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

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

Some music survives because it is tied to a particular place. Other music escapes geography almost completely. The GIPSY KINGS belong to the second category. Their combination of rumba flamenca, pop melody, acoustic guitars and instantly recognisable vocals has travelled across languages and generations for decades. On 22 October 2026, that sound returns to Dubai Opera in a new form. GIPSY KINGS Symphonic, led by André Reyes, brings the familiar energy of songs such as Bamboleo, Djobi Djoba, Volare and Un Amor together with the scale of symphonic arrangements. The concept creates an interesting artistic question. What happens when music famous for rhythmic immediacy and raw guitar

Stand-up comedy becomes especially powerful when the audience is not sure where the joke ends and the real story begins. That tension has become one of Munawar Faruqui’s defining strengths. On 11 October 2026, the Indian comedian returns to Dubai Opera with an all-new Hindi-language set as part of Dubai Comedy Festival, bringing fresh stories, observations and material to an audience that already knows him through comedy, television and digital platforms. Faruqui belongs to a generation of performers who have helped transform Indian stand-up from a relatively niche urban scene into a mainstream entertainment industry capable of filling large theatres and reaching audiences

Comedy is one of the hardest forms of entertainment to export. A song can work even when listeners do not understand every lyric. A spectacular film can cross language barriers through visuals. Sport needs almost no translation. Comedy depends on something much more fragile. Timing. Language. Cultural references. Shared assumptions. A joke that destroys a room in one country may receive silence in another. That is what makes Dubai Comedy Festival particularly interesting. From 9 to 18 October 2026, the festival returns for its seventh edition, bringing stand-up, theatre and comedy performances to venues across Dubai. The programme includes performers working in different languages and comedic traditions, reflecting the city itself. Dubai is

The travel industry is changing faster than the act of travelling itself. Flights still move people between cities. Hotels still provide rooms. Destinations still compete for visitors. But almost everything around those basic activities is being transformed by technology. Artificial intelligence builds itineraries. Biometrics change airport experiences. Hotels personalise stays using data. Travellers discover destinations through social media. Apps increasingly manage an entire journey. Those changes will be at the centre of Arabian Travel Market 2026, taking place at Dubai World Trade Centre from 14 to 17 September. The event brings together tourism boards, airlines, hotels, travel companies, technology providers, investors and professionals from around the world. The Traveller Has Changed The modern

Dermatology has become one of the most dynamic areas of modern healthcare. The field now sits at the intersection of medicine, biotechnology, lasers, aesthetics, skincare, digital imaging and artificial intelligence. That combination comes together in Dubai from 8 to 10 September 2026 as Dubai Derma returns to Dubai World Trade Centre. The event brings dermatologists, aesthetic practitioners, researchers, medical companies, equipment manufacturers and skincare brands into one professional environment. For an industry that changes rapidly, the ability to combine scientific education with commercial innovation is increasingly valuable. Dermatology Is Becoming More Technological A modern dermatology clinic may look very different from one operating two decades ago. Digital

Global investment is becoming more complicated. Artificial intelligence is creating new industries. Supply chains are being redesigned. Governments are competing to attract advanced manufacturing. Energy infrastructure requires enormous amounts of capital. Emerging markets want foreign investment. At the same time, geopolitical uncertainty is changing the way companies decide where to build, hire and expand. Against that backdrop, AIM Congress 2026 will bring investors, entrepreneurs, government representatives and business leaders together at Dubai World Trade Centre from 7 to 9 September. The event has become an important platform for discussing where capital is moving and what countries can do to attract it. Investment Is No Longer

Dubai is once again becoming a focal point for the global energy industry as Middle East Energy 2026 brings together utilities, manufacturers, technology companies, investors, engineers and policymakers at Dubai World Trade Centre. Running from 1 to 3 September, the event arrives at a time when the energy sector is undergoing one of the most important transformations in decades. Electricity demand is rising. Renewable power is expanding. Battery storage is becoming essential. Artificial intelligence is creating enormous new data-centre requirements. And governments across the Middle East are trying to build power systems that are cleaner, more reliable and capable of supporting rapid

Cybersecurity used to be treated as a problem for the IT department. That idea is becoming dangerously outdated. A cyberattack can stop a factory. Disrupt a hospital. Expose customer information. Lock employees out of corporate systems. Interrupt government services. Compromise financial transactions. Or damage a company’s reputation within hours. That expanding risk environment forms the backdrop to GISEC Global 2026, taking place from 16 to 18 September at Dubai Exhibition Centre in Expo City Dubai. The event brings together cybersecurity companies, government officials, chief information security officers, researchers, startups and technology leaders from around the world. Its significance reflects a larger change. Cybersecurity is no longer simply about protecting computers. It is becoming