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  • Art Circle Award

    Alserkal Residency Project Space Warehouse 50, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

    Exhibition of the proposals shortlisted for the sixth edition of The Art Circle Award and the announcement of the overall winner. To 22 November .

    Free

  • Artist Talks: Ways of Seeing, Ways of Being

    NYUAD Art Gallery Reading Room Abu Dhabi

    A conversation between Ziad Al Najjar and Sarah Almehairi exploring the artist's painting practice, which begins with the body as a site where space and perception are negotiated. Moving between abstraction and figuration, control and release, and the microscopic and [... more]

    Free

  • SCHLiNGEL Abu Dhabi: day one

    Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu Dhabi

    SCHLiNGEL is an international film festival for children that has been running since 1996 in Chemnitz, Germany, showcasing the most exciting new productions for young people. This year's Abu Dhabi edition, the third, runs on 21, 23 and 24 October. The [... more]

    AED 25

  • Wednesday Night Impro: Maestro

    Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    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

  • Un Air de Famille

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

    The second night (of three) for Culture Emulsion's production of this sharp and mordant comedy about the ties that unite (and sometimes suffocate). With cutting precision and biting humor, Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri's play shows us an ordinary family: terribly [... more]

    AED 175

  • Ali Al Sayed Episode 2

    Sharjah Media City Al Dhaid Rd, Sharjah

    Dubomedy’s main man brings his new standup show to Sharjah (which doesn't get too many hits on the comedy circuit). Expect a masterclass in delivering standup in a club environment. The show is hosted by Mina Liccione with support from [... more]

    From AED 75

  • Un Air de Famille

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

    The last shows in this run of Culture Emulsion's sharp and mordant comedy about the ties that unite (and sometimes suffocate). With cutting precision and biting humor, Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri's play shows us an ordinary family: terribly funny [... more]

    AED 175

  • Bodies that Make, Bodies that Grieve

    NYUAD Arts Centre Project Space

    Curated by Shafeena Yusuff Ali of the Rizq Art Initiative, this exhibition brings together contemporary ceramics by eight women artists based in the UAE – Nujoom Alghanem, Mirna Bamieh, Moza Al Falasi, Malavika, Parneet Pahwa, Zahra Shafie, Laiba Sherin, and [... more]

    Free

  • Sharjah Animation and Comics Conference

    Aljada Sharjah

    The fourth edition of SACC returns to Aljada from 22-25 October with more than 150 activities – masterclasses, workshops, seminars, talks and “hands-on experiences”. There are separate programmes for Animation and Comics, which rather begs the question of why the [... more]

    AED 450

  • A Writing Practice: Ekphrastic Poetry, in Dialogue with Archipelago of Whispers

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

    421's writing seminar, led by Sarah Afaneh and designed for writers at any stage of their practice, explores the relationship between looking and writing, considering how an encounter with an artwork can translate into emotion, memory, and poetic response. With [... more]

    Free, but pre-register

  • The Fridge Open Mic

    The Fridge Warehouse Warehouse 5, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

    The Fridge Open Mic is back on 22 October – Little Legends (ages 7–14) 6.30 to 7.30pm, then regular Open Mic (ages 15+) from 7.30 to 10pm. One song per performer … No charges for anyone, not even the audience.

    Free

  • UAENO: Romantic Masters

    The Arts Center @ NYUAD NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    The UAE National Orchestra continues its active schedule with a good-looking programme of contrasting music from three great Romantic composers – lively melodies from Rossini in the overture to The Barber of Seville, technical virtuosity and expressive range in Mendelssohn's [... more]

    From AED 100

  • Un Air de Famille

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

    Dubai's long-established bastion of Francophone theatre, Culture Emulsion, looks like it has picked another winner with this French comedy – the play by Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri was a great success in 1994, and it was made into an [... more]

    AED 160

  • Gipsy Kings – Symphonic

    Dubai Opera

    Led by André Reyes, founder of the band that took rumba flamenca to audiences worldwide and sold more than 60 million albums, this incarnation of the Gipsy Kings is back in a new format: their first Symphonic project on a [... more]

    From AED 395

  • The Comedy Lab

    Radisson Red Dubai Digital Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai

    Mad 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.

    AED 99

  • SCHLiNGEL Abu Dhabi: day two

    Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu Dhabi

    SCHLiNGEL is an international film festival for children that has been running since 1996 in Chemnitz, Germany, showcasing the most exciting new productions for young people. The  film for 23 Oct is a reprise: A Butterfly's Heart dir Inesa Kurklietytė [... more]

    AED 25

  • Joke Jam

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

    The Pepp's regular early-evening showcase of Dubai’s local comedy talent, always with four standups on stage.

