21 things to do this weekend in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah

In the event you’re searching for one thing to do within the UAE this weekend, there’s a lot occurring throughout the Emirates to maintain you busy.

Whereas dozens of large-scale occasions have been cancelled because of the Covid-19 outbreak, there are nonetheless quite a lot of neighborhood occasions, exhibitions and offers to get pleasure from.

Here’s a spherical up of the perfect occasions occurring throughout the UAE this weekend, though please notice, occasions are topic to vary …

Watch Gipsy Kings at Dubai Opera

Led by Andrew Reyes, the legendary Latin pop music legends Gipsy Kings are coming again to carry out for one evening solely in Dubai. The Bamboleo singers shot to world fame in 1987 after their tune grew to become a global hit.

Thursday, March 12, 8pm; tickets from Dh395; Dubai Opera, Dubai; www.dubaiopera.ae

Free meals and exercise at F45, Dubai

F45 Dubai Motor Metropolis has partnered with Wildflower Poke & Extra to supply a free one-off train and wholesome bites session on Friday, March 13. F45 is known as after the full-body HIIT exercise that improves power ranges, metabolic fee, energy and endurance. The hour-long complimentary “Wild Hollywood” session will mix energy and cardio, full with thumping music by a stay DJ, and low-calorie, high-protein treats by Wildflower.

Friday, March 13; a number of periods at 7am, 8.10am, 9.20am and 10.30am; free; F45 Dubai Motor Metropolis; 050 383 9445, dubaimotorcity@f45training.ae

Undertake a cat in Abu Dhabi

Undertake-a-Cat UAE is internet hosting a cat and kitten adoption day at Match Life Vet. Head to the clinic to satisfy kittens and cats of all ages, sizes and breeds. Those that are sufficiently old might be spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped earlier than going to their new dwelling. Adoption charges apply.

Friday, March 13, 3pm-7pm; Match Life Vet, reverse Umm Al Emarat Park, Abu Dhabi; 02 585 7633, www.facebook/adopt.a.cat.UAE

Holi Hai at Zabeel Park, Dubai

Head to Holi Hai on Friday, March 13 at Zabeel Park. The family-friendly occasion will run from 10am till late, with quite a lot of meals stalls, a stay band, DJs and a youngsters’s play space. Purchase your colors on web site, and anticipate to be celebrating into the evening.

Friday, March 13, 10am till late; Dh30; Gate 3, Zabeel Park, Dubai; 050 654 9100, dubai.platinumlist.net

Have a karaoke occasion in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Karaoke Crew are internet hosting The Wild Karaoke Get together at Viewz Bar at Cristal Lodge. Friends can request their tune alternative at any time through the evening and can get known as to the stage to carry out. The free occasion is open for many who need to sing their favorite tunes or simply stand up and dance.

Friday, March 13, 9pm-3am; free; Viewz, Cristal Lodge, Electra Road, Abu Dhabi; www.facebook.com/ADKaraokeCrew

See nice musicians stay in Sharjah

Lebanese composer Marcel Khalife and Algerian singer Souad Massi will take to the stage at Al Majaz Amphitheatre. Each musicians are recognized for his or her stay performances and culturally knowledgeable music. The tunes of Khalife’s oud and Massi’s acoustic guitar are set to satisfy in live performance as a part of a season of occasions titled #letsmajaz. Dubbed “the Bob Dylan of the Center East”, Khalife’s music powerfully and poetically encompasses every little thing from protest songs to political ballads. Massi is understood for her emotive mixture of Arabic, French and Berber people songs.

Friday, March 13, 7.30pm; Dh80; Al Majaz Amphitheatre, Sharjah; sharjah.platinumlist.net

Have fun Holi within the park in Dubai

The Holi Dhamaka occasion is being held at Zabeel Park with stay music, quite a lot of meals stalls, locations to purchase color from and a devoted youngsters’s play space. Bands comparable to SRS and DJs Nodde, Sunny and Mann might be performing, whereas Simran Ahuja hosts the occasion.

