Five things to do today: unwind at Above, Dubai’s newly opened rooftop lounge at The Sofitel Dubai Downtown

Our daily roundup of things to do. Unwind at Above, the newly opened rooftop lounge at The Sofitel Dubai Downtown; check out Oktoberfest at the du Forum; book in for a performance by the Indian artists Shivkumar Sharma and Rahul Sharma; and try evening brunch at the Thursday Pool Deck Barbecue at Anantara Eastern Mangroves Hotel & Spa.

Above at The Sofitel Dubai Downtown. Courtesy Sofitel

Unwind at Above, the newly opened rooftop lounge in Dubai. The opening marks the first all-season luxury venue with unobstructed views of the Burj Khalifa. Open daily, 6pm to 3am, The Sofitel Dubai Downtown, 04 503 6666, www.abovedxb.com

Learn to design the Arabic alphabet through typography. Letters will be broken down to their basic structure, then redefined and designed. Each student will complete one A3-sized page. This workshop is for all levels. Today from 4.30 to 6pm, Creekside, Dubai, to register email [e-mail]

Check out Oktoberfest at the du Forum, which will be transformed into an authentic German festival hall, complete with dirndl-and-lederhosen-clad staff and German festhalle seating. Attendees can sing and dance to the music of the Munich band HofBrauHaus. Tonight at 7pm, tomorrow at 4pm, du Forum, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, www.ticketmaster.ae

Book in for the Shivkumar Sharma & Rahul Sharma performance. The event featuring the Indian artists is part of the Emirates NBD Classics III. Tomorrow, doors open at 7pm, concert starts at 8pm, from Dh150, Centrepoint Theatre, Ductac, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, www.ductac.org, 04 341 4777

Try an evening brunch at the Thursday Pool Deck Barbeque at Anantara Eastern Mangroves Hotel & Spa. Every Thursday from 7pm to 11pm, Dh189 per person for BBQ only, Dh239 per person includes house hops, grape and soft drinks, Eastern Mangroves Hotel & Spa by Anantara, Sheikh Zayed Street (Salam Street), Abu Dhabi, 02 656 1181, www.anantara.com