ELF Community Night – Stories at Sundown
An Emirates Literature Foundation evening of poetry and music: featured artists followed by an open mic session. "Come along and connect with the community."
Free, but pre-register
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Events
- Emirates Literature Foundation Dar Al Adaab, Al Shindagha, Dubai
UFO Sweden: dir Victor Danell (2023)
Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu DhabiStranger Things meets X-Files – young Swedish teen rebel Denise is placed in foster care after her dad goes missing. She believes her father was kidnapped by UFOs, and she gets in touch with the quirky local skywatchers association, UFO [ ... ]
AED 25Joke Hub
Canopy by Hilton Dubai Al Seef Al Seef Street, Umm Hurair 1, DubaiAnother Mad Cat Comedy night – "Dubai's wildest comedy show on Saturday" (sic). The cover charge of AED 99 includes two drinks.
AED 99
Library Circles: Samar Halloum
Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, DubaiA workshop led by Palestinian architect and educator Samar Halloum as part of the public programmes for Jameel Library Circles. Halloum will present research developed through her fieldwork and interviews in Dheisheh Refugee Camp in Palestine, some of which is [ ... ]
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Ramona: dir Andrea Bagney (2022)
Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu DhabiAndrea Bagney’s debut feature, largely shot in black and white in a stylistic nod to the French New Wave of the 1960s, is a romantic comedy with a difference. After living abroad for several years, Ramona and her boyfriend Nico [ ... ]
AED 25Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: Bik Van der Pol’s The poem that jumps the fence
Abu Dhabi Beach Al Hisn Street, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesArtist duo Bik Van der Pol (Liesbeth Bik and Jos Van der Pol) engage in collaborative projects on how art constructs public spaces for speculative thought and collective creativity. The poem that jumps the fence features weekly performances on Abu [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
Horia: dir Ana Maria Comanescu (2023)
Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu DhabiRestless teen Horia takes off on his father’s old motorbike on a cross-country journey to reunite with his girlfriend. On the road, he is joined by Stela, a sassy 13-year-old, and an unlikely friendship blooms. The film’s atmosphere is colourful, [ ... ]
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Riders: dir Dominik Mencej (2022)
Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu DhabiTwo friends from a small village rework their mopeds into choppers and embark on a journey – travelling through dreams of the past and visions of the future, looking for freedom and love. On the road through Slovenia and Croatia, [ ... ]
AED 25The Government Inspector
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThird and final performance of Gogol's comedy of mistaken identity, satirizing human greed, stupidity, and political corruption. It's also very funny, "proving that bureaucracy and buffoonery are a match made in theatrical heaven" as the producers put it.
AED 120M.O.R.O.N.S
Blacksmith Bar The First Collection Business Bay, Al A'amal Street, DubaiMad Cat's Business Bay comedy night. The cover charge of AED 99 includes one drink.
AED 99Beat the Gong
Blacksmith Bar The First Collection Business Bay, Al A'amal Street, DubaiClassic brutal standup – 15 comics try their luck, the audience decides how long they get on the stage. A Mad Cat Comedy night, hosted by Mad Cat's main man Miqdaad Dohadwala. The door price includes one drink ...
AED 99LAST CHANCE Bashir Makhoul: The Promise
Zawyeh Gallery Warehouse 27, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiNew works by the noted Palestinian artist. The title The Promise suggests a poetic and ambiguous statement of intent; a promise is made but can also be broken. Makhoul's practice engages deeply with the concept of home, with the recurring [ ... ]
FreeLAST CHANCE Layered Medium: We Are in Open Circuits
Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesSubtitled explicitly 'Contemporary Art from Korea, 1960s to Today', this exhibition is a selection of works from the Seoul Museum of Art, curated by SeMA's Kyung-Hwan Yeo and Maya El Khalil for the Abu Dhabi Festival, and it aims to [ ... ]
FreeLAST CHANCE MyLysses
XVA Gallery Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood, Bur Dubai, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHow do contemporary artists grapple with the shifting role of text, literature and knowledge in an age of AI? This group exhibition curated by Tor Seidel tries to answer that question. As Seidel puts it, "Has access to texts and [ ... ]
FreeTajammul
XVA Gallery Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood, Bur Dubai, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe XVA group show for the summer, curated by Carina Vicente, promises "beauty and grace, capturing the aesthetics of the evolving art landscape in the contemporary Middle East" – the title comes from the Arabic root word for beauty (jamaal), [ ... ]
Free
No Trespassing
Ishara Art Foundation Alserkal Avenue, DubaiIshara’s first summer exhibition, curated by Priyanka Mehra, features six UAE-based and South Asian artists exploring their relationship with the street – “a collection of individual experiences that alternate between chaotic and orderly, gritty and beautiful, uninhibited and curated … [ ... ]
Al Mahatta: dir Eltayeb Mahdi (1989)
Efiɛ Gallery 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue, First Al Khail Street, DubaiSudan, late 1980s. People cross the desert on foot or cover long distances by car and truck. In Al Mahatta, Eltayeb Mahdi shows encounters at one of the large crossroads between Khartoum in the centre of the country and Bur [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerPolitically Incorrect Comedy
The Clavichord Signature Hotel, Barsha Heights, DubaiMad Cat Comedy returns to the Clavichord in TECOM with "Dubai's wildest comedy night ... raw, unfiltered, hilarious". The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.
