Active Afternoons: Stop Motion Animation

Participants in this popular form of animation where objects are positioned and photographed on a frame-by-frame basis in order to create the appearance of movement, will learn to produce their own stop motion animation, including developing a concept, storyboarding a script, constructing a set, all before animating and editing their work, with instructor Lina Younes. At Warehouse421, Mina Zayed district. For ages 13+, 3-6pm, admission Dh50, register at the website. Also, tomorrow creative mornings for children at 10am, where children will explore movement and colorful patterns inspired by Chinese culture, ages 5-12, Dh125 and a DJ workshop at 7pm with DJ Neo, ages 16+, Dh50. + warehouse421.ae/en/ summer-camp

Liwa Date Festival

A celebration of the desert fruit and the palm tree that has played a big role in catering to the nutritional and daily life needs of the human communities in the desert. The festival aims to promote the cultivation of the best and finest varieties of dates, and includes competitions, auctions, lectures on raising awareness on the importance of the palm tree, workshops for children, poetry evenings, games and more. At Liwa Oasis, The Empty Quarter, daily 4-10pm, until Saturday. + liwadatesfestival.ae