Start the year with a Bang! With the new year that graces us comes a range of opportunities to level up your skills, enjoy performances, concerts and more with your favourites, and splurge to your heart's content. Here’s a list of all the hottest events in town in January.
Events at a glance
Concerts and Performances
Sleeping Beauty Ice Show: Legend of Two Kingdoms
Transport yourself to the world of fairytales with a spectacular performance on ice this January. Combining advanced theatrical elements, whimsical costume design, and world-class performers, the performance will leave the audience mesmerised.
The performance features the 2018 Olympic champion, the 2019 World champion, the 2018 European champion, the 2017–18 Grand Prix Final champion, and the 2018 Russian national champion, Alina Ilnazovna Zagitova and other award-winning athletes.
Date: Friday, 6 January, and Saturday, 7 January 2023
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Coca-Cola Arena
Tickets begin from AED 156. For more information and to officially book tickets, you can visit the website below.
A Thousand Tales Ballet in Dubai
Watch as your favourite characters from fairytales transport you to a world of magic and mystery with this ballet performance. Bringing to life some classics like "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," "Snow White," "Aladdin," "Puss in Boots," "D'Artagnan,", the performance will feature principal dancers from some of Europe’s most exquisite theatres guided by world-renowned dancer, choreographer, and artistic director Francesco Ventriglia.
Date: Friday, 6 January, and Saturday, 7 January 2023
Time: 8 pm
Location: Dubai Opera
Contact: +97144408888
Age Limit: No children under the age of 2 will be permitted at the premises. Ages 16 and below must be accompanied by an adult.
Tickets begin from AED 430. For more information and to officially book tickets, visit the website below.
Prateek Kuhad – The Way That Lovers Do
Take a peek into former US President Barack Obama’s list of favourite music of 2019 with this concert. Featured on the aforementioned list and dubbed by Rolling Stone as "One of India’s leading singer-songwriters", Prateek Kuhad, an independent singer-songwriter, brings to the audience in Dubai a taste of his talent with his latest 11- track studio album’ The Way That Lovers Do’.
Date: Saturday, 14 January 2023
Time: 9:30 PM
Location: Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Stadium, Aviation College, Dubai
Age Limit: Ages 13 and above
Tickets begin from AED 125. For more information and to officially book tickets, you can visit the website below.
Ashanti + Friends
American Singer, actress and songwriter the Grammy Award-winning talent, makes her way to the stage in Dubai to wow the audience with some of her biggest hits. Book your tickets now to take a trip down memory late and witness some classics from the early 2000s such as What's Luv", "Always on Time", "Foolish", and many more.
Date: Saturday, 21 January 2023
Time: 9 PM
Location: Coca-Cola Arena
Tickets begin from AED 175. For more information and to officially book tickets, you can visit the websites below.
Cirque Du Soleil - OVO
View the world of movement in a new light inspired by insects. Bring along your family or perhaps enjoy the show alone; the performance by Cirque Du Soleil will leave you with a light heart and a hearty smile on your face. In a praiseworthy combination of dance, acrobatics, music and theatre, OVO is a scintillating performance for children and adults of all ages.
Date: Thursday, 12 January - Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Time: Differs based on dates
Location: Coca-Cola Arena
Age Limit: Ages 16 and below must be accompanied by an adult
Tickets begin from AED 191. For more information and to officially book tickets, you can visit the websites below.
Desert Vipers vs Sharjah Warriors - DP World International League T20 2023
This is for the cricket fans out in the Emirate. Featuring the first year of the five-year title sponsorship between International League T20 and DP World, attend this season's matches. The tournament will feature revered international players, including but not limited to Moeen Ali, Wanindu Hasaranga, Alex Hales, James Vince, Sunil Narine and more.
Date: Sunday, 15 January 2023
Time: 6 PM
Location: Dubai International Stadium
Tickets begin from AED 10. For more information and to officially book tickets, you can visit the websites below.
Arijit Singh Live in Dubai
For all admirers of Bollywood music, Dubai brings to the table six-times Filmfare award winner and global sensation Arijith Singh, the king of singing in Bollywood. From songs like "Kesariya" to "Tum hi ho" and the "Ae Dil Hai MUskil Title Track," Arijit Singh stars on some of India's favourite tracks. If you’re a fan of Bollywood music or just tunes that transport you to another universe, you won’t want to miss this.
Date: Friday, 20 January 2023
Time: 8:30 PM
Location: Coca-Cola Arena
Age Limit: Ages 16 and below must be accompanied by an adult
Tickets begin from AED 95. For more information and to officially book tickets, you can visit the website below.
