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Global Village Throws Its Gates Open, a Comedy Festival Fills Four Venues, Plus a Free Indoor Farm!
Morning!
Global Village opens its gates for Season 31 on Wednesday, which means the yearly argument over which country to have for dinner is officially back on. Tickets start at AED 25, the only round-the-world trip where nobody weighs your bag.
Also this week: a comedy festival fills four venues with nine different shows, THEMBA takes the decks at Bohemia on the Palm, an indoor farm at Alserkal Avenue opens for free, and an all-female orchestra plays rock classics at Expo City.
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THE DUBAI DIGEST
⛽ - Fill Up Before You Read This
Petrol just crossed Dhs4 a litre for the first time in over four years, with Super 98 now Dhs4.40, up from Dhs3.80 last month. Your car has never felt like such a commitment. | Read More
🏗️ - The Burj Has Two Years Left on Top
Jeddah Tower is now reported to be above 474 metres and climbing a floor about every five days, on its way to more than a kilometre. The Burj stops at 828. The builders are aiming for late 2028, which gives the Burj two more years of pretending it isn't bothered. | Read More
🌸 - Free Flowers on Your Birthday
Dubai Miracle Garden is back with more than 200 million flowers, and UAE residents can register their Emirates ID for two free tickets, emailed two days before their birthday. Tourists aren't eligible, so this is the one time your Emirates ID photo gets you something nice. | Read More
🍬 - Finn and Jake Move Into a Candy Shop
Museum of Candy in Oud Metha has turned itself into the Candy Kingdom from Adventure Time, with photo spots, character installations, a calligrapher personalising merch and giveaways while stocks last. Tickets from Dhs96 on weekdays. | Read More
Nothing in this section is sponsored. They're just the things you need to know. I'll always let you know when something's sponsored.
WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
🎡 - Global Village Season 31 - a round-the-world trip for the price of a sandwich
📍 - Global Village, Dubailand
📅 - Wed 14th Oct
⏰ - 6:00 PM
🎟️ - From AED 25
📷 - @globalvillageuae
After the summer off, Global Village is back on Wednesday and stays open until May. Sri Lanka finally gets its own pavilion instead of sharing with Bangladesh, and Azerbaijan has moved in with Russia, the sort of flatshare only a theme park could arrange.
Tokyo Rush, a brand-new rollercoaster with a loop, lands later in the season, so get dinner from three continents in now while you can still keep it down.
THE WEEKLY PLANNER
MONDAY
Imad Kehdy Live - New Covent Garden Theatre, Mall of the Emirates
9:30 PM | More Info
Katherine Ryan Live - Dubai Opera
9:30 PM | More Info
WEDNESDAY
Mario Bassil & Friends - New Covent Garden Theatre, Mall of the Emirates
9:30 PM | More Info
THURSDAY
Pitch Them Perfect - Pepperoni Comedy Club, One Central
7:30 PM | More Info
Alexander Merkul Live - New Covent Garden Theatre, Mall of the Emirates
9:30 PM | More Info
FRIDAY
Navratri Utsav - Dandiya Nights - Zabeel Park Amphitheatre
7:30 PM | More Info
SATURDAY
Aquaman Open Water Dubai - Umm Suqeim 1 beach
7:00 AM | More Info
The Garden Upstairs - Growhouse, Alserkal Avenue
10:00 AM | More Info
Emirates Villages Run - Al Lehbab
4:00 PM | More Info
John Achkar Feena? Nehke Live - Dubai Opera
6:30 PM | More Info
THEMBA DJ Set - Bohemia, FIVE Palm Jumeirah
7:00 PM | More Info
Firdaus Orchestra Rock Concert - House of Arts, Expo City
7:30 PM | More Info
SUNDAY
Amit Tandon Live - Dubai Opera
3:00 PM | More Info
Kings & Queens of Comedy - New Covent Garden Theatre, Mall of the Emirates
6:30 PM | More Info
Vir Das Live - Coca-Cola Arena
8:00 PM | More Info
HOUSE OF THE WEEK
🏡 - Whispering Pines - the villa with its own golf course for a back garden
📍 - Jumeirah Golf Estates, Whispering Pines
💰 - 10,950,000 AED
🛏️ - 4 Bedrooms | 🛁 4 Bathrooms
📷 - @savillsmiddleeast
Four en-suite bedrooms, a private pool and a jacuzzi, and a garden that looks straight out onto the fairway, so you can watch strangers three-putt from a sun lounger. Savills has filed it under "Muirfield Type", which sounds less like a floorplan and more like a whisky you'd regret ordering twice.
Basement parking for the cars, a stone-arched garage, and a clubhouse, tennis courts and a gym a short walk away, for the days the private pool somehow isn't enough.
LOCAL SCOOP DUBAI WEATHER
Friday
35°C 🌡️ 27°C | Sunny.
Saturday
35°C 🌡️ 28°C | Sunny.
Sunday
35°C 🌡️ 27°C | Sunny.
Temperature readings taken the night before publication
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