• Anirban Dasgupta: Cry Daddy

    Theatre by QE2 Queen Elizabeth 2, Port Rashid, Dubai

    Anirban Dasgupta returns to Dubai with his third stand-up special, fresh from its debut last year at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and a successful run at the Soho Theatre in London. Kolkata born and Mumbai based, Anirban Dasgupta comes [ ... ]

    tbc
  • Saaniya Abbas: Hellarious

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

    The razor-sharp Dubai-based comedian with a version of the well-reviewed UK tour that she's just finished, an irreverent exploration of her experiences as a 'cultural Muslim': "My mother always said I’d go to hell, so I figured I might as [ ... ]

    AED 125
  • 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" (whatever that means). The cover charge of AED 99 includes two F&B coupons.

    AED 99
  • Sunday Night Comedy

    Social Distrikt The Pointe, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai

    Dubomedy's highly successful comedy gig at Hushh in Social Distrikt, this time with an Eid focus. "Expect a fantastic lineup of comedians, laughter and levity, and great vibes with your favourite comedy tribe."

    Free, but min spend of one item
  • Théotime Gillot: Hommage à Haydn

    Dubai Opera Studio Downtown Dubai, Dubai

    Another hit for the Steinway Series bookers, with the exciting French pianist in a programme that pays homage to Haydn via some of the master's own piano works and pieces from composers that he inspired. The programme: George Benjamin Meditation [ ... ]

    From AED 250
  • Move Pause Return

    Gallery Isabelle Unit 17, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Gallery Isabelle is celebrating its 20th anniversary, not least with this interesting exhibition that grew out of a conversation with Alexie Glass-Kantor, Curatorial Director at Art Dubai Group, around the notion of accumulation – as both a curatorial method and [ ... ]

    Free
  • The Comedy Lab @ Easy Tiger

    Al Ain Palace Hotel Corniche Road, Abu Dhabi

    MadCat’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
  • 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 [ ... ]

    Free
  • LAST CHANCE Anahita Razmi: The Task of the Mythologist

    CARBON 12 17th Street, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Anahita Razmi's video, installation and performance works usually focus on issues of identity and gender and examine processes of cultural appropriation in which the meanings of existing images, artefacts and thus identities are put into question by situating them in [ ... ]

    Free
  • Abdulqader Al Rais: Al Nayed

    Opera Gallery DIFC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    A retrospective for one of the artists who have played a central role in shaping the UAE’s modern visual identity, featuring work from a career spanning more than five decades. Bridging heritage and modernity with authority, Al Rais’s paintings draw [ ... ]

    Free
  • Faces of Love

    Fujairah Cultural Centre Hamad Bin Abdulla Rd, Fujairah City Centre, Fujairah

    The UAE National Orchestra's second concert programme unfolds in three movements: Emerging Love, Passionate Love, and Eternal Love. There's no information about the music, but we're told that "at the heart of this journey, the ney traces a path of [ ... ]

    From AED 150
  • Yuja Wang

    Dubai Opera

    The exciting Chinese-born American pianist, known for her magnetic stage presence and stylistic flair as well as her technical proficiency and virtuosic artistry, is giving a recital that mixes piano favourites with some less well known pieces: Mussorgsky Pictures at an [ ... ]

    From AED 300
  • The Comedy Lab

    Radisson Red Dubai Digital Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai

    MadCat Comedy's regular stop in Silicon Oasis promises "insane laughs every week" (and this time it's back to the pre-Ramadan 8pm kick-off)  The door price of AED 99 includes one drink and popcorn.

    AED 99
  • Comedy Lounge

    The Coterie Level 2, Ibn Battuta Mall, Jebel Ali, Dubai

    Flamingo Live's regular comedy club slot at the Coterie pub in Ibn Battuta Mall. The door price includes two drinks (and it's Happy Hour all night).

    AED 70
  • POSTPONED March Meeting 2026

    Al Qasimiyah School Sheikh Saqr Bin Khalid Al Qasimi St, Sharjah

    Sharjah Art Foundation’s annual convening of artists, curators, scholars and arts practitioners from around the world to discuss issues in contemporary art focuses this time on effective responses to global challenges in social unrest, environmental degradation, systemic erasure and alienation. [ ... ]

    Free, but pre-register
  • Jake’s Women

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

    Jake is a New York novelist with a troubled marriage; he can’t stop talking to other women in his life, some of whom are imaginary, in an attempt to gain some insight on the problem – his daughter Molly, his [ ... ]

    AED 120
  • Comedy Backyard at McGettigan’s

    McGettigan's Dubai Science Park Holiday Inn Dubai Science Park, Al Barsha South, Dubai

    Flamingo Live's standup gig in Al Barsha South: we're promised "some of Dubai’s funniest comedians" in "one of Dubai's most exciting comedy shows". The door price includes one drink.