Hans Zimmer Live in Dubai
If you’re familiar with the world of music, you know who Hans Zimmer is, and if you’re not, you’ve definitely heard music composed by him. Producer, composer, and one of Hollywood's most brilliant musical talents, the German-born composer's reputation precedes him. With two Oscars to his name and over 280 nominations for awards, it’s no surprise that Hans Zimmer has been a part of and led multiple musical projects such as the "Dune Soundtrack", the "Crown Soundtracks", "The Lion King", "Divergent", "Pirates of the Caribbean" and the list goes on. This January, you get the chance to listen to this musical talent live.
Date: Friday, 27 January 2023
Time: 9:00 PM
Duration: 2.5 hours
Location: Coca-Cola Arena
Tickets begin from AED 245. For more information and to officially book tickets, you can visit the websites below.
Events and Pop-ups
Bongo’s Bingo 2023 - The 90's Tour in Dubai
With the tickets selling out at the speed of lightning, run, don’t walk to get your hands on them. The most popular bingo rave in Dubai, the show has been voted the Original Night out in Dubai by TimeOut Dubai and won the Best Dubai Show by WhatsOn Dubai.
This time attendees get to jam to the 90’s tunes and attend their nostalgic special show that’s been sold out across 33 UK Locations!
Date: Saturday, 28 January 2023
Time: 8 PM - 1 AM
Location: Zero Gravity Dubai - King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Street - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Contact: +97143990009
Age Limit: Ages 21 and above only
Tickets begin from AED 150. For more information and to officially book tickets, you can visit the websites below.
Quoz Arts Fest in Dubai
Middle East’s biggest arts and cultural festival by Al Serkal Avenue, first launched in 2012, comes back to UAE once again this January. Featuring Bu Kolthoum, a Syrian rapper, producer and film director and Saint Levant, Palestinian/French/Algerian/Serbian artist as headliners, the festival has lots more to offer from arts, music, workshops and more.
Date: Saturday 28 - Sunday 29 January 2023
Time: 10 AM - 11 PM
Location: Al Serkal Avenue, Al Quoz 1, Dubai
Tickets begin from AED 50. For more information and to officially book tickets, you can visit the websites below.
Vibes By The Bay at Dubai Festival City Mall
Did someone say Instagrammable? Cause we sure heard it! Bringing food trucks, snazzy experiences, and eccentric marketplaces to the heart of a mall, Dubai Festival City Mall brings you a whimsical location indeed this season.
From local homegrown brands here in the United Arab Emirates, arts and crafts, stall games and activities for the little ones, the pop-up indeed brings Vibes to the Bay. Catch some of your favourite snacks such as crispy spiral potatoes, creamy pasta, flavourful stir-fry, juicy sliders, refreshing mojitos, warm coffees and more.
What’s more is that aside from the things that you can buy, you can make new pals too, animals in specific. Featuring a pop-up of the UAE’s first petting zoo, UAE PYGMY ZOO,
Duration: 5 October 2022 - 31 May 2023
Contact: 800332
Timings: Mon - Thu: 10:00 am to 11:00 pm and Fri - Sun: 10:00 am to 01:00 am
Location: Waterfront Dubai Festival City Mall
Entry Fee: Free
Petting Zoo Pop-Up at Dubai Festival City Mall
What’s more, is that aside from the things that you can buy, you can make new pals too this year, animals in specific. Featuring a pop-up of the UAE’s first petting zoo, UAE PYGMY ZOO, Dubai Festival City Mall gives animal lovers a chance to get up close and personal with the animals or step outside their comfort zone and take the first few baby steps to make your new best friend.
Duration: 5 October 2022 - 31 May 2023
Contact: 800332
Timings: Mon - Thu: 10:00 am to 11:00 pm and Fri - Sun: 10:00 am to 01:00 am
Location: Vibes by the Bay, Waterfront Dubai Festival City Mall
Entry Fee: AED 35
Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF)
Kicking it off with the fan favourite, who doesn’t love a sweet deal? The Dubai Shopping Festival is being held all around Dubai and features discounts as high at 90% at your favourite stores. It’s time to stock up on your favourites for this season and the rest of the year because the festival soon comes to an end on the 29th of January.
Location: Across malls and stores in Dubai
Dates: 15 December - 29 January.
Meet Santa and his elves at Hamleys, Dubai Mall and Mall Of the Emirates.
While the Christmas season is long gone, its festive gifts are those that keep on giving. Santa doesn’t need to be at the north pole just yet and is in town for another week, and you can find him at Dubai Mall and Mall of the Emirates. Drop by the Hamley’s store to click some snazzy pictures or simply say hello and have a chat. If you’re lucky, you might even get to help him, and his elves decorate cookies and perhaps have one yourself!
Come quick; he won’t be here too long!
Location: Dubai Mall, Hamleys Store, Second Floor
Contact: +971 4 339 8889
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