    From AED 125

  • Un Air de Famille

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

    Second performance of this Francophone comedy by Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri . Every Friday the Mesnards gather at the family café before going to dinner; but for this night the unspoken tensions and buried frustrations are revealed ... SOLD [... more]

    AED 160

  • Rhythms of Africa: Djembe & Kora

    Alliance Française Dubai Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    "An evening of music, rhythm and discovery" – a live performance featuring the harp-like djembe and the kora drum, traditional instruments of West Africa. We haven't been told who will be playing, but the price does include a preliminary aperitif [... more]

    AED 65 – AED 80

  • Sima Dance Company: Kaynuna

    Zayed Theatre, SUAD Campus Hazza Bin Zayed St, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Created by choreographer Alaa Krimed for his Sima Dance Company – the UAE's only (semi)permanent dance company? – this original production merges contemporary dance with tech and especially AI: "As the boundaries between humans and Artificial Intelligence continue to shift, [... more]

    AED 75

  • Politically Incorrect Comedy

    Xandros Singature 1 Hotel, Barsha Heights, Dubai

    Mad Cat Comedy’s regular standup night at Xandros in Signature 1 Hotel, TECOM. The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.

    AED 80

  • Johnague Show

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

    From the awkward moments of everyday life to the unexpected twists that everyone can relate to, John Ague delivers an energetic performance packed with great storytelling and clever punchlines.

    From AED 160

  • SCHLiNGEL Abu Dhabi: day three

    Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu Dhabi

    SCHLiNGEL is an international film festival for children that has been running since 1996 in Germany, showcasing the most exciting new productions for young people. This is the main event of SCHLiNGEL Abu Dhabi, a day of screenings each of [... more]

    AED 25

  • CLOSING TODAY Private World

    Green Art Gallery Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    A group show for Lulua Alyahya, Rami Farook, Sohrab Hura, and Khaled Jarada that promises to take the viewer into “intimate, elusive worlds … Modest in scale, invite a form of looking that is closer and more inward, creating encounters [... more]

    Free

  • Shamin Sharum: Provisional Sanctuaries

    Tashkeel Studio and Gallery Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    A solo exhibition by Malaysian artist and designer that reflects on the quiet, temporary musollas that pop up in the UAE’s warehouses, shopfronts, and back rooms, modest prayer spaces that are shaped by necessity rather than formal design. Through paintings, [... more]

    Free

  • Moulin Rouge! Le Musical

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

    Inspired by Baz Luhrmann’s film, the musical brings 1900s Montmartre to the stage, blending a tragic love story with a modern pop soundtrack and all the theatrical energy you could hope for ... The Culture Emulsion team promise "the glamour, [... more]

    AED 110

  • Joke Hub

    Canopy by Hilton Dubai Al Seef Al Seef Street, Umm Hurair 1, Dubai

    A 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.

    AED 99

  • Funny Business

    Savant⁶ SO/Uptown Dubai, First Al Khail Street, Dubai

    A Comedy Kix n evening "packed with stand-up comedy, good vibes, and plenty of laughs" – there are six comics performing, including the Comedy Kix reliables Amr, Imah and Obaid. The AED 90 door price includes two drinks.

    AED 90

  • The Dating Show by Noha & Denise

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

    Comedy from two very sharp standups who work really well together. From first dates to ghosting, situationships to heartbreak stories, Noha Bashir and Denise Alexe address the struggles of dating life via sharp humour, relatable stories, and a brilliant chemistry [... more]

    From AED 160

  • Carte Blanche

    La Galerie, Alliance Française Dubai Alliance Française Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    A 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]

    Free

  • Star Wars – Return of the Jedi: dir Richard Marquand (1983)

    Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    The final part of the original Star Wars trilogy, beautifully restored and featuring the whole gang plus some engaging newcomers – like Jabba the Hutt, who has Han Solo in his clutches. That's just the start of an epic conclusion [... more]

    Free

  • Maktaba: Performance as is, Performing with Yoonsik Chico Park

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

    Maktaba is 421’s monthly gathering dedicated to collective reading, viewing, and discussion across disciplines. This session moves from thinking about performance to thinking through it – using the body, space, gesture, and relationality as sites for inquiry. Through a combination [... more]

    Free, but pre-register

  • Casablanca: dir Michael Curtiz (1942)

    Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    The original wartime weepie, now beautifully restored to give maximum scope to the multi Oscar winner. Humphrey Bogart stars as Rick Blaine, the cynical American owner of a nightclub in Vichy-controlled Casablanca on the eve of war; his one-time love Ilsa Lund [... more]

    Free

  • UAENO: Romantic Masters

    Dubai Opera

    The UAE National Orchestra continues its active schedule with the second performance of a good-looking programme of contrasting music from three great Romantic composers – lively melodies from Rossini in the overture to The Barber of Seville, technical virtuosity and [... more]

    From AED 200

  • Dubai Bibliophiles: Poetry Session – Vote for Your Favorites

    The Coffee Club Times Square Center, 4B Street, Dubai

    Discuss the top seven poems (from a list of 50) that have received the most votes by members. As with any such list, it's highly debatable – way too many US poets, way too few from MENASA (including the UAE, [... more]

    Free

  • Joke Jam

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

    The Pepp's regular early-evening showcase of Dubai’s local comedy talent, always with four standups on stage.

