What's On
Dubai Design Week, the practical bits.
Six days of installations and talks in d3 from 3 November, and a design fair that opens to everyone on the 5th. Dates, tickets and parking, from the organisers.
Photo: @dubaidesignweek
Every evening at 6pm
What's On
Art, stage, design and the odd good night out. When it opens, when it closes, and when it needs booking.
5 places, with the facts
- Photo: @dubaidesignweek
Design, 3 to 8 November
Dubai Design Week and Downtown Design
- Area
- d3
- When
- Festival Tue 3 to Sun 8 Nov. Fair open to all 5–8 Nov, 12–8pm, Sunday to 6pm
- Price
- Festival: open entry. Fair: AED 80 for one day, AED 150 for four
- Book
- Fair tickets on downtowndesign.com. Valet across d3. Parking: two hours included, then AED 20 an hour
- For
- Design people, and anyone furnishing a home
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Bur Dubai, where the city started
Al Shindagha Museum
- Area
- Bur Dubai
- When
- Daily 10am–8pm, last entry 7pm
- Price
- AED 50, students AED 20
- Book
- Tickets via Dubai Culture, or call 800 33222
- For
- A first weekend here, and every guest after
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Jumeirah 1, where the UAE was signed
Etihad Museum
- Area
- Jumeirah 1
- When
- Daily 10am–8pm. The art show runs to 10 Dec
- Price
- AED 25, students AED 10
- Book
- Taxi or drive
- For
- Anyone who wants the why behind the country
- Photo: @jameelartscentre
Contemporary art in Jaddaf
Jameel Arts Centre
- Area
- Jaddaf
- When
- 10am–8pm, Fri from 12pm, closed Tue
- Price
- Open access: register at the desk
- Book
- 12-minute walk from Al Jaddaf Metro (Green Line)
- For
- Slow Saturday mornings. Give the library an hour
- Photo: @alserkalavenue
The gallery district in Al Quoz
Alserkal Avenue
- Area
- Al Quoz
- When
- Daily 10am–7pm. Galleries set their own hours
- Price
- Walk in. Some events are ticketed
- Book
- Taxi or drive. Plan a route with the Art Guide on alserkal.online
- For
- Gallery hoppers and design people
The agenda
Everything we’ve covered that hasn’t closed yet, in date order.
- 29Oct
- 31Oct
Sat 31 Oct to Sun 1 Nov. Book ahead
What The Food takes over Alserkal
alserkal.online/what-the-food ↗Map ↗ - 1Nov
- 3Nov
From the editor
Dubai's cultural calendar fills up from November. Dubai Design Week runs in d3 from 3 to 8 November, and the Jameel's Salah Elmur show opens on 1 November and stays until 14 March, so there's no rush for that one.
We flag the opposite too: short runs, capped rooms and non-refundable tickets. TITIZÉ at Dubai Opera plays three days, two shows a day, and every ticket is final.
For anyone new to the city, start with the four places that explain it: Al Shindagha, the Etihad Museum, the Jameel and Alserkal Avenue.
The Friday email
The weekend, decided by Friday.
It lands at 7:30am on Friday. Four plans for the weekend and one to book before it goes, each with the price and how to get in. The free guides come with the welcome email.
Other sections
- Fridays at 7:30am, with the email
This Weekend
Four plans for Friday to Sunday and one to book ahead. The same guide as the Friday email, posted here the same morning.
1 post - Every morning at 8am
Coffee & Sweets
Roasters and bakeries worth crossing town for. What to order, when to go and what it costs.
1 post - Every day at 1pm
Restaurants
Chef's counters, openings, guest chefs and long lunches. The price per head and how to get a table, every time.
2 posts