    AED 80
  • 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
  • Jake’s Women

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

    A second performance for Neil Simon's comedy of relationships. Jake is a New York novelist with a troubled marriage; he can’t stop talking to other women in his life, some of whom are imaginary, in an attempt to gain some [ ... ]

    AED 120
  • 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
  • Bashar Khalaf: The Field of Dreams

    Zawyeh Gallery Warehouse 27, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

    Khalaf explores the relationship between self, object, and other through a focus on 'steel' in public spaces: The Field of Dreams, or "dreams as minefields", remind us of the modern structures of unbridled capitalism and the transformative domination of life. [ ... ]

    Free
  • Laughter Therapy: Community Comedy Workshop

    Social Distrikt The Pointe, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai

    Dubomedy is hosting a free community comedy workshop designed to help participants release stress, reconnect with laughter, and learn simple humour exercises that calm the mind and shift perspective during uncertain times. Participants will get to work with Dubomedy's Ali [ ... ]

    Free, but pre-registrer
  • Sunday Night Comedy

    Social Distrikt The Pointe, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai

    Dubomedy's highly successful comedy gig at Hushh in Social Distrikt. We're promised "a fantastic lineup of comedians, laughter and levity, and great vibes"; and indeed much of that seems to be the case ... It's free, but there's a minimum [ ... ]

    Free, but min spend of one item
  • Jake’s Women

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

    Final performance for Neil Simon's comedy of relationships. Jake is a New York novelist with a troubled marriage; he can’t stop talking to other women in his life, some of whom are imaginary, in an attempt to gain some insight [ ... ]

    AED 120
  • LAST CHANCE Abdelwahab Hawam: Solo Exhibition

    Fann à Porter The Workshop, Villa 45, St. 23b, off Al Wasl Road (opposite Box Park), Jumeirah 2, Dubai

    The debut exhibition in the UAE by the emerging Egyptian artist draws inspiration from Hawam's hometown of El Mahalla El Kubra in Gharbeya Governorate – its countryside, colours, and the faces of people who shaped his early life. Working in [ ... ]

    Free
  • All at Once

    JD Malat Gallery ACT 2 Tower, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Blvd 13A ,Downtown Dubai, Dubai

    A group exhibition that reflects on continuity, resilience, and quiet optimism at a time when the world can feel uncertain. Says the gallery: "All at Once speaks to the coexistence of multiple realities – personal and shared, fleeting and enduring, [ ... ]

    Free
  • Comedy Open Mic

    The LoLo House Street 28a, Al Quoz 1, Dubai

    A bold claim: "Dubai's first real comedy open mic" – you can WhatsApp organisers Funeral Home Comedy on +971 56 167 1399 if you want to perform. The venue is the rather cool LoLo House in Al Quoz.

    AED 25
  • The Comedy Lab @ Easy Tiger

    Al Ain Palace Hotel Corniche Road, Abu Dhabi

    MadCat’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
  • 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 [ ... ]

    Free
  • Book club: The Development of An Art History in the UAE

    Kutubna Cultural Center Madina Avenues 17, Nadd Al Hamar, Dubai

    A discussion of Sophie Kazan Makhlouf's excellent exploration of contemporary art in the Emirates, led by Kutubna's founder and director Shatha Almutawa and Nora Qudah, curator of art exhibitions at Kutubna. Free to members; others pay AED 25.

    AED 25
  • LAST CHANCE Saif Azzuz: Invisible Fish

    Lawrie Shabibi Unit 21, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

    This first solo exhibition in the Middle East for the SF-based Libyan-Yurok artist takes its title from a poem by Joy Harjo, which considers cycles of transformation across land, water, and time, moving from submerged environments to human settlement and industrial [ ... ]

    Free
  • Global Positioning System

    Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, Dubai

    A group exhibition dedicated to mapping and navigation systems, "telling stories of fast cars and donkeys, spinning globes and street barricades, cosmic highways and broken bridges ..." Curated by Indranjan Banerjee and Lucas Morin, the exhibition presents a wide range [ ... ]

    Free
  • If Music Can Speak: The Moldau by Bedřich Smetana

    House of Arts Expo City Dubai, Dubai

    A lecture-performance with the Firdaus Orchestra that breaks down the music to reveal the hidden stories and craftsmanship behind the Bohemian composer's symphonic poem, a work which aims to evoke the flow of the Vltava River – in German, the [ ... ]

    AED 75
  • LAST CHANCE Nazilya Nagimova: Follow the Snail

    NIKA Project Space Unit 11 Al Khayat Avenue, 19th Street Road — Al Quoz 1, Dubai

    The first solo exhibition in the Emirates for the Münster-based Tatar artist Nazilya Nagimova brings together new works created specifically for her solo project at NIKA Project Space, plus selections from earlier projects. Nagimova explores memory, migration, and the search [ ... ]

