy Tiger
Al Ain Palace Hotel Corniche Road, Abu DhabiMad Cat’s standup team at their regular stop at the Easy Tiger bar in Abu Dhabi’s Al Ain Palace. The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks …
AED 99