The Comedy Lab @ Easy Tiger
MadCat’s standup team comes to the Easy Tiger bar in Abu Dhabi's Al Ain Palace. The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks ...
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Events
- Al Ain Palace Hotel Corniche Road, Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Art
Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesThe 16th edition of Abu Dhabi Art will take place from 19 to 23 November, as usual at Manarat al Saadiyat. The fair element has more than 140 galleries from 37 countries, by far the largest number to date – [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
Voices of Two Worlds: Emirati & French in Harmony
Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi Reem Island, Abu DhabiEmirati opera singer Fatima Alhashmi – known for her unique interpretations of French opera infused with Arabic lyrics – is joined for this concert by French pianist Marie Sontag (who has described crossing paths with Alhashmi as "a moment of [ ... ]
AED 50Rigoletto
Zabeel Theatre Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Palm Jumeirah West Crescent, DubaiThis is St Petersburg Opera's signature production of one of opera’s greatest works, reimagined with striking originality by the celebrated Russian director Yuri Alexandrov. Rigoletto remains one of Verdi’s most enduring masterpieces: a story of love, betrayal, and revenge told through [ ... ]
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NOMAD Abu Dhabi
Terminal 1, Zayed International Airport Abu DhabiA boutique alternative to the conventional art fair, NOMAD is a peripatetic showcase for collectible design and contemporary art that pops up in “extraordinary architectural settings”. Its next iteration is NOMAD Abu Dhabi, to be held in the decommissioned Terminal [ ... ]
Free by invitationWhispers of Play
Volery Gallery Maze Tower - 5201, Dubai International Financial Center, DubaiA group show for three young Japanese artists that celebrates the playful sensibility at the heart of contemporary Japanese expression – "a sensibility that transforms familiarity into wonder, nostalgia into dream" as the gallery has it. These artists have used [ ... ]
FreeLAST CHANCE Gail Spaien: Arranging Flowers
Taymour Grahne Projects Warehouse 31A, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiThe inaugural show of Taymour Grahne's new project space in Dubai features the Maine-based painter, the recipient of numerous fellowships amd now (after 30 years as faculty at the Maine College of Art and Design) a full time artist. Her [ ... ]
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Hussain Jamil: Refracted Life
Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery Al Khayat Art Avenue, Al Quoz, DubaiIn this exhibition, Jamil presents a new body of work that explores how we see ourselves — and how we are seen — in an ever-changing world. Working with hand-formed polished steel wall sculptures, woven metal mesh, and mirrored sculptural [ ... ]
FreePOSTPONED Cindy Bernhard: When the Eternal Breaks Through
Volery Gallery Maze Tower - 5201, Dubai International Financial Center, DubaiIn the new body of work in this solo show, Bernhard continues her exploration of surface as revelation "where paint radiates, refracts, and breathes ... Each canvas becomes a threshold between the sacred and the screen, where baroque intensity meets [ ... ]
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Cirque Du Liban: Fontana
Circus Tent, Marina Mall Abu DhabiThe second weekend for Cirque du Liban's acrobatics-plus-aquatics show, "the first travelling water circus in the Middle East ... live entertainment, breathtaking artistic performances in a tailor-made aqua theatre, waterfalls cascading, artists diving and performing mind-blowing Aquatic experience". There are [ ... ]
From AED 100Art Thinking: The Intricacies of Corporate and Brand Patronage
Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi Reem Island, Abu DhabiWhat do Louis Vuitton, Marina Abramović and BMW have in common? According to cultural strategist Vadim Grigoryan in his newly published book, Art Thinking: Art, Meaning and Brand Leadership, they are all players in the evolving relationship between the art [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
Dubai Singers & Orchestra: Music of the Isles
New Covent Garden Theatre Mall of the Emirates, DubaiThis concert celebrating “the best of the choral and orchestral works of the British Isles” features some 60 voices and a 30-piece orchestra conducted by musical director Howard Wong. “The best” is a grand claim, but certainly the programme features [ ... ]
tbcThe Fridge Open Mic
The Fridge Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesAn open mic gig for local musicians; each act gets to perform one song. The Fridge's performance space is well equipped – you can use their drum kit, electric keyboard, amps for guitar and bass, and mics. And you can [ ... ]
