A taste of the sea with an Emirati twist at Bordo Mavi Looking for a good excuse to linger by the water over a leisurely lunch this month? Head to Bordo Mavi and try their new specials, with a menu that moves between Mediterranean seafood and local flavours. The Octopus with Kalamata Olive Emulsion pairs Fremantle octopus with a rich olive emulsion, avocado and Arabic bread, while the Emirati Monger’s Lunch takes inspiration from the UAE’s love for seafood, pairing mixed grilled seafood with rice, crispy onion and harissa. Opening hours: 12 pm to 11:30pm Locations: Jumeirah Fishing Harbour, Al Urouba St, DubaiContact: +971 56 508 5002 Price: A

A new voice is set to join Dubai's growing independent arts and culture scene as creative collective Katha Sutra makes its public debut with O Sakhi: Her Voice in Verse and Song—an original bilingual production that weaves together storytelling, Hindi poetry and live music to revisit the stories of women from India’s epics. Taking place on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Live@Play in Al Quoz, O Sakhi invites audiences to step beyond the familiar narratives of India's epics and encounter the women within them through their own voices, experiences and inner worlds. At the heart of the production are figures including Gargi, Sita,

The countdown is on! Ski Dubai, in partnership with Dubai Sports Council, is calling thrill-seekers, fitness enthusiasts, families, friends and teams across the UAE to get ready for the 17th Ice Warrior Challenge on Sunday, 20 September. Dubai’s coolest obstacle course will transform Ski Dubai into a frozen test of strength, agility and determination, featuring more than 20 exciting challenges, including rope walls, ice pools, monkey bars, tyre runs, net crawls and more. Open to males and females aged 15 to 60, participants can choose from three categories: Elite (AED 280):Designed for experienced competitors aiming to complete the course in under 25

Brass Monkey Hospitality officially opens the doors to its new Brass Monkey venue at Motor City Clubhouse today, bringing the homegrown brand’s blend of dining, drinks, social gaming and entertainment to one of Dubai’s fastest-growing residential communities. Open to the public at 4pm Monday September 7, the new venue brings the familiar Brass Monkey experience to Motor City, with the programming fans have come to expect from the brand – from premium comfort food and signature cocktails to bowling, arcade games, music and entertainment. The opening marks the next evolution of a homegrown hospitality brand that has built a loyal following at

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) continues to strengthen accessibility and inclusivity across its cultural and heritage assets with the introduction of the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower programme at Al Shindagha Museum, the UAE's largest heritage museum, and Etihad Museum. By adopting the programme, Dubai Culture has become the first cultural institution in the emirate to implement this internationally recognised initiative, reflecting its commitment to advancing the objectives of the Dubai Quality of Life Strategy and supporting the ‘My Community

Modern music platforms are built around categories. Pop. Jazz. Classical. Alternative. Soul. Electronic. Listeners choose a playlist and expect the music to behave accordingly. Benjamin Clementine has spent much of his career refusing that kind of simplicity. On 1 November 2026, the British singer, pianist and composer performs at Dubai Opera, bringing a body of work that moves between experimental pop, contemporary classical music, jazz, poetry and theatrical performance. His music can be intimate one moment and enormous the next. A piano may carry almost everything. Then the voice changes the scale completely. For Dubai audiences, the performance offers something increasingly rare in modern entertainment: an artist whose greatest strength is that he

Music becomes especially interesting when cultures meet without either one disappearing. On 27 November 2026, Hiba Tawaji and Ibrahim Maalouf bring À La Française to Dubai Opera, creating a musical dialogue between Arab identity, French heritage, contemporary arrangement and two very different instruments. Tawaji brings one of the Arab world’s most recognisable contemporary voices. Maalouf brings a trumpet sound shaped by jazz, improvisation and his Lebanese-French musical background. The collaboration is not simply about placing two successful performers on the same stage. It explores what happens when musicians who already live between cultures turn that experience into the centre of the performance. For Dubai, a city

One successful concert can be memorable. Returning to the same major venue ten times suggests something deeper. On 11 December 2026, pianist and composer Guy Manoukian returns to Dubai Opera for his landmark 10th performance at the venue, celebrating a musical relationship that has developed alongside Dubai Opera’s own first decade. The coincidence is appropriate. Manoukian’s music has always dealt with continuity and reinvention. Oriental melodies meet contemporary arrangements. Fairouz and Abdel Halim Hafez can sit beside jazz influences. Original compositions interact with musical memories audiences already carry. The result is a style that feels regionally familiar without remaining trapped in the past. His 10th Dubai Opera appearance therefore

Construction is often described through what eventually becomes visible. A tower. A bridge. A hotel. A metro station. A new neighbourhood. But the real transformation of the industry happens long before the public sees the finished structure. Materials are selected. Software is used to model projects. Engineers calculate performance. Contractors coordinate thousands of tasks. New regulations influence design. Artificial intelligence increasingly assists planning. Sustainability requirements change what buildings consume throughout their lives. From 23 to 26 November 2026, many of those conversations come together at Dubai World Trade Centre as Big 5 Global returns to the city. The event brings construction companies, architects, engineers, developers, manufacturers, technology providers and decision-makers from across the world into

Venice has been photographed so often that it can be difficult to imagine the city differently. Canals. Gondolas. Masks. Bridges. Old palaces. Reflections in water. These images have become almost inseparable from the city’s global identity. Titizé – A Venetian Dream takes those familiar elements and moves them into a much stranger world. From 29 to 31 October 2026, the internationally acclaimed Compagnia Finzi Pasca brings the production to Dubai Opera, combining acrobatics, clowning, physical theatre, live music and visual illusion. The show is not a conventional narrative about Venice. It is closer to a dream built from Venice. Images appear. Bodies seem to escape gravity. Mirrors confuse perspective. Comedy interrupts beauty. Theatre becomes circus. Circus becomes