Try the special olive-oil based menu at Frankie's Italian Bar and Grill, which includes a four-course meal containing olive oil, an ingredient rich in antioxidants and packed with health benefits. The menu begins with olive oil crème brûlée, moves on to pasta buttons (pictured), roasted lobster or veal cheek and a delectable dessert.
From 5.30pm to 2am, from Dh365, Ground Floor, Oasis Beach Tower, Jumeirah Beach Residence, Dubai, reservations at 04 399 4311, reservations@frankiesdubai.com
Celebrate friendship with the Nando's for Friends campaign and enjoy the sharing platters, which come with whole chickens, sides and drinks. Spot prizes at Nando's locations include packs of badges as well as first-timer kits with T-shirts. To win a dinner for yourself and your Facebook friends, sign up for the online competition.
Nando's locations across the UAE, www.nandosforfriends.com
See The Smurfs Live on Stage. The little blue creatures are about to celebrate springtime with the annual Spring Parade, but Gargamel has plans to trick Mother Nature and turn off spring forever.
3pm and 7pm, from Dh75, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, www.platinumlist.net
See the magic shows at BurJuman as part of Masters of Magic, a 10-day extravaganza featuring top magicians and illusionists Greg Deveraux, Phil Keller and Duo Lumei conjure up a series of spellbinding shows.
6.15pm and 8.15pm, Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road, Bur Dubai, 04 352 0222, www.burjuman.com
See the Vegas Circus, which features wild animals, stunts, comedy capers and illusions plus segments including the grand illusion, the flying trapeze, white lions, the globe of death and funny clowns.
6pm and 9pm, from Dh100, Dalma Mall, green parking, Mussaffah, Abu Dhabi
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