FreeRigoletto
Zabeel Theatre Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Palm Jumeirah West Crescent, DubaiA second performance for this lavish staging by St Petersburg Opera of Verdi’s most enduring masterpiece – a story of love, betrayal, and revenge told through some of the most celebrated music in the operatic repertoire. As with most shows [ ... ]
From AED350LAST CHANCE Amina Illuminati
Rarares Galllery Zone C, Gate Avenue, DIFC, DubaiSays the gallery: “In an era of visual noise and the relentless pace of modern life, Amina Illuminati offers a moment of stillness — a space where matter becomes light, and form becomes revelation”. It’s a group show for work [ ... ]
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Tanweer Festival
Tanweer Festival Site Mleiha Desert, SharjahThe second edition of the Tanweer Festival, again located in the Mleiha Desert near the archaeological centre, is themed ‘What you Seek Is Seeking You’ and promises “an immersive journey of culture and heritage, with music, art, and nature woven [ ... ]
From AED 400Dubai Open Art
Andakulova Gallery Unit 18, P4 Level Damac Park Towers, DIFC , Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA short-run exhibition presented by Art Number 23, the global collective of artists and creatives that has curated numerous exhibitions featuring the work of thousands of artists. Judging by the list of artists involved, this is a massive show ... [ ... ]
FreeXala: dir Ousmane Sembène (1975)
Efiɛ Gallery 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue, First Al Khail Street, DubaiThis Senegalese satirical comedy, written and directed by Ousmane Sembène as an adaptation of his own novel, finds a corrupt government official cursed with crippling erectile dysfunction upon the day of his marriage. He comes to realise it's connecting with [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerEureka Day
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesEureka Day Elementary School is an institution that prides itself on ensuring every voice is heard, and every child is welcome — that is, until an outbreak of mumps forces people in the community to reconsider the school’s liberal vaccine [ ... ]
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Björn Again
Dubai OperaIf you can't have the original, the greatest hits provided by their best tribute band will do nicely. Created and founded in 1988 in Melbourne, Björn Again has clocked up 5,000 performances in 72 countries over 31 years; it's a [ ... ]
From AED 290Politically Incorrect Comedy
Xandros Singature 1 Hotel, Barsha Heights, DubaiMadCat Comedy returns to Xandros in Signature 1 Hotel, TECOM. The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.
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Luis Guenel Soto and Ebana Garin Coronel: Minga of a House in Ruins
Al Qasimiyah School Sheikh Saqr Bin Khalid Al Qasimi St, SharjahThis performance, part of the Perform Sharjah performance programme, centres around the Chilean tradition of ‘minga’ – the communal act of moving an entire house, seen as a gesture of collective labour and shared resilience. Through three interwoven stories, Minga [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerDown to Earth 2025
Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, DubaiThe Jameel’s annual festival for eco-consciousness and sustainability is back for its sixth edition in the Arts Centre and across the Jaddaf Waterfront Sculpture Park. Expect activities for all ages themed around botanical, sustainable and eco-conscious living with hands-on workshops [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
HoW November Book Club: The Odyssey
House of WIsdom Al Juraina 1, SharjahThe House of Wisdom in Sharjah is running a new season of its Book Club under the theme 'Home', with three very relevant titles – House of Stone by war correspondent Anthony Shadid, Near to the Wild Heart by Brazilian [ ... ]
AED 75Eureka Day
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesSecond performance for this razor-sharp comedy that marks The Junction's tenth anniversary. An outbreak of mumps forces people in the community to reconsider the liberal vaccine policy operated by Eureka Day Elementary School; as cases rise, the school’s Executive Committee [ ... ]
AED 120Sima Dance Company: NUN
Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi Reem Island, Abu DhabiCreated by choreographer Alaa Krimed and performed by his acclaimed dance company as part of the Year of Ocean, NUN explores the relationship between human beings and the sea – "a cosmic mirror reflecting the complexity of life" as the [ ... ]
AED 50Rigoletto
Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu DhabiSt Petersburg Opera's signature production of one of opera’s greatest work comes to Abu Dhabi after its Dubai performances in a version by the celebrated Russian director Yuri Alexandrov. Rigoletto remains one of Verdi’s most enduring masterpieces: a story of [ ... ]