    Free
  • Elusive Territories

    Zawyeh Gallery Warehouse 27, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

    Elusive Territories is group show for 15 prominent Palestinian artists whose work examines the relationship between exile, memory, and homeland – three dynamics that constantly engage with one another, especially at this critical time. Says the gallery: "Throughout the exhibition, [ ... ]

    Free
  • Collector’s Entry Point

    Fann à Porter The Workshop, Villa 45, St. 23b, off Al Wasl Road (opposite Box Park), Jumeirah 2, Dubai

    A group show of works by emerging, mid-career and established artists priced at $3,000 and below, conceived as an accessible entry into collecting "whether you’re just starting or looking to expand your collection with thoughtful additions". The artists: Ahmad Kasha [ ... ]

    Free
  • The Studio 

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

    An interesting experiment in open-access open-ended performance by The Junction. It's a kind of open mic for any kind of performance: you can pitch for a slot for whatever it is you want to do (anything goes, apparently) – book [ ... ]

    Free, but pre-register
  • Jukebox Junction

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

    The Junction does comedy for two consecutive (but not repeated) nights on 4 and 5 April: "Jukebox Junction is where stand-up and improv collide for a night that’s fast, unpredictable, and seriously fun ... Sharp written comedy meets completely unscripted [ ... ]

    Free, but pre-register
  • Mulhaq: On Annexed Architecture and Peripheral Typologies

    Bayt AlMamzar House 2, 26 Street, Al Mamzar, Dubai

    This exhibition explores the quiet logic of annexed spaces and the peripheral architectures that shape everyday life across the Gulf. Through documentation, case studies, and spatial narratives, it reflects on how these overlooked structures mediate between privacy, family, and urban [ ... ]

    Free
  • Mountain Boy: dir Zainab Shaheen (2024)

    Etihad Museum 1 Jumeirah St, Dubai

    A special screening of Zainab Shaheen's debut feature, a coming-of-age story that doubles as a love letter to the landscapes of the UAE. Suhail is a young Emirati with autism, living alone in the Fujairah mountains after his father shuns [ ... ]

    Free
  • Sunday Night Comedy

    Social Distrikt The Pointe, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai

    Dubomedy's highly successful comedy gig at Hushh in Social Distrikt. We're promised "a fantastic lineup of comedians, laughter and levity, and great vibes"; and indeed much of that seems to be the case ... It's free, but there's a minimum [ ... ]

    Free, but min spend of one item
  • Jukebox Junction

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

    The Junction does comedy for two consecutive (but not repeated) nights on 4 and 5 April: "Jukebox Junction is where stand-up and improv collide for a night that’s fast, unpredictable, and seriously fun ... Sharp written comedy meets completely unscripted [ ... ]

    Free, but pre-register
  • LAST CHANCE Jane Beveridge: Local

    XVA Gallery Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood, Bur Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    The Dubai-based artist's first solo show aim to capture the essence of Dubai, and of belonging. Says the artist, who is currently Head of Art at Dubai College: "my visual palette and material inspiration are rooted in the streets. I [ ... ]

    Free
  • Monday Night Comedy: This Is Impro / Jane Austen Improvised

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

    A two-act evening of spontaneous scenes and songs based on audience suggestions, by some of our most experienced players and guests (Tim Orr this time). After warming up with some fun games and scenes, the improvisers will entertain you with [ ... ]

    Free
  • LAST CHANCE Golden Ink: A Journey through Arab and Islamic Manuscripts

    Qasr Al Watan Ras Al Akhdar, Abu Dhabi

    This flagship travelling exhibition, run in collaboration with McGill University, Canada, is a great chance to explore the richness, inherent beauty, and global impact of the heritage of Arabic and Islamic manuscripts. The exhibition promises an exploration of the intellectual [ ... ]

    General admission AED 65
  • LAST CHANCE Abdulqader Al Rais: Al Nayed

    Opera Gallery DIFC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    A retrospective for one of the artists who have played a central role in shaping the UAE’s modern visual identity, featuring work from a career spanning more than five decades. Bridging heritage and modernity with authority, Al Rais’s paintings draw [ ... ]

    Free
  • 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 [ ... ]

    Free
  • LAST CHANCE Sarah McEneaney: Creative Non-Fiction

    Taymour Grahne Projects Warehouse 31A, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

    For nearly five decades, Sarah McEneaney has devoted her practice to a singular theme, the meticulous chronicling of her own life. This exhibition presents a series of paintings that chart the latest moments and milestones in a life – domestic [ ... ]