The weekend is your invitation to step away from your usual routine and make a little more room for discovery. Whether that means starting in the morning at a slow pace or booking a wellness treatment, exploring new space, or settling for a relaxed dinner setup, Dubai has plenty to keep your calendar looking busy for the weekend.

This weekend take the opportunity to try somewhere you have not been before, gather your favorite people for a day out, or simply carve out a few hours for yourself. Think of it as a curated pause from the week, with a little culture, food, wellness, and entertainment along the way. We have rounded up a selection of things to see, do, and experience this weekend.

Back to Balance with New Balance

Make wellness part of the weekend with New Balance’s ‘Back to Balance Weekend,’ taking place at The Palm Jumeirah Mall from 11 to 13 September. The three-day experience celebrates the new AC Bodywear and Ellipse colourways with a 45-minute yoga session led by Emirati-founded studio Gigi, followed by complimentary matcha from Tease, a hair refresh with the new Dyson Supersonic™ Travel hair dryer, and a flower bouquet workshop.

When: 11th to 13th of September, 2026
Where: The Palm Jumeirah Dome

d’Alba Lands on noon

Korean beauty brand d’Alba Piedmont has officially launched in the UAE at noon, bringing its signature Italian white truffle-infused skincare to the region—and what’s more interesting about it? This is the vegan range that is designed around lightweight hydration, skin barrier care, and a sensitive skin-friendly formula protecting your skin with the intense heat and heavily air-conditioned indoor. The collection is now available exclusively through noon in the UAE, with expansion into other GCC markets planned in the coming months.

One bake, one coffee

Dubai’s newest bakehouse, SHUKR, is keeping things beautifully simple. Launching this September, the Dubai-born concept focuses on one hero bake item: the Filipino ensaymada, a soft, buttery pastry finished with a generous crown of cheese. Created by hospitality veterans Panchali Mahendra, Rashed Yakhlef, and their team, alongside pastry chef Carol Contretras, the recipe has been refined through months of testing. This weekend treat yourself with SHUKR’s signature cheese-crafted coffee, made specially to complement the bake.

Bakery in your hotel room

Do yourself a favour this weekend and book a room to turn a quiet hotel moment into an indulgent ritual with Please Disturb, Sofitel’s in-room pairing of La Haute Croissanterie and Nespresso. Guests can choose from three combinations, each inspired by a different hotel stay: Le Brûlé, pairing a Cappuccino Mousse brûlée with a Crispy Honey Cream Croissant; L’Épicé, featuring Spicy Chocolate Coffee and a Coffee-Choco Exotic Croissant; or Le Tonique, pairing an Iced Orange Espresso Tonic with a Paris-Brest Croissant. Each pastry is crafted by Executive Pastry Chef Jean-François Le Luherne, creating a delicious reason to linger a little longer.

When: Weekend from Friday to Sunday
Where: Club Millésime, 51st Floor of Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk

Pizza and Beauty together? It’s a win!

Pizza and beauty make an unexpected pairing this weekend as Dubai pizzeria Falcone teams up with Sephora for a three-day pop-up. A Sephora-themed bus will be parked outside the restaurant, where guests can discover some of the beauty brand’s bestsellers with the purchase of a limited-edition stracciatella gelato, iced latte, or passionfruit Fabbri soda. Sephora members can also join complimentary pizza-making classes, choosing between a margherita, salami, or signature Roberta pie.

When: 11th to 13th September, 2026
Where: Falcone, 07 & 08, Galleria Mall, Al Barsha

Join an intimate supper club

Chef Robin Höfer brings back his intimate supper club this weekend with a new seven-course menu, welcoming just 14 guests per sitting. Running two to three times a week, the experience draws on the chef’s personal story, with dishes including a traditional Swabian sweet onion tart, Asian-inspired beef tartare, and a home-baked pretzel served with fermented buckwheat miso butter.

When: 11th to 13th of September
Where: the address shared upon booking via @robz.chefstable

A new take on the post-swim sip

Swimwear meets wellness as Dubai-based label JANTHEE teams up with PEAQ Wellness on a limited edition Bikini Smoothie. Inspired by the brand’s signature blue and pink palette, the vibrant two-layer blend combines banana, blueberries, blue spirulina, vanilla protiedragon fruit, strawberry sea moss, and Greek yogurt at approximately 160 calories. Launching on Saturday, 12 September, the smoothie will first be enjoyed by 100 women from the JANTHEE and PEAQ communities before becoming exclusively available at PEAQ Wellness.

When: 12th of September
Where: The PEAQ Club

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