If you're hunting for things to do in Dubai this weekend, you've landed on the last big one of the summer. These three days are really packed: Emirati Women's Day is celebrated on Friday, Dubai Summer Surprises comes to an end on Sunday evening, and the heat level stays at around 35°C even in the evening, which means most of the fun stuff will either happen inside or during those precious hours after 5 PM.
So here is a brief description of what you should do over these three days: Friday is devoted to Emirati Women's Day discounts for food and beauty services, Saturday is the day of Miami Show at Coca-Cola Arena, and Sunday morning is for Ladies Run at Ferrari World before the dishes for Dhs10 become unavailable.
Flovia's Saturday Floral Workshop
Flovia's flower boutique runs one of the more relaxing Saturday plans in the city. A hands-on floral arrangement session where you leave with your own bouquet rather than someone else's Instagram-worthy one. Sessions typically run from 1 pm to 3 pm and cost Dhs 250, covering all materials, a working florist as your instructor, and seasonal blooms rather than the imported roses you'll find at a supermarket kiosk. It's a small-group setup, so book ahead rather than turning up on spec. If you want to stretch the afternoon, Homebrew Coffee's Satwa location, the 90s-nostalgia café from coding YouTuber Ania Kubow, is a short drive away and worth the detour for a flat white before or after.
What: Hands-on floral arrangement workshop
Where: Flovia, Al Marabea'st, Al Quoz, Dubai
When: Saturday, 1 pm–3 pm
Price: Dhs250, materials included
Dhs10 Dishes: Last Chance Before DSS Ends
This is your final weekend to eat the Dhs10 Dish deal, and I'd treat that as a proper deadline rather than a suggestion. The campaign, run by Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment as part of Dubai Summer Surprises, wraps up on Sunday, August 30, after two months and more than 170 restaurants across over 700 outlets slinging everything from poke bowls to gelato for a flat ten dirhams. No booking, no voucher, no app download required at the till: you walk in and ask for the Dhs10 dish. The full, searchable list lives on the District by Zomato app and mydss.ae, and it'll tell you the nearest participating outlet to wherever you're standing. My move for this last weekend: hit Mall of the Emirates, where seven different Dhs10 items are still live, from a Baskin Robbins scoop to a Costa Coffee americano-and-croissant combo; you can do a full crawl for around Dhs60.
What: Dhs10 signature dishes at 170+ restaurants
Where: Citywide - malls, food halls and neighbourhood spots
When: Ends Sunday, August 30, 2026 (final day)
Price: Dhs10 per dish, no minimum spend
Ladies Run at Ferrari World
Skip the outdoor 6 am run this week and drive to Yas Island instead. Ferrari World's third annual Ladies Run happens entirely under the Red Roof, air-conditioned start to finish, timed deliberately two days after Emirati Women's Day. Check-in opens at 6 am on Sunday, with the 10km wave off at 7 am, 5km at 7.03 am and the 2.5km beginner route at 7.08 am. The course loops out of Ferrari World, through Yas Mall and back via the Italian Village, one of the more scenic indoor routes in the country, roller coasters included. Every finisher gets a Ladies Run medal; those who collect race packs in time also get an event shirt while stock lasts, and there are podium medals for the top three in each age group and distance.
What: Women-only indoor run, 2.5km / 5km / 10km
Where: Ferrari World Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
When: Sunday, August 30
Price: Entry fee applies; includes medal, event shirt
Free Wellness Class at Veo Fitness
Veo Fitness has spread four complimentary yoga sessions for women across its Dubai clubs this weekend, timed to Emirati Women's Day, and two of them land squarely inside our Aug 28–30 window. Veo Arabian Ranches 2 hosts a Hatha Yoga class on Friday at 5.30 pm, Veo Meadows runs a Flow Yoga session on Saturday from 5 pm, and Veo Hayya Lakes closes things out with Hatha Yoga on Sunday at 9.30 am. All are open to any woman, not just members, though prior booking is required since spots are limited. If you're not fussed about yoga specifically, DSS is also running a citywide Veo Social Pass for Dhs200, which unlocks padel, swimming and group classes across locations through the rest of summer.
What: Complimentary women's yoga classes
Where: Veo Arabian Ranches 2, Veo Meadows, Veo Hayya Lakes
When: Fri 5.30 pm (Ranches 2) / Sat 5 pm (Meadows) / Sun 9.30 am (Hayya Lakes)
Price: Free, open to all women
Emirati Women's Day Beauty Event at Quantum
For a beauty pit stop that isn't just another spa afternoon tea, Quantum Aesthetic Clinic on Jumeirah Road is worth the appointment. It's the region's first clinic built around AI-assisted skin analysis paired with holistic wellness protocols, and the flagship's private treatment suites mean you're not sharing a waiting room with six other people mid-facial. The clinic runs on personalised consultations rather than walk-in treatments, so this is one to call ahead for; ask specifically about their skin-mapping consultation, which is the closest thing here to a genuine diagnostic rather than a guess-and-sell.
What: AI-powered skin analysis and personalised aesthetic consultation
Where: Quantum Aesthetic Clinic, Jumeirah Road, Dubai
When: By appointment, Fri–Sun
Price: Consultation-based; ask for current package pricing when booking
Miami Show at Coca-Cola Arena: Your Saturday-Night Pick
If you want one ticketed thing to anchor the whole weekend, make it this. Miami Band, the Kuwaiti group that's been packing out Gulf stages since 1991, brings its Miami Show to Coca-Cola Arena on Saturday night, built specifically around the relationship between the band and an audience that's followed them for three decades. Doors and start time vary slightly by source, so double-check your actual ticket confirmation before you leave the house. Tickets start from Dhs195 on Platinumlist, running up through several tiers to Royal seating. Dress for a few hours on your feet; this is a sing-along night, not a sit-quietly one.
What: Miami Band live concert, Gulf classics
Where: Coca-Cola Arena, City Walk, Dubai
When: Saturday, August 29
Price: From Dhs195 up to Royal tier
Two Days of Creating, Together
The standout Emirati Women's Day programme this year isn't in Dubai at all; it's an hour up the highway at Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, and it's worth the drive. Episodes is running three full days of complimentary workshops built around two Emirati maisons. Friday, August 28 belongs to Hind Al Oud's Karat Oud Workshop, where you'll learn fragrance layering, work through the different grades of oud, and decorate your own oud chips in gold leaf and paint across three sessions. Then Reine de Roses takes over for Saturday and Sunday with an elegant floral arrangement session from 3 pm to 4 pm each day, designed as a slow, social craft hour rather than a rushed class, with premium blooms to take home. Everything is free, but registration is required, and capacity is limited, so book before you drive out.
What: Complimentary oud and floral arrangement workshops
Where: Episodes, Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi
When: Fri Aug 28, Sat–Sun Aug 29–30
Price: Complimentary, registration required
That's the weekend. If you only manage three of the seven, make it the Dhs10 dishes, the Ladies Run or Veo yoga, and Miami Show on Saturday night to close things out properly.
