Billed as the UAE's first large-scale indoor inflatable park, Air Maniax sits in the Al Quoz industrial district of Dubai, behind Dynatrade on 16 Street. The Al Quoz site is the brand's flagship, an indoor multi-activity hub spread across more than 2,000 square metres and built around a large inflatable arena. The concept grew out of a stated aim to tackle inactivity and combine fun with exercise, creating a home-grown alternative to international franchises with around fifteen indoor activiti.....

Anchored by three luxury hotels and a permanent water theatre, Al Habtoor City is a large mixed-use development on Sheikh Zayed Road in the Business Bay area of Dubai, beside the Dubai Water Canal. Commissioned by the Al Habtoor Group in 2012, the complex combines hospitality, residences and leisure across a single canal-side site of more than 360,000 square metres. Its hospitality collection comprises three hotels, including the Al Habtoor Palace, the V Hotel Dubai and a Hilton property, toge.....

BlackOut brings its realistic-horror escape rooms to the Al Quoz district of Dubai, occupying a unit on Al Meydan Road in one of the city's warehouse-and-studio quarters. As at its Abu Dhabi sister venue, the concept centres on themed, locked rooms where small teams hunt for clues and solve linked challenges against the clock. The branch specialises in the scarier end of the genre, using detailed sets, darkness, sound design and, in some games, live actors to unsettle players. Several rooms r.....

Developed by Meraas and opened in phases from 2014, this open-air lifestyle district in the Al Wasl area of Dubai stretches along a pedestrianised boulevard flanked by low-rise buildings housing international fashion brands, restaurants, galleries, and entertainment venues. Unlike the enclosed mega-malls that dominate Dubai's retail landscape, City Walk was conceived as a European-style streetscape designed for walking, with mature trees, public art installations, and outdoor cafe terraces linin.....

In the Nad Al Sheba district of inland Dubai about 10 kilometres south-east of the central downtown business district, Deep Dive Dubai is the deepest swimming pool in the world and one of the most technically extraordinary recreational diving facilities ever built. The 60-metre-deep purpose-built pool opened on 27 July 2021 at the NAS Sports Complex, surpassing the previous record-holding Y-40 Deep Joy pool in Padua, Italy (42 metres) by some 18 metres and establishing Dubai as the principal glo.....

An indoor play centre in the Al Quoz district of Dubai, Koala Kids is a bright and lively world of soft play, trampolines and games for young children. It offers a safe and active escape from the heat of the city. The centre lies in a mixed district of the city, set up to give the young a place to climb, jump and play whatever the weather outside. Its indoor setting suits the warm climate. A large soft play area, with slides, climbing frames and tunnels, lets children clamber and explore in sa.....

In a purpose-built circular aqua-theatre at the heart of the Al Habtoor City mixed-use development on Sheikh Zayed Road in central Dubai, La Perle by Dragone is the first permanent resident water-based theatrical production in the broader Middle East region and one of the most ambitious permanent resident productions ever staged outside Las Vegas. The 1,300-seat theatre opened on 1 September 2017 with the production's premiere performance, with the show continuing in resident operation in the sa.....

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.....

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.....

On Sheikh Zayed Road towards the Al Quoz end of the city, Oasis Mall is a mid-sized shopping centre offering retail, dining and services along Dubai's main arterial highway. It sits within easy reach of the larger malls of the area. The mall serves the surrounding residential and commercial districts as a more compact, everyday alternative to the city's mega-malls. Its scale makes for a quick, convenient visit rather than a full day out. Its line-up covers fashion, homeware and lifestyle store.....