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BUSINESS
The 15th International Neonatology Conference (INC2026) W Abu Dhabi Yas Island, Abu Dhabi City
04 – 06 SEPTEMBER 2026
Abu Dhabi International Hunting & Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX)
Abu Dhabi Annual Anesthesia Congress 2026 Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi City
ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
11 – 13 SEPTEMBER 2026
UNTIL 06 SEPTEMBER 2026
GCC Exhibition for Training & Education – Abu Dhabi Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi City
Congress of Arabic & Creative Industries Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi City
14 – 16 SEPTEMBER 2026
20 SEPTEMBER 2026 visitabudhabi.ae
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The 5th Emirates Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant and Gene Therapy Congress (EPBMT) 2026
The 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice
Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche, Abu Dhabi City
ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
26 – 27 SEPTEMBER 2026
26 SEPTEMBER – 01 OCTOBER 2026
LIVEX Exhibition ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
29 SEPTEMBER – 01 OCTOBER 2026 MUSEUMS
ZAYED NATIONAL MUSEUM
From Fibre to Voyage
Archaeology: Traces of the Past Tour Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi City
Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi City
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Ancient Impressions
The Memory Cup
Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi City
Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi City
WEEKLY
Tour: A Walk Through Our History
WEEKLY
Tour: A Walk Through Our History - Emirati Sign Language
Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi City
Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi City
WEEKLY
WEEKLY
Tour: A Walk Among Our Wings
Workshop: Treasures of the Sand
Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi City
Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi City
WEEKLY
03 SEPTEMBER – 31 OCTOBER 2026 visitabudhabi.ae
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Quiet Morning
SEPTEMBER 2026
Tour: UAE History Tour led by a Senior Emirati
Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi City
Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi City
06 SEPTEMBER 2026
Al Dhuha Hour Programme: Mixed Media Collage Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi City
09 SEPTEMBER 2026
Beyond Sight Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi City
14 SEPTEMBER 2026
19 SEPTEMBER 2026
Sensory Journeys Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi City
27 SEPTEMBER 2026 visitabudhabi.ae
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NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM ABU DHABI
Movement Through Water – Mini Tour Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
EVERY WEEKEND IN SEPTEMBER 2026
Ocean Layers
Architecture and Design - Mini Tour Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
EVERY WEEKEND IN SEPTEMBER 2026
Needle Felting Workshop
Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
EVERY WEEKEND IN SEPTEMBER 2026
Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
EVERY WEEKEND IN SEPTEMBER 2026
Mindful Museum Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER 2026 visitabudhabi.ae
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SEPTEMBER 2026 LOUVRE ABU DHABI
Guided Tours
Storytelling Tours
Louvre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
Drawing at the Museum
Louvre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
DAILY
Louvre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
DAILY
Book an Easel
WEDNESDAYS
After School Activities
Louvre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
Louvre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
SUNDAYS
Family Weekends
MONDAY – THURSDAY
Art in Scents
Louvre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
Louvre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS
THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS visitabudhabi.ae
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TEAMLAB PHENOMENA ABU DHABI
teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi Exhibitions teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
ONGOING
AL AIN MUSEUM
Harat Al Hosn Temporary Exhibition
Family Friday
Al Ain Museum, Al Ain Region
Al Ain Museum, Al Ain Region
ONGOING
EVERY FRIDAY
Conservation in Action Al Ain Museum, Al Ain Region
