What's on in the UAE in November 2026

ADIPEC runs 2 to 5 November at ADNEC in Abu Dhabi, and Dubai Design Week follows on 3 to 8 November at the Dubai Design District. Benjamin Clementine opens the month at Dubai Opera on 1 November, from AED 500.

Jony plays Coca-Cola Arena on Wednesday 4 November, from AED 295. The Sharjah International Book Fair opens the same day and runs to 15 November.

Comedy has a strong first weekend at Etihad Arena: Mo Amer on 6 November and Maz Jobrani on 7 November, both listed without a published price when we checked. On the 7th, Dubai Opera hosts Ministry of Sound Classical.

The DP World Tour Championship, the season finale of the European tour, is on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates from 12 to 15 November. See our guide to the tournament.

Hans Zimmer Live is listed at Etihad Arena on Friday 13 November, and BREDx Abu Dhabi runs 13 to 14 November at Etihad Live with Central Cee and Bryson Tiller on the Saturday.

Art week follows: NOMAD Abu Dhabi runs 18 to 22 November and Frieze Abu Dhabi, making its debut, 19 to 22 November. Our Frieze and NOMAD guide covers how to plan the days. American Ballet Theatre dances at Emirates Palace on 20 November according to The National, from AED 125; the Abu Dhabi Festival listing gives 21 November, so check your ticket.

SailGP races at Port Rashid on 21 and 22 November, the ILT20 cricket league starts on 22 November, and Trevor Noah plays Dubai Opera on 25, 26, 28 and 29 November, from AED 295.

Friday 27 November is the heaviest night. Tarkan is at Etihad Arena from AED 295, Atif Aslam is at Coca-Cola Arena from AED 350 and Hiba Tawaji and Ibrahim Maalouf are at Dubai Opera from AED 355. The Emirates Dubai 7s begin the same day.

On Saturday 28 November the Wasla Festival fills Jubilee Park at Expo City Dubai, Ramy Sabry plays Etihad Arena and the SailGP Grand Final takes place at Abu Dhabi's Emirates Palace on 28 and 29 November.

Global Village and Sheikh Zayed Festival are both open throughout. The Dubai Fitness Challenge, which is free, runs 31 October to 29 November, and the Dubai Racing Carnival opens at Meydan on 6 November.

Exhibitions at Louvre Abu Dhabi change in the middle of the month: Art Here 2026 opens on 11 November and Living Legacies on 23 November.