RIAHIYAT with Lamia Riahi – An Immersive Ladies’ Tarab Night in Abu Dhabi
Date: 28/08/2026
Venue: Cultural Foundation
RIAHIYAT with Lamia Riahi – An Immersive Ladies’ Tarab Night RIAHIYAT: AN IMMERSIVE LADIES’ TARAB NIGHT A Special Emirati Women’s Day Edition This Emirati Women’s Day, gather your friends and join us for a joyful evening celebrating women, music, and unforgettable shared moments. For one unforgettable night, voices rise together in a participatory experience designed to be sung, felt, and remembered. Led by acclaimed Tunisian artist Lamia Riahi, Riahiyat returns in a special edition inspired ...
Mid-Autumn Festival - A Moonment to Remember Meet Peking Opera in the UAE in Abu Dhabi
Date: 17/09/2026
Venue: Cultural Foundation
- Experience the artistry of the China National Peking Opera Company, one of China's most prestigious national performing arts institutions, whose history dates back over 80 years. Renowned for preserving and advancing the rich traditions of Peking Opera, the company presents a unique blend of masterful singing, expressive movement, elaborate costumes, and captivating storytelling. Through acclaimed classic and contemporary productions, the company continues to share the beauty of Chinese cult...
Emerald Isle to Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi
Date: 19/09/2026
Venue: Cultural Foundation
Emerald Isle to Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi Fresh from its World Premiere, where Dance of the Emerald Isle received a 5 Star review, this world’s first in Irish music, song and dance comes to Abu Dhabi for the first time. Dance of the Emerald Isle is a breath taking live show that transports audiences on a magical journey through the heart and soul of Ireland. Created by the visionary producer Chris Hannon, former Lord of the Dance Star and creator of the global sensation Murphy's Celtic Le...
Barcelona Flamenco Ballet – Romeo in Abu Dhabi
Date: 26/09/2026
Venue: Cultural Foundation
- A powerful flamenco interpretation of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy. This new production blends contemporary flamenco with dramatic storytelling, bringing the tale of two young lovers to life through intense rhythm, expressive movement, and emotional depth. The choreography moves from explosive ensemble scenes to intimate, delicate moments — capturing love, conflict, and fate in a visually striking way. A vibrant, modern, and deeply moving retelling of the world’s most iconic love story — ...
The Way Back Home - Live on Stage! in Abu Dhabi
Date: 23/10/2026
Venue: Cultural Foundation
. Oliver Jeffers, award-winning author of How to Catch a Star and Lost and Found, returns with an intergalactic tale about a little boy with a big sense of adventure. One day, a boy discovers a plane in his cupboard. He flies it higher and higher until he runs out of petrol and lands on the moon. Alone, frightened, and unsure what to do, he suddenly encounters a passing Alien who has also crash-landed! Who is this strange alien? Can they become friends? And how will they find their way back ho...
The Tiger Who Came To Tea at Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi
Date: 06/11/2026
Venue: Cultural Foundation
The Tiger Who Came To Tea at Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi Art For All celebrates 20 years of touring The Tiger Who Came To Tea - our first show, with special anniversary rates! A musical play adapted and directed by DAVID WOOD Based on the book by JUDITH KERR. Direct from the West End, the Olivier Award nominated smash hit show, The Tiger Who Came to Tea returns on tour. The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don’...
American Ballet Theatre at Abu Dhabi Festival 2026
Date: 20/11/2026
Venue: Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental
- This dazzling company of dancers presents a programme that brings together the work of three different choreographers. Skilfully contrasted in style, it showcases every element of the dancers’ abilities. The offbeat energy and playfulness of Twyla Tharp’s Sextet is followed by the gravely transcendental, intellectual questing of Ratmansky’s Serenade after Plato’s Symposium and concludes with Balanchine’s grand classicism in his Theme and Variations, set to Tchaikovsky’s glorious music. Initi...
Algarabía at Abu Dhabi Festival 2026
Date: 26/11/2026
Venue: Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental
- The University of Navarra Symphony Orchestra come together with dancers and actors in a unique fusion of disciplines. The result is a groundbreaking meeting of flamenco and Arab poetic traditions. An Arab girl embarks on a journey of discovery, studying the ancient botanical theory of flowers. Her intellectual approach contrasts with the instinctive love of a Spanish florist for the flowers themselves, their scents and colours. Poetry, Spanish and Arab dance and flamenco rhythms all come tog...
Verdi’s Opera Gala at Abu Dhabi Festival 2026
Date: 29/11/2026
Venue: Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental
- In honour of the 125th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi’s passing, this magnificent Opera Gala brings together the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra under the masterful direction of Giacomo Sagripanti, with celebrated soprano Maria Agresta and distinguished tenor Giorgio Berrugi. The programme journeys through Verdi’s most iconic works, from the grandeur of Nabucco and I Vespri Siciliani to the passion of Otello and La Traviata. Intertwining powerful overtures, arias and duets, the concert pays trib...