The "flash mob" performance is part of the Dubai Food Festival celebrations at the Majid Al Futtaim malls. Courtesy Majid Al Futtaim Malls
The "flash mob" performance is part of the Dubai Food Festival celebrations at the Majid Al Futtaim malls. Courtesy Majid Al Futtaim Malls
The "flash mob" performance is part of the Dubai Food Festival celebrations at the Majid Al Futtaim malls. Courtesy Majid Al Futtaim Malls
The "flash mob" performance is part of the Dubai Food Festival celebrations at the Majid Al Futtaim malls. Courtesy Majid Al Futtaim Malls

5 things to do today: visit a Majid Al Futtaim mall and enjoy the final days of the Dubai Food Festival and sign up for the region’s first Chakradance workshop


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Visit a Majid Al Futtaim mall and enjoy the final days of the Dubai Food Festival. You might even catch a "flash mob" performance featuring chefs, servers, delivery men and cleaners juggling trays, glasses, brooms and food items. City Centre Deira, City Centre Mirdif, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai

Sign up to dance your way to balance and bliss at the region's first Chakradance workshop. Led by the instructor Sarah Bladen, this dance practice will take you on a healing journey of self-discovery. Saturday, February 28, 2pm to 3.30pm, Dh150, Eco Yoga Sanctuary, first floor, The Village Mall, Dubai, 04 385 6633, www.eys.ae

Plan to attend the final weekend of the Short+Sweet Dubai Theatre Festival, which will showcase 10-minute plays by top theatre groups. The Red Carpet Gala Final will feature the 11 competing for the top prize. Tomorrow, February 27, 7.30pm for the gala final preview, Dh100; February 28, 7.30pm for the Red Carpet Gala Final, Dh150, Kilachand Studio, Ductac, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, 04 341 4777, www.ductac.org

Register your children ages 9-13 to attend the workshop Ibn Al Haytham and the Camera Obscura, where they can build their own dark box – a forerunner of the modern camera. The Islamic scientist was the first to explain how the human eye works and his ideas led to the invention of the camera. Saturday, February 28, 4.30pm, free, Maraya Art Park, Al Majaz Waterfront, Sharjah, 06 556 6555, rsvp@maraya.ae

Catch a performance by The Fillers, a tribute band of The Killers. Hit songs include Somebody Told Me and Mr Brightside. Today, February 26, doors open at 7.30pm, from Dh100, Abu Dhabi City Golf Club, 19th Street, between 24th and 28th streets, Abu Dhabi, 02 445 9600, www.platinumlist.net

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