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Museum Talks - Lecture Series
Bedazzle your Burqaa
Al Ain Museum, Al Ain Region
Al Ain Museum, Al Ain Region
03 & 11 SEPTEMBER 2026
Bedazzle your Brush
04 SEPTEMBER 2026
Bedazzle Your Medkhan & Money Bank
Al Ain Museum, Al Ain Region
Al Ain Museum, Al Ain Region
11 & 18 SEPTEMBER 2026
25 – 26 SEPTEMBER 2026
SUMMER CAMPS
Kids Palace Summer Camp Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
UNTIL 04 SEPTEMBER 2026 visitabudhabi.ae
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SEPTEMBER 2026 FAMILY & LIFESTYLE
Middle East Film & Comic Con 2026
Paw Patrol Live! “Heroes Unite” Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi City
ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
11 – 13 SEPTEMBER 2026
11 – 13 SEPTEMBER 2026
Al Ain Bubble Planet Al Ain Square, Al Ain Region
UNTIL 07 NOVEMBER 2026
VISUAL ARTS
The Archive Majlis in collaboration with Khalifa’s Archive Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi City
Human in the Loop by Dr. Ahmad AlAttar 421 Arts Campus, Abu Dhabi City
04 – 06 SEPTEMBER 2026
UNTIL 13 SEPTEMBER 2026 visitabudhabi.ae
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SEPTEMBER 2026
Seeing Ourselves and Before the Silence Breaks Exhibitions
Shezad Dawood: Skin of dreams Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi City
Spectrum Exhibition Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi City
Bassam Freiha Art Foundation, Abu Dhabi City
UNTIL 20 SEPTEMBER 2026
UNTIL 20 SEPTEMBER 2026
Quantum Dome Project: A Collective VR Experience Louvre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
UNTIL 28 OCTOBER 2026
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group The Art Gallery, NYU Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
31 DECEMBER 2026
Highlights from H.E. Bassam Said Freiha Collection
UNTIL 03 JANUARY 2027
The Ever Living: Group Art Exhibition
Bassam Freiha Art Foundation, Abu Dhabi City Al Qattara Arts Centre, Abu Dhabi City
UNTIL 17 JANUARY 2027
UNTIL FEBRUARY 2027 visitabudhabi.ae
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Al Qattara Murals Al Qattara Arts Centre, Abu Dhabi City
UNTIL MARCH 2027
PERFORMANCES
Music in the City
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band | Fanfaraï
Across Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
The Arts Center, NYU Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
01 – 30 SEPTEMBER 2026
05 SEPTEMBER 2026
The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave - Oli Mathiesen with Lucy Lynch and Sharvon Mortimer The Arts Center, NYU Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
10 – 12 SEPTEMBER 2026 visitabudhabi.ae
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Furusiyya: The Return to Origins - Season Opening Performance Abu Dhabi Royal Equestrian Arts, Abu Dhabi City
12 SEPTEMBER 2026
Mid-Autumn Festival: A Moonment to Remember - Meet Peking Opera in the UAE Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi City
17 SEPTEMBER 2026
Dance of the Emerald Isle
Ahmed Saad & Disco Misr Live Space42 Arena, Abu Dhabi City
Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi City
19 – 20 SEPTEMBER 2026
19 SEPTEMBER 2026 visitabudhabi.ae
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Flamenco Romeo & Juliet by Barcelona Flamenco Ballet Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi City
SEPTEMBER 2026
K-Pop Fever Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi City
26 SEPTEMBER 2026
26 SEPTEMBER 2026
Candlelight: Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
26 SEPTEMBER 2026
Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer
Marsana Sundowners
Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
26 SEPTEMBER 2026
Marsana East Beach, Hudayriyat Island, Abu Dhabi City
UNTIL 27 SEPTEMBER 2026 visitabudhabi.ae
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SEPTEMBER 2026 SPORTS
Mamsha Al Saadiyat Aquathlon
EuroLeague Basketball SuperCup Abu Dhabi 2026
Mamsha Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi City
Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi City
12 SEPTEMBER 2026
All-Star Sumo in Abu Dhabi
18 – 19 SEPTEMBER 2026
Abu Dhabi Challenge 2026
Space42 Arena Abu Dhabi City
Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting & Golf Club, Al Ain Region
26 SEPTEMBER 2026
30 SEPTEMBER - 03 OCTOBER 2026
COMMUNITY
Paint Among Butterflies The Butterfly Gardens Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
EVERY THURSDAY THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER
Paint the Ocean in Neon The National Aquarium Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
