City seasons, winter festivals and big celebrations: 7 upcoming listings across 5 cities, soonest first.
Long-running classical music and arts festival with premieres, recitals, talks and youth programmes across the capital.
A culture festival mixing music, art, fashion and food; day two features Bryson Tiller and Central Cee.
Dubai's seasonal open-air multicultural park with country pavilions, street food, rides and nightly shows. Opens 4pm daily, until midnight Sun-Wed and 1am Thu-Sat.
Two-day lifestyle festival with food and brand activations, a 90s party on day one and a live Aziz Maraka concert on day two.
Two days of talks, music, film, fashion and food across two stages, closing with Trevor Noah in conversation.
A sky-themed festival with hot-air balloon flights, a tethered balloon ride, an evening balloon glow show and stargazing in AlUla's dark-sky reserve. Some sessions are free.
A winter desert festival with drifting, drag racing and dune events, plus family attractions, concerts and drone shows at Liwa Village.
Descriptions are written by Hala Habibi. Event names belong to their organisers; listing does not imply endorsement.