tbcJoke 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 99LAST CHANCE Devadeep Gupta: We Must Therefore Turn Our Attention Skywards
Warehouse 46 Alserkal Avenue, DubaiA pop-up exhibition for Devadeep Gupta, presented by Prameya Art Foundation with the support of Alserkal Avenue and India Art Fair. The artist’s practice investigates the overlapping histories of colonial extraction, ecological destruction, and indigenous resilience in Margherita, Assam – [ ... ]
FreeEureka Day
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe final performance for this razor-sharp comedy that marks The Junction's tenth anniversary. An outbreak of mumps forces people in the community to reconsider the liberal vaccine policy operated by Eureka Day Elementary School; as cases rise, the school’s Executive [ ... ]
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Jon Batiste
Dubai OperaThe American singer, songwriter, musician, composer, bandleader, TV personality and sometime actor is genuinely talented. He has put in the hard yards – including a seven-year stint as bandleader and musical director on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, a [ ... ]
From AED 280Rigoletto
Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu DhabiThe final UAE performance for St Petersburg Opera's signature production of one of Verdi’s most enduring masterpieces: a story of love, betrayal, and revenge told through some of the most celebrated music in the operatic repertoire. This lavish, costumed spectacle [ ... ]
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LAST CHANCE Łiljana Burćul: Lilium Art
Renaissance Business Bay Hotel Al Abraj Street, Marasi Drive, Business Bay, DubaiPaintings on silk by the Serbian artist known internationally as Lily. Her process combines pigment, water, alcohol, and salt to produce layers of colour and depth; on to these surfaces, Lily adds Swarovski® crystals, fine glass, quartz, and gold, "giving [ ... ]
Free
Hybrid Vistas
NIKA Project Space Unit 11 Al Khayat Avenue, 19th Street Road — Al Quoz 1, DubaiA group show with Adel Abidin, Daniele Genadry, Ali Kaeini, Katya Muromtseva, and Melissa Rios that explores "how landscape is transformed in an age of post-human thought, climate disruption, and hybrid perception ... This is a space where nature is [ ... ]
FreeThe Comedy Lab @ Easy Tiger
Al Ain Palace Hotel Corniche Road, Abu DhabiMadCat’s standup team comes to the Easy Tiger bar in Abu Dhabi's Al Ain Palace. The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks ...
AED 99Salma Al Marri: Résonances
Alliance Française Dubai Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe paintings of the Emirati artist "unfold as fragments of a personal and collective mythology," says the gallery. "Navigating the space between memory and presence, her visual language evokes the resonance of the self as both a persistent echo and [ ... ]
FreeHekayah | The Story
The Arts Center @ NYUAD NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesThe Arts Center's 11th annual celebration of the many meanings of 'home' – your country, your city, your family, the place where you happen to be now ... As always it's a celebration UAE's National Day, Eid al Etihad, with [ ... ]
AED 105The Comedy Lab
Radisson Red Dubai Digital Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis, DubaiMad Cat's regular stop in Silicon Oasis promises “Dubai’s wildest comedy night". The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks (it says here, though other Mad Cat gigs at this venue are limited to one).
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Michiko Tsuda and ::vtol::
Dom Art Projects Al Khayat Avenue, DubaiDom Art Projects opens its new exhibition space and residency studios in Al Khayat Avenue with an inaugural exhibition that takes inspiration from the concept of time (and also plays on the meaning of ‘dom’ in Arabic: it can translate [ ... ]
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Chicken for Linda! dir Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach (2023
Germaine Tillion Garden, SUAD Campus Abu DhabiAnimated musical comedy about Paulette's attempts to make things right with her unfairly accused daughter Linda (it was the cat that did it). So she'll cook chicken with peppers for Linda, despite not knowing how to cook and being hampered [ ... ]
FreePolitically Incorrect Comedy
Xandros Singature 1 Hotel, Barsha Heights, DubaiMadCat Comedy returns to Xandros in Signature 1 Hotel, TECOM. The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.
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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; [ ... ]
Free
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 [ ... ]
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