Dubai Weekend Picks

By Scoop Team On Jan 14, 2014

As is the case every week, this coming weekend is packed with events in Dubai. Here are our picks for where to go, including a musical tribute worthy of champions, a club night launch six years in the making and a two-day family-friendly fitness festival.

Arts & Entertainment: We Are The Champions

A ten-piece cast of passionate performers will grace the stage of Madinat Theater for an epic tribute of five decades of pop. Sing and dance along to spot-on impressions of Sir Elton John, Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury and P!nk.

Madinat Theatre, Souk Madinat Jumeirah. Thursday Jan. 16 to Saturday Jan. 18. From Dhs200. For tickets: (04) 3666546.

Nightlife: SINTILLATE Launch Party

Six years after they first hit the Dubai party circuit, the European SINTILLATE brand is back with a vengeance, this time for twice-monthly Thursday night events at Movida.

Movida Dubai, Radisson Royal Hotel. Thursday Jan. 16. For guestlist and tables: +97156 173 1567.

Health & Fitness: The Weight Loss Show

This two-day fitness extravaganza on Jan. 17-18 is for the entire family, with a two-story exhibition of leading health companies, a packed schedule of hourly speakers and classes, an Eat Smart Zone for diet and nutrition, fitness classes every 30 minutes and kid-friendly activities and games.

Dubai International Marine Club. Friday Jan. 17 to Saturday Jan. 18, 10am-7pm. Free. http://www.weightlossshow.ae/

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