    From AED 125

  • Comedy at the Speakeasy

    Moon Bar Mina Al Salam, Madinat Jumeriah, Dubai

    The 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]

    AED 99

  • Book Cellar Dubai: The Sea, The Sea

    Le Brasserie sur le Boulevard Kempinski The Boulevard, Mohammed Bin Rashid Blvd, Dubai

    Iris Murdoch's Booker winner The Sea, The Sea (1978) is arguably her best book, a novel of obsession, memory, and self-deception. An interesting and accessible choice from one of Dubai's most interesting book clubs ...

    Free

  • Moulin Rouge! Le Musical

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

    Second performance of Culture Emulsion's Francophone take on the Baz Luhrmann film, bringing 1900s Montmartre to the stage for a tragic love story with a modern pop soundtrack.

    AED 110

  • Russell Peters Live

    Etihad Arena Yas Island, Abu Dhabi

    The Canadian comedian plays Abu Dhabi in the middle of his latest world tour. It's sure to be a good night; he manages to make these arena-scale gigs feel really quite intimate, thanks to a mix of sharp crowd work, [... more]

    From AED 275

  • Mallika Taneja: Do You Know This Song?

    Sharjah Performing Arts Academy Sharjah

    Surrounded by toys and objects from her childhood, Mallika Taneja uses a harmonium and a microphone to look for what she has lost – a singer and her songs. As she moves between this tale of searching, singing and grief, [... more]

    Free, but pre-register

  • Ali Al Sayed Episode 2

    Hushh, Social Distrikt The Address Residence, Fountain View 2, Downtown Dubai, Dubai

    Dubomedy’s main man brings his new show to one of his regular haunts. Expect something of a masterclass in delivering standup in a club environment. All seats must be pre-booked …

    AED 175

  • Space Art: Culture Beyond Earth

    NYUAD Institute NYU Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi

    Prof. Leonardo Barilaro, Visiting Associate Professor of Space Technology and Sonic Arts and Lead for the Space Art Laboratory at NYUAD, examines how music and artistic practice can connect scientific research with human experience, from creative interventions in space missions [... more]

    Free, but pre-register

  • Amrum: dir Fatih Akin (2025)

    Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Spring 1945 on the German island of Amrum, a remote dot in the North Sea. The front is far away, and 12-year-old Nanning (newcomer Jasper Billerbeck) spends his days working the nearby farm and his nights fishing; despite the hardship, [... more]

    Free

  • The Matter of Light

    Dom Art Projects Al Khayat Avenue, Dubai

    Dom Art Projects' third non-selling exhibition explores the formal and perceptual aspects of light through a variety of approaches from the 22 participants, "from rationalist modernism and expressionism to ironic conceptualism" as Dom Arts puts it. The artists are Akram [... more]

    Free

  • Kirill Makarov: Unveiled – Painting in the Age of Post-Produced Reality

    Dom Art Projects Al Khayat Avenue, Dubai

    Makarov's solo exhibition responds to the mediated nature of contemporary reality by reconstructing armed conflict environments from fragments of media imagery circulating in a post-analogue world. Working across figurative painting and digital media, Makarov explores the relationship between virtual and physical [... more]

    Free

  • Localized Futures: The Arts

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

    421's season of talks and panel discussions developed in collaboration with afikra, Localized Futures, explores the future of key cultural and civic sectors through a regional lens – challenging the dominant global narrative by looking at the complexities, innovations, and [... more]

    Free, but pre-register

  • The Comedy Lab @ Easy Tiger

    Al Ain Palace Hotel Corniche Road, Abu Dhabi

    Mad 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

  • Fridge Concert Series 50: The Season 50 Special

    The Fridge Warehouse Warehouse 5, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

    This special gig brings Concert Series alumni and fan favourites back to the stage for one-off collaborations and extended jams. The artists will be announced ahead of the night, and "you never know who might walk on next". Food for [... more]

    Free, but pre-register

  • 𝗔𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗜 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗷𝗮𝗵

    University of the Arts University City, Sharjah

    ATypI is the Association Typographique International, the nonprofit global forum for type and typography. It was established in 1957 to unite European type manufacturers at a time of technological change and to promote typography education and awareness in general. Its [... more]

    AED 725