Friday, March 13, from 10am; Dh30; Zabeel Park, Dubai; dubai.platinumlist.net

Watch a film underneath the celebrities in Abu Dhabi

Head to Saadiyat Seashore Golf Membership and sit in a buggy whereas having fun with the 2019 superhero movie Shazam!, starring Zachary Levi and Mark Robust, this weekend. The cash spent on the ticket may be redeemed at meals and beverage stalls, whereas a non-public buggy may be booked for Dh200 for as much as 4 folks and comes with drinks and a barbecue platter.

Friday, March 13, 6.30pm-10pm; Dh30; Saadiyat Seashore Golf Membership, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi; www.abudhabigolfdining.com

Tuck right into a discount brunch in Dubai

MasterChef, the TV Expertise is providing 50 per cent off its widespread Showtime! Brunch deal, and introducing a line-up of dishes created specifically by members from the worldwide hit present that impressed the restaurant. The low cost additionally applies for night service after 7pm, which suggests half-price on chosen dishes throughout the huge menu. The brunch provide is just not relevant to the premium beverage package deal.

Friday, March 13, 12.30pm- 4pm and from 7pm; from Dh299 (earlier than low cost); Millennium Place Marina, Dubai Marina, Dubai; www.masterchefdxb.com

See Wiz Khalifa play in Dubai

Wiz Khalifa is acting at Drai’s Dubai. The platinum-selling rapper, recognized for the hits Black and Yellow and See You Once more, will take to the stage on the Meydan Dubai superclub. The occasion begins at 10pm and women get free entry till 1am.

Friday, March 13, 10pm; women free, males are Dh200; Drai’s Dubai, Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, www.draisdxb.com

Heat up your vocal chords at Fortunate Voice Dubai

Karaoke hotspot Fortunate Voice might be celebrating St Patrick’s Day early with a particular version of its Friday Brunch Out Loud. On Friday, March 13, company can anticipate crowd karaoke, lip sync battles and the possibility to have their very own karaoke occasion in its personal pods. The venue might be encouraging Irish songs, with a money prize of Dh1,000 for the successful efficiency, to be judged by the employees.

Friday, March 13, 1pm-4pm; from Dh195; Grand Millennium Lodge, Barsha Heights; 800 58259, www.luckyvoice.com/bars/dubai

Uncover Mohamed Melehi’s pictures in Dubai

A extremely influential determine in Moroccan artwork, Mohamed Melehi was a part of a radical group of artists that pushed for native artists to look past the Western mode of making and forge their very own model. The present New Waves places a highlight on that motion and traces Melehi’s profession, that includes beforehand unseen works of his documentary pictures.

Saturday, March 14 to Saturday, April 4; Saturday to Thursday, 10am to 7pm; Fridays closed; Concrete, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai; www.alserkalavenue.ae

Superhero Saturday at Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi

Go to Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi for Tremendous Hero Saturdays. Friends getting into the theme park might be greeted with a stay efficiency, as a DJ spins the tunes. All through the nine-week collection, DC superheroes Batman, Superman and Surprise Lady might be accessible for pictures and to go alongside phrases of knowledge to the heroes-to-be. There can even be a glow-in-the-dark dance occasion, too.

Saturdays, 11am; till Saturday, April 4; from Dh295 for adults, from Dh230 for youngsters; Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi, Yas Island; www.wbworldabudhabi.com

Browse Abu Dhabi’s Ripe Market

Go to the Ripe Market at Umm Emarat Park to refill on domestically grown seasonal natural produce, in addition to quite a lot of superfoods, juices, honey and important pantry objects. There are arts and crafts distributors, meals vehicles, stay music and leisure, a petting zoo, youngsters’s actions, workshops and extra. There’s additionally a free yoga session at 4.30pm.

Saturdays, 3pm-9pm; from Dh10 for park entrance; Umm Al Emarat Park, Abu Dhabi; www.ripeme.com

Competition vibes at Boxpark Dubai

The 18-day Hype DXB competition is coming to a detailed this weekend, inviting customers to find particular, one-off street-style items and collections, in addition to pattern a collection of meals. Greater than 30 designers have revealed new designs of clothes, purses, footwear, equipment, dwelling decor and jewelry, that are all on sale as Boxpark additionally hosts talks, styling periods, activations and extra. Stay bands present the leisure.

