• Sharjah Light Festival

    [various Sharjah locations]

    magpie has long been a fan of the Sharjah Light Festival, the 14th edition of which runs 3 to 15 February. By contrast with the newer Manar Abu Dhabi and Dhai Dubai light art festivals, SLF generally takes a more [ ... ]

    Free
  • Sharjah Film Platform 8

    [various Sharjah locations]

    Sharjah Art Foundation’s annual celebration of indie/experimental cinema returns for its eighth edition from 14 to 23 November 2025 with an expanded lineup of films, talks and artist development programmes. Screenings and events will take place at Mirage City Cinema, [ ... ]

    Per screening: AED 15
  • Sites in Conversation

    [various Sharjah locations]

    A two-day symposium of readings, discussions, and shared meals as part of that unfolds across Sharjah as part of Sharjah Architecture Triennial's DAAS programme. DAAS is Decolonizing Architecture Advanced Studies, a programme with no fixed curriculum but instead an environment [ ... ]

    Free, but pre-register
  • World Stage Design

    [various Sharjah locations]

    The international festival of design for performance, held every four years, is coming to the UAE for its 2025 edition. It features exhibitions, performances, workshops, talks and panels where professionals share ideas and mingle with the consumers; read our preview [ ... ]

    Day pass AED 50
  • Sharjah Film Platform 7

    [various Sharjah locations]

    Sharjah Arts Foundation’s annual indie/experimental film festival returns for its seventh edition, featuring around 30 UAE premieres. Most are in the Competition section, documentary and fiction films that have been nominated by an international committee of filmmakers and industry professionals. [ ... ]

    AED 15
  • Sharjah Light Festival

    [various Sharjah locations]

    Regular readers will know that magpie has always been a fan of the Sharjah Light Festival, the 13th edition of which runs 7 to 18 February. SLF is being joined by two more light festivals that have emerged in the [ ... ]

    Free
  • Sharjah Film Platform 6

    [various Sharjah locations]

    The sixth edition of Sharjah Arts Foundation’s annual indie/experimental film festival, which runs from 8 to 17 December, features more than 50 films from around the world – a range of independent cinema and experimental filmmaking that “foregrounds the transformative [ ... ]

    AED 15