Try a Bubbleology tea, which is a concoction of freshly brewed green, white or black tea with tapioca-based pearls. The traditional Taiwanese beverage is an alternative to iced coffee and comes in 20 flavours, including passion fruit, strawberries and cream and banoffee pie. Choose from fruit teas and milk teas, each handmade to order by the in-house bubbleologists. From 10am to midnight, BoxPark, Al Wasl Road, Dubai, 056 815 8374; from 11am to 10pm, Gloria Hotel, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, 04 381 8215, www.bubbleology.ae
Get tickets now to see The Illuminaire. Drawing from mythology, ancient cultures and a vision of an enlightened future, a team of athletes, dancers and musicians combine circus elements, acrobatics, dance and music in an energetic, eclectic performance that leads audiences on a journey through timeless space as part of the Abu Dhabi Summer Season. August 21 and 22, from Dh75, Al Ain Municipality Theatre, Al Ain; August 28 and 29, from Dh95, Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, www.tixbox.com
Register your kids ages 4 to 12 for the Sandcastle Club Summer Camp, where they will enjoy a programme designed to combine fun and education with activities including arts and crafts and exercise. From Sunday to August 20, 9am to 3.30pm, Dh250 per day per child or Dh900 per week, The St Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, 02 498 8991, sandcastle.saadiyat@stregis.com
Visit City Centre Mirdif for fun with Tweety and Sylvester. Create a birdcage and mask and get a prize in the kids workshop. Be entertained by the bird-and-cat duo with a 25-minute fun Night Time Capers show, followed by a meet and greet with the characters. 2pm to 10pm for the workshop; 5.30pm, 7.30pm and 9.30pm for the live show, Central Galleria, City Centre Mirdif, Dubai, www.facebook.com/CityCentreMirdif
Sign up now for a workshop based on the exhibition Louvre Abu Dhabi Stories: Immortal Figures. Create a digital-image tableau of the Maitreya, and try your hand making carvings in soap and producing 3-D drawings of sculptures. Friday, 2pm to 6pm, Dh50, all ages, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, register at 02 657 5800, manaratalsaadiyat@tcaabudhabi.ae
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