Try out the equipment and services of the ladies gym at Al Maqta Sports Hall at the Armed Forces Officers Club & Hotel. Take a shot at a Zumba class, the Les Mills Body Pump routines and get in a good ride with the Les Mills RPM indoor-cycling workout, plus there's yoga and healthy refreshments. Two sessions between 4.30pm and 7.30pm, free for club members, Dh130 for non-members, Abu Dhabi, 02 441 5900, www.afoc.mil.ae
See the exhibition Celebrate King Willem Day with authentic Dutch dishes, including ossenworst, bitter balls with mustard and frikandel, plus delicacies such as stroopwafel, poffertjes and moorkoppen. The Center Garden will be decorated in festive orange and tulips and the Dutch singer Wilfred Belles will perform. From 4pm, 02 644 6666, www.lemeridienabudhabi.com
Take the kids to the Viking Jewellery workshop. Sighting the Goldsborough Hoard in the exhibition The History of the World in 100 Objects, children ages 9-12 can explore Viking designs and forms to create their own jewellery. From 5.30pm to 7.30pm, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, 02 657 5800, www.saadiyatculturaldistrict.ae
Charpen your drawing skills at the Sketching Heads workshop. Adults and teenagers can gain an insight into the lives of the historical figures Caesar Augustus and Sophocles as well as learn about sketching techniques and how to render faces and heads. From 5.30pm to 7.30pm, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, 02 657 5800, www.saadiyatculturaldistrict.ae
* Compiled by Ellen Fortini
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