AED 80
Summer Cinema: In Memory of David Lynch
Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, DubaiJameel’s Summer Cinema, organised in collaboration with The Culturist Film Club and curated by Hind Mezaina, ia a season of free-to-attend films about cities, archives, and the ways we live and remember together – plus this special evening celebrating the [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerJoke Hub
Canopy by Hilton Dubai Al Seef Al Seef Street, Umm Hurair 1, DubaiAnother regular Mad Cat Comedy night – "Dubai's wildest comedy show on Saturday" (sic). The cover charge of AED 99 includes two drinks.
AED 99Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: Bik Van der Pol’s The poem that jumps the fence
Abu Dhabi Beach Al Hisn Street, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesArtist duo Bik Van der Pol (Liesbeth Bik and Jos Van der Pol) engage in collaborative projects on how art constructs public spaces for speculative thought and collective creativity. The poem that jumps the fence features weekly performances on Abu [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerM.O.R.O.N.S
Blacksmith Bar The First Collection Business Bay, Al A'amal Street, DubaiMad Cat's Business Bay comedy night. The cover charge of AED 99 includes one drink.
AED 99The History of Letters and Diacritical Marks
Al Rahmaniyah Mall Abu Amr Al Basri St, Al Rahmania Suburb, SharjahThis short Sharjah Public Libraries exhibition – part of SPL’s centennial celebrations – features rare manuscripts and artefacts from the Sharjah Quran Complex collection, shedding light on the vital role the Arabic script has played in preserving cultural identity and knowledge [ ... ]
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Ruby, Art & Science
L'ÉCOLE Middle East, School of Jewelry Arts Building 10, Dubai Design District, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA L'ÉCOLE Middle East talk that exploring the world of pearls, given by two of the School of Jewelry Arts' lecturers – gemologist/lecturers Chandra Horn and Tania Heikal. A welcome reception is followed by the talk at 6.30pm.
AED 50Rushdi’s Comedy Souk
Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe return of a popular evening of improv and stand-up hosted by Rushdi. The bar's set pretty high: "from side-splitting stand-up to mesmerising improv, the finest comedic artists from near and far come to showcase their talent".
Free, but pre-registerShades of Yellow: dir Sergio Pontier (2024)
Efiɛ Gallery 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue, First Al Khail Street, DubaiSergio Pontier reshapes the portrayal of black childhood, reflecting on the innocence of his youth and how it defined him; voyaging into mundane moments from his childhood, made nostalgic and meaningful on reflection, the Afro-Dominican-Spanish photographer and filmmaker has created [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerPolitically Incorrect Comedy
The Clavichord Signature Hotel, Barsha Heights, DubaiMad Cat Comedy is back at the Clavichord in TECOM with "Dubai's wildest comedy night ... raw, unfiltered, hilarious". The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.
AED 80The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
The Agenda Abdullah Omran Taryam St, Media City, DubaiThe July Laughter Factory tour looks like a good one to finish the season. The acts: Steven Briggs excellent high-energy US standup with a CV that includes winning one of the Moth's StorySLAMs (open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can [ ... ]
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Bill Burr
Etihad Arena Yas Island, Abu DhabiAn Emmy and Grammy Award nominee, Bill Burr manages to be a successful actor, writer, director, producer, and podcaster as well as a very good arena-scale comedian. Very classy, very professional, very funny.
From AED 275Joke Hub
Canopy by Hilton Dubai Al Seef Al Seef Street, Umm Hurair 1, DubaiAnother regular Mad Cat Comedy night – "Dubai's wildest comedy show on Saturday" (sic). The cover charge of AED 99 includes two drinks.
AED 99The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
Studio One Hotel Dubai Studio City, DubaiThe July Laughter Factory tour looks like a good one to finish the season. The acts: Steven Briggs excellent high-energy US standup with a CV that includes winning one of the Moth's StorySLAMs (open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can [ ... ]
AED 160Bruno Sfeir: The Return to Essence
Artbooth Gallery Centro Capital Center, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street, Abu DhabiA solo exhibition for the Lebanese-Uruguayan painter. We're promised "a profound journey through imagination, memory, and abstraction ... With this poetic metaphor, the artist gestures toward a body of work that resists confinement. His paintings, like the river he evokes, [ ... ]
FreePublic Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: Bik Van der Pol’s The poem that jumps the fence
Abu Dhabi Beach Al Hisn Street, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesArtist duo Bik Van der Pol (Liesbeth Bik and Jos Van der Pol) engage in collaborative projects on how art constructs public spaces for speculative thought and collective creativity. The poem that jumps the fence features weekly performances on Abu [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerPinoy Comedy in Abu Dhabi
Jazz Bar Radisson Blu, Corniche, Abu DhabiThree good UAE-based Filipino comedians at a very pleasant venue – Ahmad Kasid, Joshua, and the irrepressible Imah Dumagay.
