Visit the Qasr Al Hosn Festival, a celebration of the symbolic birthplace of the capital and centuries of Emirati culture. Every day there are workshops, including henna, cooking, weaving, fish net-making, pottery and more. Visit www.qasralhosnfestival.ae for timings and locations. From 4pm to 11pm, Qasr Al Hosn, Abu Dhabi.
See a collection of contemporary Arab art including Libya – The Seventh Ode by Ali Omar Ermes (pictured). The works in the exhibition Tariqah are from the private collection of Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, the founder of Barjeel Art Foundation. From 10am to 10pm, Saturdays to Thursdays; 4pm to 10pm on Fridays, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block E, Sharjah, 06 556 6555, www.maraya.ae.
Attend the Teachers’ Idea Forum. Ten teachers from Al Ain will share practical teaching ideas and resources specifically for UAE classrooms. On February 25, 6.30pm to 9pm, free, Multaqa Auditorium, UAE University Social Club, Mohammed bin Khalifa Street (120th), Al Ain, register at 03 764 8113.
Practise yoga outdoors with the wellness expert Sasha Quince on the Abu Dhabi Corniche during this candlelight session. At 7.30pm, opposite Al Hilal Bank and Spinneys, Gate 1, www.letsgoyogame.com.
Enjoy an evening performance of music and poetry exploring parallel legends and narratives of medieval European and Middle Eastern traditions at Metamorphoses, Lovers, Heroic Deeds, with music from the French Middle Ages and the oral traditions of Turkey, Iraq and Greece. From 6.30pm to 8pm, NYUAD Downtown Campus, Abu Dhabi, register at www.nyuad.nyu.edu.
