Goo Goo Gang

27/05/2026

What's happening this week - for families and kids. Hopefully something resonates!

22/05/2026

Six days off with the kids is either a gift… or a crisis. 😅

This week’s Goo Goo Gang is packed:

🐶 Bluey LIVE in Abu Dhabi
🐝 A giant indoor Bee Festival at Expo City
🎆 Yas Bay Eid fireworks
🏎️ Dubai’s new drift-karting arena in Al Quoz
🟢 Last chance for Global Village, Miracle Garden & Dubai Safari Park before summer closures
🛥️ A new AED 25 Dubai Marina water taxi pass almost nobody knows about
👶 Messy play for babies
🎮 Mario Kart IRL for teens
🎬 Shrek back in cinemas for Eid

Honestly? One of the strongest family weeks Dubai’s had in a while.

Also: If Global Village is still on your list… this is your final warning before it disappears until October.

Full guide in the newsletter. Link in bio.

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- The parent already panicking about Eid plans
- The family group chat
- Someone with bored kids and no strategy yet

02/05/2026

Dubai is slowing down for the summer. Here's what to do before it does. 🌸

🎡 GLOBAL VILLAGE — last week
Closes May 10. Season 30. 90+ countries, street food, rides, live shows. Open 5pm–midnight daily. From AED 25. Free under 3 and seniors 65+. If you've been saying "we should go" since October — this is it.

🌸 MIRACLE GARDEN — now free on weekdays
New deal just announced: free entry Mon–Fri through Gate 3, 9am–6pm until May 31. AED 30 for residents on weekends. 150 million flowers. Emirates A380 covered in blooms. Kids under 12 always free. Go on a Tuesday. Beat the crowds.

🏙️ BURJ KHALIFA — AED 99
Levels 124 and 125. Off-peak resident pricing. Book online, go at sunset. Genuinely one of the best value things in the city right now.

🌿 RIPE MARKET — this weekend
Dubai Hills Golf Club today. Academy Park Al Sufouh Fri–Sun. Running through May 17. Local vendors, food, kids' entertainment, space to roam. Free.

🎨 AL SERKAL ART MONTH — through May 18
16 exhibitions across Al Quoz. Workshops, live art, open studios. The kind of place where teenagers stop looking at their phones. Free.

🌳 CENTRAL PARK @ WASL GATE — just opened
Jebel Ali, near Energy Metro. 82,700sqm. Cycling tracks, skate park, food trucks, sports courts. All ages. Free.

🔮 MUSEUM OF ILLUSIONS — Al Seef
First 20 guests in UAE flag colours get free entry daily until May 15. Otherwise AED 99. 60 optical illusions. Good for when it's too hot outside.

Full details and links in the free weekly newsletter — link in bio.

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02/05/2026

Dubai is slowing down for the summer. Here's what to do before it does. 🌸

🎡 GLOBAL VILLAGE — last week
Closes May 10. Season 30. 90+ countries, street food, rides, live shows. Open 5pm–midnight daily. From AED 25. Free under 3 and seniors 65+. If you've been saying "we should go" since October — this is it.

🌸 MIRACLE GARDEN — now free on weekdays
New deal just announced: free entry Mon–Fri through Gate 3, 9am–6pm until May 31. AED 30 for residents on weekends. 150 million flowers. Emirates A380 covered in blooms. Kids under 12 always free. Go on a Tuesday. Beat the crowds.

🏙️ BURJ KHALIFA — AED 99
Levels 124 and 125. Off-peak resident pricing. Book online, go at sunset. Genuinely one of the best value things in the city right now.

🌿 RIPE MARKET — this weekend
Dubai Hills Golf Club today. Academy Park Al Sufouh Fri–Sun. Running through May 17. Local vendors, food, kids' entertainment, space to roam. Free.

🎨 AL SERKAL ART MONTH — through May 18
16 exhibitions across Al Quoz. Workshops, live art, open studios. The kind of place where teenagers stop looking at their phones. Free.

🌳 CENTRAL PARK @ WASL GATE — just opened
Jebel Ali, near Energy Metro. 82,700sqm. Cycling tracks, skate park, food trucks, sports courts. All ages. Free.

🔮 MUSEUM OF ILLUSIONS — Al Seef
First 20 guests in UAE flag colours get free entry daily until May 15. Otherwise AED 99. 60 optical illusions. Good for when it's too hot outside.

Full details and links in the free weekly newsletter — link in bio.

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16/04/2026

16/04/2026

Schools reopen April 20. No buses yet. And honestly? This weekend is a quieter one. 🤷

But quieter doesn't mean nothing. Here's what I'd actually do:

🏃 Art Run at Expo City on Friday — it's not a race, it's art built into a route. Kids don't even realise they're exercising.

📚 Used Book Fair at Gate Avenue — air-con, calm, kids can wander. On till April 26. Perfect 60-minute plan.

⛵ Evening abra loop at Al Seef — boats, the creek, sunset. Costs almost nothing and kids always love it.

🌿 That green spot in Warsan 3 — koi pond, farm animals, shade. Free. Not polished. That's the point.

💦 Summer Splash is coming to Al Wasl Plaza from April 25 — water + outdoors. Mark the calendar now.

And if none of this feels right — that's fine too. Pick one thing, keep it short, don't overcommit. That's the whole plan.

11/04/2026

For the fam, things going on in town.

22/03/2026

"More people than flowers."

27/02/2026

February's almost done and March is stacked. 🌙

Ramadan Kareem to everyone celebrating — the city is buzzing and there is genuinely so much to do this weekend and beyond.

Not a full cheat sheet, but here are the highlights:

🎾 Dubai Duty Free Tennis finals are THIS Saturday at the Aviation Club. Last chance.

🐎 Emirates Super Saturday at Meydan — the dress rehearsal for Dubai World Cup. Food, fashion, horses. Feb 28.

🕌 Ramadan District opens at Jumeirah Emirates Towers tonight — Emirati artists, calligraphy, henna, kids activities. Right in front of the Museum of the Future. FREE.

📚 Big Bad Wolf Book Sale is LIVE — 2 million books from AED 2. Dubai Studio City, open till midnight daily through March 8. FREE entry. Go.

🎠 Mary Poppins is running at etihadarena in Abu Dhabi — first UAE run, 26 performances. If you have little ones, this is the one.

🎿 Spring break camps are filling up fast — OliOli, Ski Dubai, Mission Discovery, ISM Sports, JamJar... the newsletter has the full list.

🌸 Miracle Garden is in full bloom — 150 million flowers and a brand new kids section with a train and bumper cars.

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23/02/2026

a few things for UAE kids and families...