Explore the region's largest pop-culture and entertainment festival, featuring celebrities such as Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Back to the Future's Christopher Lloyd, Firefly actress Summer Glau, Shaun of the Dead star Nick Frost, Deadpool co-creator Fabian Nicieza and wrestler Randy Orton. With autograph and photo sessions, merchandise, film screenings, a gamezone, art, cosplay, workshops and more. From today until April 9, 2pm to 9pm today (VIP ticket holders from 11am to 2pm); 10am to 10pm tomorrow and April 9, from Dh100 for a one-day pass, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, www.mefcc.com.
Watch 20 drift cars from the GCC compete, as well as 10 international drifters, including current UAE drift champion Ahmed Alamri and hometown competitors Sultan Al Qassimi and Khalifa Al Nahyan. Plus, see a supercar showdown, 60 customised cars and more than 150 cars from 15 owners' clubs, and stalls from custom car-tuning garages, a DJ, stunt bikes and quads. Today and tomorrow, gates open at 4pm, action kicks off at 5pm, from Dh60, Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, www.yasmarinacircuit.com.
Book tickets to watch Ustad Rashid Khan. As part of the Emirates NBD Classics, the Indian classical vocalist will perform along with Subhra Guha, Subhankar Banerjee, Murad Ali, Ajay Joglekar, Amar Das and Krishna B. April 8, 8pm, from Dh150, Ductac, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, www.ductac.org.
Watch Yann'Sine perform in concert. Alliance Française presents the 22-year-old Moroccan singer as part of the Abu Dhabi Festival. First noticed during the 2015 edition of The Voice in France, he will be accompanied by four other musicians. Today, 8pm, Paris-Sorbonne University, Abu Dhabi, info@afabudhabi.org, 02 6122 900.
Sign up to take part in the Big Bubble Run, in which participants can walk, jog or run through a 5k course filled with bubbles. The programme will also include a main stage, with a DJ playing music, and a variety of entertainment throughout the event. April 8, 7am to 11am, Dh185 per person on or before the day, Dubai Autodrome, www.bigbubblerun.com.
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