Things to do this week: Color Festival 2026, Catch Your Own Dinner! Plus Wicked, Polo Day, And a Massive Valentine’s Lineup!

Morning! Dubai’s doing that classic February flex this week, with Holi taking over Barasti on Sunday for colours, cricket, and a beach party that runs until 3:00 AM, so your white tee has officially entered its villain era.

Valentine’s plans are also getting busy, with options for theatre, orchestra, big gala energy, and comedy picks that save you from another dinner that feels like a job interview.

Add a polo final for the social calendar crowd, a heavyweight night at Dubai Opera, and a techno session at Five Luxe, and you’ve got a week that covers every personality type, including the friend who says they’re staying in and somehow ends up out till late.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK

🎨 - Color Festival 2026: Holi Colours, Beach Party, And IND Vs PAK On Big Screens?
📍 - Barasti Beach
📅 - Sun 15th Feb
⏰ - 12:00 PM to 3:00 AM
🎟️ - From 50 AED
📷 - @barastibeach

Holi gets the all day treatment here, organic colours, DJs on rotation, a kids play area, and the crowd that turns up ready to get involved. The extra hook is the India vs Pakistan screening across multiple LED screens, so it flips between colour throwing, match watching, and then straight back into the party without needing to move.

Big tip: wear something you don’t mind sacrificing to the colour gods, and arrive earlier if you want the family side first, then stay for the late shift when it turns into a full send.

WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING?

GCC Elite Investors Dinner - The Ritz Carlton, JBR
Mon 9th Feb | 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM | More Info

Wagef! SL Show (Three Legends. One Stage) - Zabeel Theatre
Mon 9th Feb | 7:00 PM (doors 6:30 PM) | More Info

Jet-Lag Presents NEMS - Cavo
Tue 10th Feb | 10:00 PM to 4:00 AM | More Info

Upgrade Your Life With Marisa Peer - Zabeel Theatre
Wed 11th Feb | 7:00 PM | More Info

Marco Carola Presents Music On | Pacha Icons - Five Luxe JBR
Fri 13th Feb | 7:00 PM | More Info

Wicked The Musical - Dubai Opera
Fri 13th Feb | 8:00 PM | More Info

Pre-Valentine's Day - Troy, Ramee Dream Hotel
Fri 13th Feb | 9:00 PM (show 12:30 AM) | More Info

Dubai Polo Gold Cup 2026 - Al Habtoor Polo Resort and Club
Sat 14th Feb | 1:00 PM | More Info

Dining Experience At Doors Dubai Mall - Doors Dubai Mall
Sat 14th Feb | 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM | More Info

Comedy Mixtape Vol. 2 - Zabeel Hall 3, Dubai World Trade Centre
Sat 14th Feb | Doors 5:00 PM | More Info

Coastal Love - Valentine’s Dinner - Pacific Groove Restaurant & Lounge, Paramount Hotel Dubai - Sat 14th Feb | 7:00 PM | More Info

Legendary Love Soundtracks by Tynda Music Orchestra - JAFZA One Convention Center - Sat 14th Feb | 8:00 PM | More Info

Laugh First, Mingle Later: The Laughter Factory - Dukes The Palm
Sat 14th Feb | 8:30 PM | More Info

Autodrome Festival Valentines Gala - Dubai Autodrome
Sat 14th Feb | 9:30 PM (doors 8:30 PM) | More Info

SCRUMPTIOUS SCOOP

🫒 - Avli By Tashas Valentine’s Menu - Fancy A Set Menu That Actually Feels Special?
📍 - Gate Village Building 9, DIFC
📅 - 14th Feb
⏰ - Evening bookings (times vary)
🎟️ - AED 495 per person
📷 - @avlibytashas
🍽️ - View The Menu

This is a Valentine’s set menu that’s actually designed for two people who like each other, not a random price tag with a sad rose on the table. It’s all sharing plates and slow pacing, so you can chat, snack, and pretend you’re in a Greek courtyard instead of speed running three courses.

You start with mezze made for passing across the table, then pick your main, Wagyu tenderloin if you want to go classic, prawn trahanoto if you want something a bit luxe, or tomato trahanoto if you’re keeping it meat free.

Finish by splitting the Kokkaki dessert and calling it romantic, even if you’re both secretly fighting for the last bite.

ACTIVITY ALLEY

🎣 - Sea To Swing - Fancy Catching Your Dinner, Then Being Spoilt All Day?
📍 - Th8 Palm Beach Resort, Palm Jumeirah
📅 - Tue to Sun
⏰ - From 6:30 AM
🎟️ - AED 600 per person
📷 - @th8palm

This is a full day plan that actually feels different. You start on the water with an early fishing trip, reel something in, and then roll straight into pool mode at Fluid Pool and Beach Club with sunbeds, music, and food on tap.

Then the closer lands nicely. A Greek dinner at Bakalis by the shore, with the chef grilling your catch so you get the bragging rights and the best bit on the plate. One booking, three locations, no extra organising.

FRESH EXPERIENCES

🧘‍♀️ - 11 Pilates (Reformer Studio): Fancy Getting Humbled By A Bed On Wheels?
📍 - Building Al Emreef St - Marsa Dubai
📅 - Times vary (classes run 7 days a week)
🎟️ - Trial class AED 72 | Single class AED 145 | Passes from AED 300
📷 - @11pilates_dubai

Reformer Pilates is basically Pilates with a machine that politely refuses to let you cheat. You’ll walk in feeling brave, leave with legs that suddenly know your name. Good news, it suits total beginners and also the “I train a lot” crowd, because the springs can be dialled up or down depending on how spicy you want it.

Quick sidenote, so you don’t get caught out: grip socks are required, there’s a 12 hour cancellation policy, and it’s a solid shout for flexibility, strength, and getting your core back in charge.

LOCAL SCOOP DUBAI WEATHER

Friday
24°C 🌡️ 16°C | Sunny.

Saturday
23°C 🌡️ 16°C | Sunny.

Sunday
23°C 🌡️ 17°C | Sunny.
Temperature readings taken the night before publication

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