Head to Dubai Sports World for a variety of indoor activities to keep fit this summer, including the free-of-charge gym experience with professional equipment and machines from TechnoGym; football and rugby pitches, basketball, badminton and tennis courts, a skate park and running track, plus summer camps and lessons for kids aged 4 to 14, including football, tennis, extreme sports, basketball and cricket. 8am to midnight, various prices for booking facilities, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, 04 306 4000, www.dubaisportsworld.ae
See the exhibition Submersion Series 1, in which photographer James Harvey shares images of the varied emotional processes that occur when man sees water. From 10am to 6pm, Showcase Gallery, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 379 0940, www.showcaseuae.com
Register your band for the Yasalam 2015 Emerging Talent Competition. Top 10 bands will go through four weeks of mentoring and training. Live performance slots for the winning band will take place at Yas Mall, Beats on the Beach and The Village at du Arena. Submit applications online before October 3, www.yasalam.ae
Visit BurJuman and get inspired by the glowing blooms and bulbs in the colourful cave of the Magical Night Garden as part of the Flower Power festival, which features more than 100 floral displays. Open from 10am to 10pm, 04 352 0222, www.burjuman.com
Buy your tickets now for Taste of Abu Dhabi, which returns for its second year with a variety of gastronomical delights from 25 of the capital's top restaurants, plus world-class celebrity chefs, demonstrations, a cookery school and live entertainment. November 5 to 7, from Dh99 early-bird for two standard adult tickets, du Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, www.tasteabudhabi.com
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