Your guide to the best in art and culture: exhibitions, plays, musicals and concerts. Check what’s on at Dubai galleries, museums, cinemas and theatres.
Discover Neon Brush in Dubai, formerly called Paint in the Dark, a fun-filled event during which you’ll explore vivid colours and light up your canvas with glow-in-the-dark neon paints. As you sip on refreshing so...
Music venues in Dubai are second to none but those that host Candlelight concerts are the best of the best. Candlelight concerts pay homage to the world’s most esteemed artists, casting a magical glow over Dubai...
Ramadan markets are one of our favourite features of the Holy Month and this year, and the popular Ramadan District has returned for 2024. The Arabian village-themed market has taken over the Plaza Terrace at Jumeirah E...
The Indian festival of colours, Holi, falls on March 25 this year and there are plenty of concerts and dining offers around turning the city into a kaleidoscope of colour. Although this Hindu spring festival is almost...
Another mainstay of Dubai’s arts festival circuit is back with a bang – Alserkal Art Week. After keeping us busy with Quoz Arts Fest in January, Alserkal Avenue is breaking out some eyeball-grabbing exhibitions, s...
Winter nights mean heading out to the vast swathes of desert dunes that the UAE’s been blessed with and enjoying time out in nature. You can do that with a twist this January thanks to the return of Al Marmoom Film in t...
The next time someone questions Dubai’s cultural clout, redirect them to this page. And if you too have been misguided into thinking only architecture emerges from our golden dunes and not art, think again. Dubai’s art...
One of the most anticipated events of UAE National Day celebrations in the country is the annual Union Day Ceremony (also known as the National Day Show) – the official event celebrating the seven emirates being unified...
DIFC is always teeming with activities and events, more so when winter makes the city outdoors-friendly again. But the one event that’s a standout on Dubai’s cultural calendars is the biannual DIFC Art Nights. Back for...