Book now to celebrate Chinese New Year in style at Al Hamra Marina & Yacht Club with a traditional Chinese buffet and a live cooking station, plus a DJ will keep the festivities going with music throughout the evening. January 31, 6pm to 11pm, from Dh140 for adults and Dh70 for children ages 6-12, Al Hamra Village, Ras Al Khaimah, 07 243 2274, www.alhamramarina.com
Enjoy Chinese New Year celebrations at Madinat Jumeirah and at the adjoining amphitheatre with parades, live musicians and a lion dance. Catch performances by the East China State Circus, featuring 28 performers who will bring 2,000 years of history to life in a 70-minute show. Circus performances at 4.30pm and 7.30pm, from Dh170, Madinat Theatre, Souk Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, 04 366 6546
Tuck into a festive spread at Sizzling Wok with mains such as crispy duck, stir-fried pak choy, soy-ginger fish and char siu vegetables, a live cooking station will offer dim sum hotpot and more, plus guests get to go home with a gift. From 8pm, from Dh79, including two regular beverages, Citymax Hotels Bur Dubai. For reservations, call 050 100 7065
See the exhibition Crossroads #15: The Year of the Horse, which features horse paintings and drawings and abstract landscapes, by the Irish artist Paddy Lennon in tribute to the Chinese zodiac's year of the horse. From 10am to 10pm, Light Box Gallery, Marina Wing, Yas Viceroy Hotel, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, 050 225 1783, www.swissartgateuae.com
Reserve your spot at the Chinese New Year brunch at Mazina to savour a buffet of regional Chinese specialities and traditional beverages. From 12.30pm to 3.30pm, from Dh280, The Address, Dubai Marina, reservations at 04 436 7777, dine.dubaimarina@theaddress.com
* Compiled by Ellen Fortini
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