CHECK out the Circle Cafe's latest location at Studio City, where you can enjoy the cosy feel and focus on superfoods, including mixed-berry quinoa (pictured), fluffy bagels, Thai green curry, hearty bolognese and Eton mess. From 7.30am to 10pm, ground floor, Building 2, Studio City, Dubai, 04 276 6283, www.circle-cafe.com
CELEBRATE Oktoberfest at the Grand Hyatt Dubai and enjoy authentic Bavarian traditions in the spacious air-conditioned festival tent, with the feeling of an open-air venue and traditionally dressed wait staff, plus the band Die Kirchdorfer will be playing Oktoberfest tunes. From 7pm to 1am, from Dh180, Dubai, 04 317 2222
ATTEND the silent auction of Dress the Mannequin, with all proceeds going to support Palestinians in Gaza. UAE artists have transformed 40 miniature mannequins into pieces of art that are all up for auction. From 7pm, Wafi Mall, Dubai, www.abudhabifashiondays.com
SIGN up for the integrative cognitive therapy taster playshop, where you can explore the tools to connect the body, emotions, mind and breath, and learn to heal and rebalance yourself. On October 9, from 6pm to 8pm, Dh150, Bodytree Studio, near the corner of 11th and 26th streets, Abu Dhabi, 02 443 4448, www.bodytreestudio.com
HEAR a talk by Shaikha Al Ali, an Emirati food writer and blogger, whose love of travel and culture has inspired her to fuse local and international flavours. Crit Club is a new discussion space for artists and creatives of all disciplines. From 7pm to 9pm, The Magazine Shop, Dubai Media City, www.thearchive.ae
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