Category: Events

I found out about the Kuwait International Book Fair earlier today so I decided to pass by and check it out to see if there were any English books available. The book fair is taking place in halls 5, 6 and 7 of the international fairground and so its pretty huge. 95% of the books are in Arabic which makes it sound like there aren’t many English books but due to the size of the fair, 5% is still a lot. In hall 6 there were two large aisles stretching from one side of the hall all to the way to the other end full of English books ranging from educational and kids books, to novels and more. The amount of people at the fair tonight was insane and parking was crazy so I’d recommend parking far like at hall 8 and then walking over to the book fair. The fair is going to be there until the 26th of this month.

The Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre website just got a facelift along with an updated events page that now lists all the upcoming events that will be taking place there as well as the option to purchase tickets. Check out [Here]

Thanks Fatima

A few cool things taking place this weekend, firstly the Kuwait International Jiu-Jitsu Open is taking place this whole weekend and they’ve taken over and converted the ice skating rink for the event. You also have the Tania Saleh Concert taking place tonight at Al Shaheed Park, The British Ladies Society Winter Bazaar tomorrow and the Gulf Bank 642 Marathon on Saturday. Check out the full list of events for this weekend below:

Thursday
Exhibition: Ain’t Nowhere to Hide
Exhibition: Poor Image by Khalid Al Gharaballi
A Fifteen-Year Journey: The Art of Amira Behbehani
Exhibition: Precious Fragments
Kuwait International Jiu-Jitsu Open
Tania Saleh Concert
Kuwait International Book Fair

Friday
Kuwait International Jiu-Jitsu Open
Macro Photography Workshop
Tai Chi in the Park
Hatha Yoga with Rosie
The British Ladies Society Winter Bazaar
Full Body Cardio – Weight Loss Program
Good Game: Magic – The Gathering
Voices & Verses Open Mic Night
Salwa’ Walk and Socialize Meetup
Kuwait International Book Fair

Saturday
Kuwait International Jiu-Jitsu Open
Gulf Bank 642 Marathon
Yoga with the 3
Guided Tour: Old Kuwait City
Kuwait International Book Fair
Jumo Coffee Community Brunch

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Sometimes events get canceled or have details changed so always double check with the organizers.

What a ridiculously packed weekend with a ton of things going on. Personally I’ll be popping in out of the Nuqat event this weekend. I also passed by the Weaving Stories exhibition a few days back and I thought that was cool, mostly because I somehow ended up spending an hour there weaving without realizing an hour had gone by. The Madeenah tours are also back again with their first tour of the season taking place this weekend. Check out the full list of events taking place this weekend below:

Thursday
Exhibition: Ain’t Nowhere to Hide
Exhibition: Poor Image by Khalid Al Gharaballi
An exhibit by Bait Al Sadu: Weaving Stories
A Fifteen-Year Journey: The Art of Amira Behbehani
Exhibition: Precious Fragments
The Seventh Nuqat Conference

Friday
An exhibit by Bait Al Sadu: Weaving Stories
The Seventh Nuqat Conference
Tai Chi in the Park
Hatha Yoga with Rosie
Mystery Of Shavasana Workshop
Red Bull Bar Bahr
Madeenah Tour: In Place of Democracy
Good Game: Magic – The Gathering
Jam Night
Salwa’ Walk and Socialize Meetup
Blood Donation Drive

Saturday
An exhibit by Bait Al Sadu: Weaving Stories
The Seventh Nuqat Conference
Run Q8
Farmers Trip
Yoga with the 3
Guided Tour: Grand Mosque
Yellow Parade
KTAA Bazaar 2016
Pilates by Oysho
Operation Turtles
Q8 Books Literary Night

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Sometimes events get canceled or have details changed so always double check with the organizers.

If you missed the fireworks show this past Saturday, you can now watch it online. [Vimeo]

If you haven’t already registered for Nuqat this year then you should hurry up and do so. It’s one of the largest creative events in the region and it’s free to attend. Nuqat includes interactive talks, discussion panels, roundtable sessions, workshops, cultural tours, galleries, live performances and more. There are two ways to register, the first is to download the Nuqat app and registering through that, the second option is by signing up online using this [Link]

For those of you who’ve never attended a Nuqat conference before and not sure what to expect, below are two flashback videos, first one from the 2014 Nuqat conference and the second from last years. It’s a fun and very chill event, you can attend as many talks as you want or just hangout in the open courtyard socializing with friends. You could have burgers all day or take part in a workshop, it’s really up to you and thats one of the things I love about the event. So check out the videos below and then sign up for the event.

Just a reminder, the fireworks show for the Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre opening is taking place tonight at 7:30PM. For more information click [Here]

The Battle Fitness Festival takes place this weekend and in addition to Crossfit they’ve added a 5K obstacle course this year. The Battle Fitness Festival is one of the most recognized and respected crossfit events in the Middle East and over 200 athletes will be taking part this year. It’s really a world class event bringing in competitors from around the world and creating a fantastic show for everyone in Kuwait to take part in and to watch. I definitely recommend checking it out. Other than that, check out the full list of this weekends events below:

Thursday
Kuwait Open 9-Ball Championship
Exhibition: Ain’t Nowhere to Hide
Wamda Mix n’ Mentor

Friday
Kuwait Open 9-Ball Championship
The Battle Fitness Festival
Tai Chi in the Park
Hatha Yoga with Rosie
Good Game: Magic – The Gathering
Salwa’ Walk and Socialize Meetup
Kuwait City Jam

Saturday
Kuwait Open 9-Ball Championship
The Battle Fitness Festival
Khalik Riadi 5K Fun Run
Yoga with the 3 (Workshop and Yoga Session)
Q8 Books Literary Nights
Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Cultural Center Fireworks Show
Gardening at The Secret Garden
THIS / Poetry & Short Film

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Sometimes events get canceled or have details changed so always double check with the organizers.

