12 Things to Do in Dubai This Week
A concert at Dubai Opera, a gimbap lesson on Palm West Beach and a free outdoor bootcamp share this week’s calendar. Dubai also has several new menus and late-night programmes to explore before October ends.
A concert at Dubai Opera, a gimbap lesson on Palm West Beach and a free outdoor bootcamp share this week’s calendar. Dubai also has several new menus and late-night programmes to explore before October ends.

There is art to make, barbecue to eat and a celebrated bartender taking over one of the capital’s most intimate drinking spots.

Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, which is good news for anyone planning to make a proper occasion of it. There’s still time to organise a costume and get a few friends together.

October’s remaining weeks bring exclusive dinners, hands-on activities, weekend markets and a colourful beachfront takeover.

By this point in the month, most plans have either made it into the diary or disappeared somewhere in the group chat. Still, the final few days of September have enough going on to justify one more outing. Consider this a final edit of the experiences worth making time for before October begins.

The hardest part about making plans in Dubai is choosing from the sheer number of options. We have done the sorting for you, breaking down the best things to do across the city this week.

September is moving quickly, and the weekends are already beginning to fill up. If your calendar still has a few gaps, Abu Dhabi has plenty worth making time for.

With direct flights from the UAE taking around four hours, the Maldives offers an enticing answer to the question of where to spend the upcoming long weekend.

The final days of August bring collaborative art workshops, beachfront trivia, indoor padel, limited-edition menus and two very different takes on the Whiskey Sour. Here are 13 things to do across the UAE before September begins.

Here are some of the best things to do in the UAE this week.