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Dubai Butterfly Garden

Adjacent to the Dubai Miracle Garden in the Al Barsha South 3 area of inland Dubai about 30 minutes south-east of central downtown, Dubai Butterfly Garden is the largest indoor butterfly garden in the world by total covered area. The 7,000-square-metre indoor garden opened in March 2015 immediately adjacent to the existing Dubai Miracle Garden, occupying a dramatic complex of ten interconnected climate-controlled domes that together house the largest single population of living butterflies of an.....

Dubai Heights Academy

A British-curriculum school whose auditorium and halls double as an events venue, Dubai Heights Academy sits in the Al Barsha South area of the city. Established in 2017, the academy follows the English national curriculum and serves pupils from the early years through to secondary level. Its campus was built with spacious classrooms, meeting and conference rooms, halls and a well-equipped auditorium fitted with modern stage and audiovisual technology. Beyond the school day, these facilities .....

Dubai Miracle Garden

In the Al Barsha South 3 area of inland Dubai about 30 minutes south-east of the central downtown business district, Dubai Miracle Garden is the largest outdoor flower garden in the world and one of the most heavily visited seasonal attractions in the broader United Arab Emirates. The 72,000-square-metre garden first opened on Valentine's Day 2013 and has operated each year as a seasonal attraction during the cooler November-through-May season, with the entire garden substantially redesigned and.....

Kids HQ

Spread across some 9,000 square feet in Al Barsha, Kids HQ is an indoor edutainment and soft-play centre on Umm Suqeim Road, aimed at younger children and families. It sits on the service road beside a furniture store, a short drive from the main highway. The centre is built around a large multi-level soft-play structure, with slides, climbing obstacles, crawl tunnels, a ball pit and trampolines making up the core of the play area. The layout is designed to let children burn energy in a safe, s.....

Live@Play by Hive, Al Quoz

Housed in a warehouse in the Al Quoz industrial district, Live@Play by Hive is a performing-arts and events space in Al Quoz Industrial Area 2, Dubai. It is run by The Hive, a Dubai performing-arts school, as a venue for live shows. The space occupies a converted warehouse unit, in keeping with the creative venues that have grown up across the Al Quoz industrial area. Its raw, flexible interior suits an intimate, informal style of performance. As a black-box-style room, it hosts a varied progr.....

Loco Bear - The Ultimate Entertainment Hub

In a substantial converted warehouse facility in the Al Quoz Industrial Area 2 district of inland Dubai about 20 minutes south-east of central downtown, Loco Bear is the largest dedicated family-entertainment hub in the broader Dubai region and one of the most heavily attended indoor entertainment venues for the broader Dubai expatriate family market. The 80,000-square-foot complex opened in December 2022, occupying a substantial dedicated converted industrial space and providing a substantial i.....

Mall of the Emirates

Mall of the Emirates opened in November 2005 along Sheikh Zayed Road in the Al Barsha district of Dubai, instantly redefining what a regional shopping destination could be by integrating an indoor ski slope, luxury cinemas, a community theatre and over 630 retail outlets under a single roof. Developed by Majid Al Futtaim, the complex covers approximately 223,000 square metres of leasable area and remains one of the largest shopping centres in the Middle East. Ski Dubai sits at its heart, a 22,50.....

Pac-Man Live Experience Dubai

Pac-Man Live Experience Dubai opened in late 2024 inside a purpose-built venue along 6A Street in the Al Quoz district, becoming the first permanent immersive attraction worldwide based on the iconic 1980 Bandai Namco arcade game. Developed jointly by Toda Group and Bandai Namco Amusement, the 1,500 square metre venue combines large-scale projection mapping, augmented reality wearables and physical mazes to recreate the original Pac-Man maze at human scale. Visitors begin with a multiplayer int.....

Playhouse Studio Theatre, Mall of the Emirates

A studio theatre within the arts centre at the Mall of the Emirates, the Playhouse is a small performance venue on the upper level of the landmark Dubai shopping mall in Al Barsha. It forms part of the community arts complex housed there. The Mall of the Emirates, best known for its indoor ski slope, also hosts a dedicated arts centre with theatre and studio spaces used for performance and learning. The Playhouse is one of these performance rooms. As an intimate studio theatre, it is suited to.....

Quiz Room

Modelled on a television game show, Quiz Room Dubai is an immersive live trivia experience in the Goshi warehouses of the Al Quoz district. It brings to the city a format that began in Milan and has since spread to dozens of sites worldwide. The concept puts groups onto a staged set complete with podiums, buzzers, lighting, smoke and sound effects, recreating the feel of a real game show. A host-led atmosphere drives the competition along. Players compete in teams through fast-paced rounds tha.....