what’s on in the UAE
Abu Dhabi Lantern and Moon Festival The four-day festival kicks of with Lantern Tuesday at Hoi An, Shangri-La Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri. Shang Palace joins the festivities on Wednesday with Moonlight Wednesday, featuring a street food menu, special performances, lantern-making workshops, lighting of lanterns, and an abundance of moon cakes. Celebrations will be in full swing on Thursday and Friday. Call 02-5098555 Giant Pizza Challenge Are you in the mood to gorge on pizza for free? If yes, take the challenge at the Italian Azur Restaurant by ordering 50 centimeter pizza, garnished with toppings of your choice; and if you finish it within 15 minutes, its free. Regular price of the pizza is Dh131 net with soft beverages. Until October 31. Call 02-5080555 #UnlockTheHouse
DJ Ahmet Kilic unravels the sounds of the underground at this gig. Opening set by Ronin. At Mad on Yas Island. Free bar for the ladies. Doors open at 11pm. Call 055-8346262 Temptation Tuesdays Saif and Sound, alongside DJ Keith Dobbs, will be bringing back the oldies, with waterfront views at Glo, Rosewood Abu Dhabi, Al Maryah Island. Free beverages for ladies along with mixed beverage making session and food stations. Guestlist only. Call 02-8135550 Dubai Free Coffee McDonald’s UAE is offering customers a caffeine boost with free coffee for this week in celebration of International Coffee Day on October 1. Consumers across the UAE can walk into the fast food chains restaurants (excluding airport and Kidzania branches) between 6-10am to avail a freshly roasted and brewed cup of coffee made from Arabica beans. Offer is until Friday. Unforgettable Ladies Night DJ Dane Bowers, the English songwriter, spins the turntables at Atelier M, Pier 7. Three free beverages for women, 8-11pm. Call 04-4507766. + atelierm.ae She Is - Ladies Night
Classic Monte Carlo glamour with high-energy music by the resident DJs. Free pink beverages and pink macaroons for ladies, to raise awareness of breast cancer, from 8-11.30pm and a set menu for Dh199. At Sass Cafe Dubai, Al Fattan Currency House, Tower 2, DIFC. Call 04-3527722 Caramel Ladies Night Free beverages for women from 6pm, resident DJ Kaysen plays the best in house and old school. Gather the girls for a night out. Extended happy hours, Sunday to Thursday from 4pm to midnight, with select beverages for Dh19. At Caramel, DIFC Precinct Building 3. Call 04-4256677 Pout ladies night
The theme of the night revolves around puckered lips. The best pout of the night taken by the cameraman will get pampered. Girls will be provided with a makeup room; guys, the hostesses will give you a chance to win. At Societe Dubai, Marina Byblos Hotel, Dubai Marina. Doors open at 10pm. Ladies get unlimited beverages untill 1am. Entry is free. Call 050-6993191. + societe.ae She3
Three free beverages and 50 per cent off food for the ladies, as
well as a chance to win prizes for the best dressed. At Qwerty, Media One Hotel. Every Tuesday, 6-10pm. Call 04-3353356 Gents Night
An evening of beverages, bites and banter for gents at Grapeskin. Between 8–11pm, guests will be offered two beverages, as well as a charcuterie platter free,;beverages thereafter will be charged at Dh25. At La Ville Hotel & Suites, City Walk Dubai. Call 054-3095948 Girls Just Want To Have Fun Ladies night at Lucky Voice, from 8pm-1am, free-flowing unlimited beverages for women. In addition, ladies can redeem 20 per cent discount off the dining menu and free private karaoke pod taster sessions. Music by DJ Scott Forshaw. Call 800-58259 Free Heart Health Testing for Women Free health awareness campaign for women on heart health and an awareness drive on cardiovascular disease for prevention and early detection, at City Centre Al Shindagha. From 12-10pm, until tomorrow.
—Compiled by Wilbur Pereira