EVERY THURSDAY THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER
Books in the City Across Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
01 – 30 SEPTEMBER 2026 visitabudhabi.ae
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Cinema Space
SEPTEMBER 2026
The Silk Fold by ETHR
Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi City
04, 06, 07, 11 AND 12 SEPTEMBER 2026
Emirati Women’s Day at Al Ain Oasis
Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
UNTIL 04 SEPTEMBER 2026
Open Day at Zayed Sports City
Family Reel Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi City
Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi City
09 AND 23 SEPTEMBER 2026
Al Ain Oasis, Al Ain Region
08 SEPTEMBER 2026
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2026 ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
12 SEPTEMBER 2026
Urban Market
13 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2026
Teeb AlHazm
Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi City
ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
25 – 27 SEPTEMBER 2026
25 SEPTEMBER – 05 OCTOBER 2026 visitabudhabi.ae
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Jalsa - Open Mic by Harmony Abu Dhabi Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi City
26 SEPTEMBER 2026
CinemaNA: Cotton Queen - Suzannah Mirghani
Summer 2026 Program 421 Arts Campus, Abu Dhabi City
The Arts Center, NYU Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi City
28 SEPTEMBER 2026
UNTIL 26 SEPTEMBER 2026
Al Hosn Emerging Talent Qasr Al Hosn, Abu Dhabi City
29 SEPTEMBER – 19 NOVEMBER 2026
Anamel Mobdea’ Competition Al Bahia Library, Al Wathba Library, Khalifa Park Library, Abu Dhabi City Zayed Central Library, Al Ain Region Al Marfa Library, Al Dhafra Region
UNTIL 30 OCTOBER 2026 visitabudhabi.ae
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WORKSHOPS, SESSIONS & PROGRAMMES
Programmes at Abu Dhabi Children’s Library
Art Workshops Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi City
Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi City
ONGOING
ONGOING
Al Qomra Photography Meetup
Hands-On Heritage
Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi City
Bassam Freiha Art Foundation Weekend Workshops Programme
Al Dhafra Fort, Al Dhafra Region
Bassam Freiha Art Foundation, Abu Dhabi City
ONGOING
ONGOING
Heritage in the Making
Art Studio Workshops & Drop-In Sessions
Educational Workshops Delma Museum, Al Dhafra Region
Al Qattara Arts Centre, Al Jahili Fort, Qasr Al Muwaiji, Al Ain Region
Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi City
DAILY
ONGOING
WEEKLY
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Flower Arrangement Workshop
SEPTEMBER 2026
The Teen Collective by Art Studio
Al Qattara Arts Centre, Al Ain Region
Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi City
13 SEPTEMBER 2026
Coffee Painting Art Workshop Al Ain Oasis, Al Ain Region
14 – 16 SEPTEMBER 2026
The Creative Canvas - Art Studio Open House Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi City
19 SEPTEMBER 2026
Al Qattara Women’s Forum Al Qattara Arts Centre, Al Ain Region
27 – 29 SEPTEMBER 2026
EVERY SATURDAY DURING SEPTEMBER
Activities and Workshops
Al Qattara Art Workshops Al Qattara Arts Centre, Al Ain Region
MAKTABA Branches, Al Ain Region
UNTIL 30 SEPTEMBER 2026
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DESTINATION INITIATIVES AND UPDATES
SAL Reopens at Jumeirah Saadiyat Island
A New Flexible Workspace Experience Coming to The Galleria
SAL is once again welcoming guests to enjoy its signature Mediterranean dining experience in a refined beachfront setting. From vibrant coastal flavours to uninterrupted views of the Arabian Gulf, SAL invites guests to rediscover relaxed seaside dining, poolside moments, and effortless elegance.
Opening this December, Cloud Spaces brings a lifestyle-led workspace to The Galleria Al Maryah Island, offering ADGM-licensed companies premium serviced offices, meeting facilities, and hospitality-led service at one of Abu Dhabi’s most prestigious destinations.
Kids Go Surfing is Back for Round Two at Surf Abu Dhabi
A Refreshing New Stop at Al Qana
After a successful first edition, Kids Go Surfing is back for round two this September. This eight-week programme for kids ages 8 to 17 combines surf lessons, water safety training, and team games each week.
Sheen redefines the tea experience by blending authentic Arabic flavors with creative twists. Every cup invites you to discover tea beyond the familiar.
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