Things to do in Dubai this week including: Language meetups, rooftop ladies’ nights, sound healing workshops and kids’ activities

Good morning, Dubai! The final days of June are pulling out all the stops. We’ve got language exchanges in rooftop bars, luxury hammams, barefoot brunches, indoor triathlons, and sound baths that claim to fix your soul. From kids painting competitions to moonlit ladies’ nights with mocktails and scallops, this week is proof that Dubai doesn’t do “winding down”.

In today’s Local Scoop Dubai:

• Business lunches in a garden and French bistro nights worth dressing up for

• Rooftop cocktails, multilingual mingling, and skyline meditations

• Drawing duels for kids, triathlons for grown-ups, and a hammam you’ll dream about for weeks

• Luxury reset buttons, cultural swaps, and events that stretch from Jumeirah to Sharjah

June’s going out with flair. Shall we?

— Local Scoop Dubai

THE DUBAI DIGEST

💼 - Four-Day Work Week for Public Sector
Dubai’s “Our Flexible Summer” initiative gives government employees the option of a condensed work week to support work-life balance during summer. | Read More

📈 - Dubai Financial Market Hits 17-Year High
The DFM General Index rose to its highest since 2008 following a regional ceasefire and stable oil prices. | Read More

🎉 - Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS)
The annual DSS festival returns with mega sales, hotel deals, raffles, family-friendly events, and surprises across malls and destinations. Don’t miss the Opening Weekend Mall Celebrations. | Read More

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SCRUMPTIOUS SCOOP

🥗 - The Farm: Business Lunch That Doesn’t Feel Like Business
Need an excuse to disappear for a few hours and call it “work”? Head to The Farm in Al Barari. Their weekday lunch deal feels more like a nature retreat than a meeting over mashed potatoes.

For AED 149, you’ll get a garden salad or crispy calamari, a main like beef fillet or nasi goreng, dessert, and a drink — all while surrounded by birdsong and jungle-like greenery. No glass towers, no inbox alerts, just three peaceful courses of not talking about KPIs.

📍 - The Farm, Al Barari
📅 - Monday - Thursday
⏰ - 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
💰 - AED 149 for 3 courses
📷 - @thefarm_dubai

🥩 - Couqley: Parisian Plates Without the Plane Ticket
Downtown Dubai just got a little more French. At Couqley, your weeknights can now include sizzling steak frites on Mondays, bottomless mussels on Tuesdays, and a très chic ladies’ night every Thursday.

The terrace is year-round, the wine list doesn’t require a loan, and the goat cheese salad might make you rethink your usual order. Whether it’s a casual catch-up or a romantic table for two, this cosy brasserie nails it, right down to the last puff pastry.

📍 - Marasi Dr - Business Bay
📅 - Open daily
⏰ - 6:00 AM - 10:30 AM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 AM
📷 - @couqleyuae

ACTIVITY ALLEY

👠 - High on Heels: Sip, Skyline, Repeat
Thursdays at Siddharta Lounge are for the girls, and the drinks don’t stop flowing. For AED 150, you’ll get three hours of skyline views, signature cocktails, mocktails, and premium wines from 7PM to 10PM. Think Banana Bloom, Sol Glow, elderflower spritzes and more.

Pair it with à la carte bites like oysters, sliders, tempura, and tuna tartare, and you’ve got yourself a rooftop ritual worth repeating.

📍- Siddharta Lounge, Grosvenor House
📅 - Every Thursday
⏰ - 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM (Ladies Night)
💰 - AED 150 per person (unlimited drinks)
📷 - @siddhartaloungedubai

🗣️ - Talk the Talk: Dubai’s Weekly Language Mixer
Every Thursday night, Nomad Day Bar turns into Dubai’s friendliest mini-United Nations. The BlaBla Language Exchange is where you practise new languages, meet people from around the world, and order at least one drink to keep things going.

It’s totally free to join, totally informal, and totally worth skipping Duolingo for. Just show up, chat, and see where the conversation takes you.

📍- Nomad Day Bar
📅 - Every Thursday
⏰ - 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM
💰 - Free entry (just grab a drink)
📷 @blablalanguage @nomaddaybar

FRESH EXPERIENCES

🛁 - Hammam at Palazzo Versace: Scrub Like Royalty, Emerge Like Silk ✨

Palazzo Versace isn’t playing around when it comes to luxury. This 60-minute hammam ritual starts with black soap and a Kessa glove exfoliation that scrubs away your sins (and dead skin), followed by a milk cleanse infused with orange blossom. It ends with a traditional stretch that’ll have you walking out like you’ve just rebooted your body.

Normally AED 1,100, but book now and it’s yours for AED 900. Still cheaper than therapy.

📍 - Palazzo Versace Dubai
📅 - Available daily
⏰ - 60-minute session
💰 - AED 900 per person (save AED 200)
📷 - @palazzoversacedubai

🎵 - Reboot Your Brain for 66 AED — No Talk Therapy Required

Tuning forks. Singing bowls. Gongs. No, this isn’t a Hogwarts music class, it’s SEVA’s signature sound healing session — a horizontal concert that quiets your brain and scrubs your soul. Just lie down, shut your eyes, and let the vibrations do what your last 4 holidays couldn’t.

From Tibetan bowls to crystal harmonics, this is a full-body tune-up that works on a cellular level. If your nervous system had a reset button, this would be it.

📍- SEVA Experience
📅 - Weekly schedule varies (check site for classes)
💰 - AED 66 for first-timers | AED 130 drop-in | Packages from AED 550
📷 - @sevaexperience

WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING?

🧒 - DMA Kids Summer Camp: Punch, Paint, and Play All Day 🎨🥋
This one’s for the little dynamos. DMA Fitness Center is running a jam-packed summer camp from June 30th to August 29th with two weekday batches full of activities that’ll leave your kids exhausted (in a good way). We’re talking karate, gymnastics, Bollywood dance, painting, yoga, ice skating, brain games, and even chess.
📍- Al Nahda 2 | June 30th - August 29th (Mon–Fri) - More Info

🏊‍♂️ - IRONSTAR Indoor Triathlon: Swim, Bike, Sprint (Inside!)
A fast, air-conditioned triathlon made for summer - swim for 10 min, cycle for 25, run for 15. Go solo or tag in your dream team.
📍- Hamdan Sports Complex | Saturday July 5th | More Info

🎨 - Kids’ Colouring & Drawing Competition in Sharjah
Pencils up! Little artists compete by age group in this cheerful creativity contest.
📍- Indian Association Sharjah | Saturday July 5th | More Info

☁️ LOCAL SCOOP DUBAI WEATHER

Friday
38°C 🌡️ 30°C | Sunny.

Saturday
37°C 🌡️ 31°C | Sunny.

Sunday
37°C 🌡️ 30°C | Sunny.
Temperature readings taken the night before publication

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