From Pop-Ups To Wellness: MINT Market’s May Edit Highlights Homegrown Brands Across UAE
This May, MINT Market returns with a thoughtfully curated line-up of community-led events across Dubai, bringing together a vibrant mix of UAE-based brands, makers, and small businesses. From laid-back pop-ups and lively evening markets to immersive wellness experiences, each event is designed to celebrate local creativity while creating space to slow down, connect, and discover something new.
Set in some of the city’s most inviting venues, the markets offer an easy, feel-good day out for the whole family, where you can browse homegrown finds, meet the faces behind the brands and soak in a warm, community-first atmosphere. With free entry and a family-friendly spirit at its core, there’s something for everyone including dedicated kids’ art and craft activities, so little ones can create and play while parents explore at their own pace.
- MINT Market – The Good Energy Club | Terra, Expo City Dubai
Date: 2nd May
Time: 08:00 AM – 01:00 PM
Location: Terra, Expo City Dubai
Ticket: FREE entry
Details: A free community wellness experience presented by #MyDubaiCommunities, Terra at Expo City, and The Grateful Mile is inviting attendees to reconnect through movement, mindfulness, and shared moments of wellbeing at Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion. Designed as a flexible, open-format morning, begin with a grounding walk around Terra before taking part in a variety of yoga, fitness, or meditation sessions. The wellness market, curated by MINT Market, also offers the opportunity to discover and shop a variety of homegrown wellness brands, fostering connection and community.
- MINT Market – Friday Special | Sanderson’s Cafe
Date: 8th May
Time: 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM
Location: Sanderson’s Cafe, The Sustainable City, Dubai
Offer: 15% off on food & drinks
Ticket: FREE entry
Details: MINT Market’s Friday Special is an indoor pop-up that brings together a curated mix of homegrown brands in a relaxed, café setting. Hosted at Sanderson’s Cafe, it’s designed as an easy, social space where visitors can browse local finds across lifestyle, wellness, and artisanal goods while catching up over food or drinks. With a rotating line-up of vendors, each Friday offers something new to discover.
- MINT Market – Immersive Day of Wellness | The SEE Institute, Dubai
Date: 10th May
Time: 05:30 AM – 05:00 PM
Location: The SEE Institute, The Sustainable City, Dubai
Registration: https://wellness-registration-form.replit.app/
Ticket: FREE entry
Details: The SEE Institute x Mint Market is a curated, immersive, full-day wellness experience at IMMERSEE. Designed as a day to truly slow down and reconnect, it invites attendees into a grounding, community-led space where wellbeing, connection, and conscious living come together naturally. Alongside discovering and supporting a selection of the UAE’s homegrown small businesses, guests will move through a thoughtfully curated programme featuring yoga, breathwork, sound healing, and interactive workshops.
- MINT Market | Zabeel House by Jumeirah, The Greens
Date: 15th May | 29th May
Time: 04:00 PM – 09:00 PM
Location: Social Company, Zabeel House by Jumeirah, The Greens, Dubai
Offer: AED 99 for 2 Tapas + 1 Drink | AED 100 for professional headshot/group photo | FREE driver service ( pre booking required) | FREE Live sketching
Ticket: FREE entry
Details: This community-focused gathering invites visitors to meet friends, explore homegrown brands, and connect with the founders to support UAE-based small businesses that form the backbone of the country’s creative and entrepreneurial ecosystem. Visitors can browse the market for free while enjoying a casual evening out, with a special AED 99 package including two tapas and one drink available at Social Company. In need of a new headshot or want to have a fun group momento? Come camera-ready, with the opportunity to get a professional headshot or group photo for just AED 100, with photography by Michael Kruger exclusively for MINT Market attendees. And to make the experience even more seamless and memorable, enjoy a FREE safe driver service via Ride Skipper on 050 496 7981 (pre-booking required), along with complimentary live sketching by Pretty Little Sketching throughout the evening.
- MINT Market | Al Habtoor Polo Resort
Date: 17th May
Time: 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM
Location: Al Habtoor Polo Resort, Dubai
Ticket: FREE entry
Details: MINT Market transforms into a celebration of homegrown creativity and thoughtfully curated finds at Al Habtoor Polo Resort. Set within its breezy, family-friendly surroundings, the market showcases a vibrant mix of UAE-based artisans, featuring fashion, lifestyle, and handcrafted goods, offering visitors an immersive space to discover and support locally made creations. Alongside, there will also be dedicated kids’ activities available, including fun and engaging art and craft sessions – making it a welcoming day out for the whole family.
For additional detail on the events:
- MINT Market – The Good Energy Club | Terra, Expo City Dubai – 2nd May
- MINT Market – Friday Special | Sanderson’s Cafe – 8th May
- MINT Market – Immersive Day of Wellness | The SEE Institute, Dubai – 10th May
- MINT Market | Zabeel House by Jumeirah, The Greens – 15th May | 29th May
- MINT Market | Al Habtoor Polo Resort – 17th May
For more information, visit MintMarket.ae and follow them @mintmarket.ae.