A friend is hosting a huge outdoor Zumba event this coming Tuesday. She holds a Zumba event every year and this year she’s bringing Ecem Kuntay and Didem Zeybek (pictured above) as her special guests. If you’re interested in taking part then click [Here] for more details.

As usual, I always have to link to my friends video of her impromptu dance in Japan with a bunch of strangers. You can watch that [Here]

The Kuwait Rising Music Festival takes place this weekend along with a bunch of other events. Check out the full list below:

Thursday
Exhibition: Attraction
Kuwait Open 9-Ball Championship
K’S PATH Kids Funday!

Friday
Kuwait Open 9-Ball Championship
Tai Chi in the Park
Hatha Yoga with Rosie
Lady Nigumy Yoga Workshop
Good Game: Magic – The Gathering
Kuwait Rising Music Festival
Salwa’ Walk and Socialize Meetup
Trunk Or Treat

Saturday
Kuwait Open 9-Ball Championship
Yoga with the 3
MantaqaMe x The Secret Garden
Yacht Dinner Cruise
Hala’ween

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Sometimes events get canceled or have details changed so always double check with the organizers.

I just found out that the Kuwait Open 9-Ball Championship is currently taking place. I’m not a big fan of pool but this looks like a legit setup, no idea why it wasn’t advertised properly. The video above is from the opening day which was October 24th and its a 10 day tournament so its ongoing until November 5th.

The Kuwait Open 9-Ball Championship is sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and has the highest prize money and highest ranking points. The total prize money amounts to $275,000.

If you’d like more information on this event, click [Here]

Thanks Raoul

The weather is getting better so as expected a lot more events are going to start popping up. This weekend there is a ton of things to do, check out the full list below:

Thursday
Exhibition: Attraction
The IMPROVengers Comedy Night
Khaleejesque Music Nights
Movie & Dinner: Upstream Color

Friday
Tai Chi in the Park
Hatha Yoga with Rosie
Beyond Limits Energy Healing Workshop
Good Game: Magic – The Gathering
Kuwait Bibliophiles: Book Club Meeting
Salwa’ Walk and Socialize Meetup
Fit 4 Life Expo

Saturday
Al Khayamiya Exhibition at Sadu House
Fun Run
Yoga with the 3
Blend of Balance Gathering
Architectural Photowalk: Fahad Al-Salem St.
Hope on the Move
Fight Like A Girl… Round 2
Literary Nights: Fouz Al-Sabah
The 9th Korea-Arab Frienship Caravan
Cross Cultural Diwaniya: Censorship in the Age of Technology
Fit 4 Life Expo
Gardening at The Secret Garden

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Sometimes events get canceled or have details changed so always double check with the organizers.

Nuqat is one of the largest creative conference events in the MENA region and registration is now open for their seventh annual conference titled “The Seventh Sense”. The week long program will take place at the Amricani Cultural Centre from the 10th to the 17th of November and include interactive talks, discussion panels, roundtable sessions, workshops, cultural tours, galleries, live performances and more.

All lectures and discussion panels are free to attend but you still need to register for a ticket [Here] or using the Nuqat app.

The workshops on the other hand aren’t free (Except the kids ones). Below is a list of all the workshops that will be taking place:

Designing and Producing Arabic fonts using Glyph app ($365)
Wall Tagging: Wajh Al Hurouf: Face of Calligraphy ($265)
Creative Pivoting: Your Business From New Perspectives ($365)
Food in Motion Videography ($365)
The Daily Future: Improve Everyday Objects or Problems Using Technology ($365)
Boosting Your Employability in the Creative Industry ($165)
Sadu Inspired Product Design ($280)
Creative Leadership Group A: Shifting Perspectives for Societal Impact ($220)
Creative Leadership Group B: Shifting Perspectives for Societal Impact ($220)
Kids Workshop: Gardening Activity (Free)
Kids Workshop: Center of the Arts Painting (Free)
Kids Reading Corner by My Book My Friend (Free)
Kids Workshop: That Al Salasil Arts & Crafts (Free)
Kids Workshop: Engineering For Kids (Free)

If you’re interested to find out more about a specific workshop or want to register for one then click [Here]

A bunch of things taking place this weekend. The only one I’ll probably be going to is the Revive.Nine Popup thats taking place at the new Elevation Burger in AlSeif since I’m curious to see their new outdoor events space. Check out all of this weekends events below and if I missed anything let me know:

Thursday
Exhibition: Attraction
Play: Part of a Whole
Revive.Nine One Day Pop Up
The Divan’s Movie Night: Memento

Friday
Tai Chi in the Park
Breast Cancer Awareness Workshop
Good Game: Magic The Gathering
Quiz Night

Saturday
Yoga with the 3
Discussion: How Literature Shapes the World
Pink Saturday Carnival

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Sometimes events get canceled or have details changed so always double check with the organizers.

Below are this weekends events, if I missed anything let me know.

Thursday
Exhibition: Attraction
Lena Chamamyan Concert
Comedy & Illusion Show
Oktoberfest 2016

Friday
Tai Chi in the Park

Saturday
Street Food Brunch
Yoga with the 3 – Women Only
Guided Tour: Grand Mosque
K’S PATH Shelter Open Day
BarCamp Kuwait 5
Good Game: Conquest LCG Game Night Kit

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Sometimes events get canceled or have details changed so always double check with the organizers.