Till Saturday, March 14, from noon-11pm; Boxpark, Al Wasl Street, Dubai; www.boxpark.ae

Go to the Etisalat Seashore Canteen at Dubai Meals Competition

Dubai Food Festival has kicked off with the opening of the Etisalat Seashore Canteen. The competition’s flagship occasion takes the type of an enormous pop-up with grab-and-go meals vehicles, and cooking workshops and stay cooking periods hosted by cooks from UAE eating places. A devoted household space will embrace stay leisure, a children’ zone, a beachside theatre and a gaming sq. and sports activities courtroom – excellent to shave off just a few energy.

Day by day, till Saturday, March 14; 1pm-midnight Sunday to Thursday, 10am-midnight Friday, 10am-11pm Saturday; Etisalat Seashore Canteen, Jumeirah Seashore (behind Sundown Mall), Dubai; www.beachcanteen.ae

Tuck into Dubai Restaurant Week

It is the final weekend for diners to get pleasure from a few of Dubai’s finest meals for discount costs. Dubai Restaurant Week ropes in 35 high-end eating places – from Akira Again’s Paru and Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen to Latin America eatery Coya – to curate two-course lunch menus (priced from Dh75) and three-course dinner menus (from Dh150). This yr, the occasion will cowl 18 cuisines city-wide.

Till Saturday, March 14, numerous occasions; from Dh75; numerous areas throughout Dubai; www.reserveout.com/dubai-en

Go to Plastic Tashkeel, Dubai

Their newest group present from Tashkeel is titled Plastic and it is devoted to a man-made materials that has remodeled our lives in some ways: plastic. Can we contemplate sustainability within the face of mass manufacturing and consumption? What awaits future generations? That includes greater than 30 artists from the UAE, the present explores the social, financial and cultural dimensions of the difficulty, whereas proposing various options. A collection of workshops and seminars on the subject will accompany the exhibition.

Till Saturday, April 14; Saturday to Thursday, 10am-10pm, closed on Friday; Tashkeel Studio and Gallery, Nad Al Sheba 1, Dubai; www.tashkeel.org

Take a look at meals artwork at Burjuman, Dubai

Seeking to increase your insta-stories? Make for the BurjumanFoodArt Competition, being dubbed essentially the most instagrammable foodie occasion on the town. Working till Saturday, March 14, anticipate large meals artwork installations with the likes of spinning doughnuts, vibrant sushi rolls, large ice-cream cones and outsized popcorn buckets. There’s prizes to be received for the perfect insta-posts and loads of eating affords too.

Day by day, till Saturday March 14, 10am-10pm; free; Burjuman Mall, Dubai, www.burjuman.com

Attempt some Filipino meals in Dubai

Rove Commerce Centre now hosts a weekly Filipino feast on Saturdays, marking the custom of the Boodle Flight. This features a vary of seafood, candy beef, rooster skewers and loads of rice, all piled excessive on an extended banana leaf. Benefit from the eating expertise with household and mates.

Saturday, March 14, from 5pm-10pm; Rove Commerce Centre, 2nd December Road, Dubai; www.rovehotels.com

Bounce at Dubai’s new trampoline park

Bounce X has opened at Competition Metropolis Mall. The brand new venue spans 5,000 sq. metres over two flooring and is the world’s largest Bounce and the world’s first freestyle terrain park. The world options trampolines and parkour components, in addition to large airbags, ninja impediment programs and an 8.5-metre drop slide. Not like different Bounce venues, company are requested to put on sneakers or hire footwear if their footwear is inappropriate.

Saturday to Wednesday, 10am-10pm; Thursday and Friday, 10am-midnight; Dh90 per hour; Bounce X, Competition Metropolis Mall, Competition Metropolis, Dubai; www.bounce.ae