All of Dubai can breathe a sigh of relief, payday has finally arrived.

Dull January is almost over and the first weekend of February promises to be bangin’.

Prepare, to eat, sleep, party, repeat: Here are seven cool events worthy of your time

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7. The Lovin Dubai Cruise sets sail EVERY Saturday

How good does a Saturday cruise on a mega yacht sound with all your food and drinks sorted?

Enjoy four hours aboard the Lotus Mega Yacht, complete with drinks, food, music, swimming, dancing AND a cinema room. Every Saturday, from 1pm to 5pm, depart the Dubai Marina’s Pier 7 and dance the afternoon away in style on board the world’s largest commercial yacht.

When? Every Saturday

Tickets start from AED199

Click here for everything you need to know

6. Support the Iron Man

The Iron Man 70.3 is taking place this weekend and its participants would love your support as they undertake the gruelling 19.km swim, (Jumeirah public beach) 45km bike through the city and into the desert, followed by a 21km run on Jumeirah Beach.

See the full route here

5. Brunch like the Italians at the new BiCE brunch

The Italians know how to eat and if you’d like to join them for a mix of antipasti, hand-made pastas, fresh Italian breads, sizzling bbq and delish canneloinis to finish, step right up. Nab a spot on the terrace, enjoy tunes from the live saxophonist and test your Italian skills with the fluent Italian staff. Dream!

When? Fridays from 12.30pm to 4pm at Hilton Jumeirah

How much? AED250 for soft drinks, AED325 for house drinks. Kids under 6 dine free

4. Hit a new party brunch at Pier 7

Mama Zonia is the lastest restaurant to open in Pier 7 and the Amazonian restaurant has just launched a Friday brunch with a wild animal theme. This is definitely worth a visit. There’s an EXCELLENT sushi selection along with yum starters including poke bowls and ceviche and nachos and guac and mains and desserts are brought direct to your table. One ‘helluva cool decor, Marina views, dancers and shots delivered direct to your table make this new brunch a party brunch worth trying.

When? Fridays, 1pm-4pm

3. Start planning Valentine’s Day – it’s never too early

DO NOT let it get to February 14 without a plan. Places all over town are doing the most to a memorable evening for you and your better half, and whether you’re looking for Italian, a good steak, Japanese, Peruvian, a singles do and more, the JW Marriott Marquis in Business Bay has got choo.

See full info and booking deets here

2. Road trip to Abu Dhabi for the Yas Weekender

This is a weekend festival happening at Abu Dhabi’s The Scene, My Miyagis and Casa De Cuba (some of our very favourite Dubai haunts have recently located to the captiol and each weekend they are positively heaving). Each place is offering a line up of fun food and drinks packages, live music and Djs.

For bookings and enquiries:
Casa De Cuba: 0567427435
The Scene: 0507970331
Mr. Miyagi’s: 0507970742

1. Helter Skelter evening brunch at Zero Gravity

If a fairground of fun, minus the kids, plus drinks sounds like your jam, then you need to hit up this weekend evening brunch.

Think adult size ping pong, giant jenga, giant Connect 4, video arcade games, circus sideshows and entertainers.

How much? Ladies AED275, guys AED325 inclusive of food and drinks from 8pm to 12am

What’s coming up?

The Bloomberg Square Mile relay hits DIFC on February 13, this is a corporate running race and your business can join as part of a team.

Spots for this are filling fast, book now here to secure your spot.

COOL EVENT ALERT: @SquareMileRelay is confirmed for the event at Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) on Wednesday, 13 February – businesses can get involved & 25% of the entry free go to charity https://t.co/WKPg2Z1XVu, pic.twitter.com/lSjLWqU3N8

— Lovin Dubai (@lovindubai) January 29, 2019