AED 95M.O.R.O.N.S
Blacksmith Bar The First Collection Business Bay, Al A'amal Street, DubaiMad Cat's Business Bay comedy night. The cover charge of AED 99 includes one drink.
AED 99The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
The Club Al Mina, Abu DhabiThe July Laughter Factory tour looks like a good one to finish the season. The acts: Steven Briggs excellent high-energy US standup with a CV that includes winning one of the Moth's StorySLAMs (open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can [ ... ]
AED 160Friday Night Spotlight
Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe Courtyard's community theatre night, described as "a celebration of creativity and experimentation" with community members and in-house performers taking the stage to try out fresh ideas and showcase their talents. The first half features performances from the community, offering [ ... ]
FreeThe Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
Radisson DAMAC Hills Hessa Street Dubailand, DubaiThe July Laughter Factory tour looks like a good one to finish the season. The acts: Steven Briggs excellent high-energy US standup with a CV that includes winning one of the Moth's StorySLAMs (open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can [ ... ]
AED 160
Summer Cinema: Rematerialising the Archive
Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, DubaiJameel’s Summer Cinema, organised in collaboration with The Culturist Film Club and curated by Hind Mezaina, is a season of free-to-attend films about cities, archives, and the ways we live and remember together. Audiences are encouraged to engage in "collective [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerThe Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
Dukes The Palm Palm Dubai, DubaiThe final gig for the July Laughter Factory tour. The acts: Steven Briggs excellent high-energy US standup with a CV that includes winning one of the Moth's StorySLAMs (open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, five-minute [ ... ]
AED 160LAST CHANCE Eltiqa: How to Work Together?
Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, DubaiMore 80 artworks by the Palestinian artist collective Eltiqa, Eltiqa (Arabic for “encounter”) is an artist collective from Gaza City founded in 2000. Eltiqa members have developed artistic practices together – including the setting up of a dedicated exhibition and [ ... ]
FreeLAST CHANCE The History of Letters and Diacritical Marks
Al Rahmaniyah Mall Abu Amr Al Basri St, Al Rahmania Suburb, SharjahThis short Sharjah Public Libraries exhibition – part of SPL’s centennial celebrations – features rare manuscripts and artefacts from the Sharjah Quran Complex collection, shedding light on the vital role the Arabic script has played in preserving cultural identity and [ ... ]
FreePublic Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: Bik Van der Pol’s The poem that jumps the fence
Abu Dhabi Beach Al Hisn Street, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesArtist duo Bik Van der Pol (Liesbeth Bik and Jos Van der Pol) engage in collaborative projects on how art constructs public spaces for speculative thought and collective creativity. The poem that jumps the fence features weekly performances on Abu [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerM.O.R.O.N.S
Blacksmith Bar The First Collection Business Bay, Al A'amal Street, DubaiMad Cat's Business Bay comedy night – "Dubai's Wildest Crowdwork Roast Show". The cover charge of AED 99 includes one drink.
AED 99Summered
Artbooth Gallery Centro Capital Center, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street, Abu DhabiThe summer show at Artbooth Gallery is a group exhibition featuring Soraya Abu Naba’a, Gilbert Halaby, Asaad Arabi, James Mathews, Habuba Farah, Noor Bahjat, Bruno Sfeir, Oussama Diab, Layal Khawly, and Elias Naman. We’re promised “more than an ode to [ ... ]
FreeThe Comedy Lab @ Easy Tiger
Al Ain Palace Hotel Corniche Road, Abu DhabiMad Cat brings its standup crew to Abu Dhabi's Easy Tiger bar in the Al Ain Palace. The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks ...
AED 99
I Am Cuba: dir Mikhail Kalatozov (1964)
Efiɛ Gallery 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue, First Al Khail Street, DubaiA landmark in radical political cinema and one of the most visually ravishing films ever made, this legendary hymn to revolution was the product of an ambitious collaboration between the Soviet and Cuban film industries, I Am Cuba unfolds in [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerPolitically Incorrect Comedy
The Clavichord Signature Hotel, Barsha Heights, DubaiMad Cat Comedy is back at the Clavichord in TECOM with "Dubai's wildest comedy night ... raw, unfiltered, hilarious". The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.
AED 80Joke Hub
Canopy by Hilton Dubai Al Seef Al Seef Street, Umm Hurair 1, DubaiAnother regular Mad Cat Comedy night – "Dubai's wildest comedy show on Saturday" (sic). The cover charge of AED 99 includes two drinks.
AED 99LAST CHANCE Nima Nabavi: Sunrise at the Vortex
The Third Line Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe second solo exhibition by Nima Nabavi at the gallery features new works that mark a significant evolution in the artist's practice, reflecting a deepened commitment to introspection, geometry, and modes of making that embrace technology alongside traditional tools. Created [ ... ]
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