Experience Aquaventure After Dark
Aquaventure World is keeping the slides open late for a one-night waterpark festival. Over 105 rides and attractions will operate after sunset, while three entertainment zones bring live challenges, competitions and DJ sets to different corners of the park.
ALTÉGO will headline the night, joined by Taya Kruzz, Keza, Tom Higham and Scott Forshaw, with music spanning house, EDM and urban sounds. Food and drinks will be available to purchase throughout the event.
Where: Aquaventure World, Atlantis The Palm
When: Friday 9 October, 8pm to midnight
Price: AED 249 in advance or AED 310 at the gate, subject to availability
Age: 13 and above
Bookings: aquaventureworld.com
Visit the Real Pilates x Activeist Studio Takeover
Real Pilates and Dubai born activewear brand Activeist are launching a limited edition collection with a week long takeover of the Pilates studio’s JLT branch. The range includes activewear, T-shirts, grip socks, caps and accessories in sage green, beige and black, with prices starting at AED 65.
During both weekends, visitors can personalise leather pieces at a custom stamping station and stop by a Catcha Matcha pop-up. Real Pilates will also offer 10 per cent off selected five and ten class packages throughout the collaboration.
Where: Real Pilates, JLT
When: Saturday 10 to Sunday 18 October
Weekend activities: 10, 11, 17 and 18 October
Collection prices: From AED 65
Bookings: real-pilates.com
Paint and Swap Canvases at Riina
Riina and We Love Art are bringing Paint & Swap back to Meadows Village. Each guest begins with a pre-sketched canvas and has ten minutes to add their colours and ideas before passing it to the next person. The canvases travel around the table, collecting a different contribution at every turn before reaching their original owners.
The two-hour workshop includes the canvas, paints, brushes, canapés and one beverage.
Where: Riina, Meadows Village
When: Sunday 11 October, 4pm to 6pm
Price: AED 290 per person
Bookings: We Love Art
Enter Couqley’s Escape to Paris Competition
Dinner at Couqley Downtown could lead to a trip for two to Paris. Every visit made before 15 October earns diners one entry stamp, with no minimum spend required. Additional visits bring additional entries.
Shortlisted diners will be invited to a Paris-inspired event on 28 October, where the winners will be selected during a live draw. Other prizes include dinner for two at Couqley Downtown and a two-night stay at Pullman Dubai Downtown.
Where: Couqley Downtown, Pullman Dubai Downtown
When: Enter until Thursday 15 October
Entry: One stamp per dining visit, with no minimum spend
Final draw: Wednesday 28 October
Try Amelia Dubai’s Martini Collection
Amelia Dubai has created three AED 69 serves for the Ketel One Martini Cocktail Route. The Classic Martini keeps to vodka and dry vermouth and can be ordered dry or dirty. De Tomaat adds tomato water and a vermouth blend, while Tropische introduces pineapple cordial.
The collection is available from 7pm and can be paired with Amelia’s Japanese-Peruvian menu.
Where: Amelia Dubai, Address Sky View
When: Until Sunday 18 October, from 7pm
Price: AED 69 per cocktail
Reservations: 04 328 2805 or reservations.dubai@amelialounge.com
Book the Jo Malone London Afternoon Tea
The Royal Tearoom at Atlantis The Royal has partnered with Jo Malone London for an afternoon tea supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pastry chef Christophe Devoille has drawn inspiration from fragrances including English Pear and Freesia, Peony and Blush Suede, Wood Sage and Sea Salt, and Myrrh and Tonka.
The menu moves from smoked sturgeon with Pink Lady apple to spiced roast duck with foie gras mousse, followed by desserts combining peach and rose, raspberry and bergamot, or fig and tonka. Guests will also receive a scented surprise, a keepsake and a handcrafted chocolate gift.
Where: The Royal Tearoom, Atlantis The Royal
When: Daily until Saturday 31 October, 2pm to 5pm
Price: AED 580 for two
Bookings: Atlantis The Royal
Dine Outdoors at ZEA Garden
ZEA has opened an outdoor garden overlooking the Burj Khalifa at Emirates Financial Towers. Its dedicated terrace menu draws from Mediterranean, Latin American and Peruvian cooking, with dishes including hamachi tiradito, crispy calamari, Wagyu sliders, lomo saltado and spaghetti with prawns.
Cocktails and shisha are also available, giving DIFC diners another address for after-work drinks or dinner under the Downtown skyline.
Where: ZEA Garden, Level C, Emirates Financial Towers, DIFC
When: Tuesday to Saturday, 5pm to 2am
Reservations: 056 402 6633 or reservations@zeadubai.com
Try the Menu at Le Trottoir de Paloma
Le Trottoir de Paloma brings French-inspired bistro cooking to 25 Jump Street at One Central. When it comes to food, the menu gets it right. The smoky grilled octopus and creamy goat cheese starter are favourites that need no introduction, and the guacamole rarely survives past the first ten minutes. For something more substantial, the salmon tagliatelle and orecchiette al tartufo hold their own, and the Paloma burger remains just as good as ever.
For dessert, the pistachio crème brûlée stands out, floral, not too sweet, and the kind you order ‘just to try’ but end up finishing. The drinks menu continues where last season left off, perfect for the time between work and dinner, with French-inspired spritzes, an abundant wine list and cocktails you can sit with for a while
Where: Le Trottoir de Paloma, 25 Jump Street, One Central
When: Monday to Friday, 12.30pm to 4pm
Reservations: 052 133 3017
