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Now Showing

Movies Showing in Kuwait this Weekend

The Matrix Resurrections

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
Pinocchio: A True Story (N/A)
The Matrix Resurrections (6.1)

Other Movies Showing Now:
Christmas Thieves (5.1)
Encanto (7.8)
Ghostbusters: From Beyond (7.7)
House of Gucci (7.1)
King Richard (6.8)
Sing 2 (7.2)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (9.2)
The Kindred (6.6)

Classic Movies Showing Now:
Rocky IV (6.9)

The films below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

IMAX Movies Showing Now:
Antarctica (N/A)
Backyard Wilderness 3D (7.7)
Encanto (7.8)
The Matrix Resurrections (6.1)
Turtle Odyssey (7.2)

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.




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Kuwait

Amazing Experience with Kuwait Mail

Not sure if it was this was a fluke or what but I had a really great experience with the Kuwait post office last week. I had a package containing 4 car tires that shipped from the UK and arrived to me in less than a week. My tires left the UK on December 10th and according to the MOC tracking page, they arrived to Kuwait on December 15th. The following day I got an SMS from the Hateen Post Office to pass by pick up my package. When I got to the post office there was nobody there and the whole process of getting my tires took less than 10 minutes. I ended up paying just 1KD for customs clearance and they even had a porter cart my tires to my car.

If the post office was always like this I’d be ordering through them soooo much more often. They were so fast they made Aramex Shop&Ship look like the Kuwait post office.

Update: I knew things were too good to be true, turns out the post office gave me someone else tires! Link




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Events Things to do

Things to do in Kuwait this Weekend

I just realized that it’s Camel Race season. The races usually take place every Saturday from October to March so if you haven’t been to one before it could be something new and fun to do, plus it’s free. There are also a bunch of other things happening this weekend so check out the list below:

Thursday
Exhibition: Art from the Islamic Civilization
Exhibition: Saad Hamdan – The Spirit of Ceramics
Exhibition: The Private Collection of Mahsa Azimi
Exhibition: Abdulwahab Al-Awadhi – The Sound of Silence
Exhibition: Abduljalil Al Shareefi – Nostalgia
Bazaar Commercial Expo
Hype Festival
BBT Picnic
Terrace at the 360 Mall Foodhall

Friday
Hype Festival
Sailing: Friday Moonlight Sailing
Kuwait Equestrian Federation Show Jumping Tour
BBT Picnic
Terrace at the 360 Mall Foodhall

Saturday
Exhibition: Art from the Islamic Civilization
Exhibition: Saad Hamdan – The Spirit of Ceramics
Exhibition: The Private Collection of Mahsa Azimi
Exhibition: Abdulwahab Al-Awadhi – The Sound of Silence
Exhibition: Abduljalil Al Shareefi – Nostalgia
Grand Mosque Tour
Treasure Hunt in Al Shaheed Park
Ford Desert Challenge
Hype Festival
Shai Al Doha By Not Necessarily Famous
Kuwait Equestrian Federation Show Jumping Tour
BBT Picnic
Camel Races
Arabic Language Day at The Grand Mosque
Terrace at the 360 Mall Foodhall

As usual, if I’ve missed an event, let me know in the comments.




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Now Showing

Movies Showing in Kuwait this Weekend

Spider-Man: No Way Home

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
Christmas Thieves (5.1)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (9.2)

Other Movies Showing Now:
Clifford the Big Red Dog (6.1)
Encanto (7.8)
Ghostbusters: From Beyond (7.7)
House of Gucci (7.1)
King Richard (6.8)
Sing 2 (7.2)
Survive the Game (4.7)
The Kindred (6.6)
Wrath of Man (7.1)

Classic Movies Showing Now:
Rocky III (6.8)

The films below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

IMAX Movies Showing Now:
Antarctica (N/A)
Backyard Wilderness 3D (7.7)
Encanto (7.8)
Turtle Odyssey (7.2)

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.




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Sports Video Games

The Fifa Winter Games by X-Kuwait

Back in 2017, I posted about the eSports scene in Kuwait and since then it kinda took a dip in terms of activities at one point but it looks to be gaining momentum again. Al-Bayan Bilingual School (BBS) now even has an eSports Club which is pretty cool but probably the biggest thing happening right now is VO’s X-Kuwait Esports division.

X-Kuwait is trying to develop athletes as well as set up sporting competitions like The Fifa Winter Games which is going to be held at the end of this month. The 1st place winner will get a 5,000KD cash prize, while 2nd place 3,000KD and 3rd place 1,500KD. Registration to the competition was meant to close yesterday but they’ve extended it by a day. If you want to try your chance at winning 5,000KD, it’s 10KD to register for the tournament and you need to do so today. Here is the registration link.

Also make sure you follow X-Kuwait on instagram to stay posted on other competitions that come up@xkuwait.esports




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Fashion Shopping

Thrf – Your first lil online thrfting catalogue in Kuwait

Thrf is a new online thrift shop set up by the very fashionable @hesitant__alien. The account sells pre-loved, vintage, and brand new clothing all hand-picked by her and updated every weekend. All the prices and sizes are listed in the description and everything is very reasonably priced.

The clothes sell out fairly quickly so make sure you follow the account to be notified once they drop @thrf_kw




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Events Things to do

Things to do in Kuwait this Weekend

Here is the list of events taking place this weekend. The GIG Battle Fitness Festival which is taking place at the Green Island is always worth going to and attracts a lot of international competitors. The Drive-In movies at Bnaider also sounds fun but, if you haven’t gotten tickets yet to the Staged in Kuwait Pantomime, there are still a few available so don’t miss out on that. Here is the full list:

Thursday
Exhibition: Art from the Islamic Civilization
Exhibition: Beyond the Abyss
The Avenues Sky
Pantomime: Dick Whittington
Bazaar Commercial Expo
Drive In Bnaider 264
Arab Masters Tennis Tournament
Farmers Market in Wafra

Friday
The Avenues Sky
Pantomime: Dick Whittington
Bazaar Commercial Expo
The GIG Battle Fitness Festival
Saracen Race 2021
Drive In Bnaider 264
Arab Masters Tennis Tournament
Kuwait Coffee Festival
Farmers Market in Wafra

Saturday
Exhibition: Art from the Islamic Civilization
Exhibition: Beyond the Abyss
Grand Mosque Tour
The Avenues Sky
Treasure Hunt in Al Shaheed Park
Pantomime: Dick Whittington
Bazaar Commercial Expo
The GIG Battle Fitness Festival
Sailing: Saturday Sunset Cruising
Miseen Scene Club: Goya’s Ghosts – 2006
Kasa’s Padel Tournament
Trashtag Cleanup and Kashta at Shumaymah Desert
Drive In Bnaider 264
Arab Masters Tennis Tournament
Kuwait Coffee Festival
Holiday Monogram Event
Farmers Market in Wafra
Horse Grooming & Yoga
Free City Walk

As usual, if I’ve missed an event, let me know in the comments.




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Now Showing

Movies Showing in Kuwait this Weekend

Rocky II

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
Lucky Day (5.1)
Monsta X: The Dreaming (N/A)
Sing 2 (7.2)
Survive the Game (4.7)
The Kindred (6.6)

Other Movies Showing Now:
13 Minutes (4.7)
Caveat (5.9)
Clifford the Big Red Dog (6.1)
Encanto (7.8)
Ghostbusters: From Beyond (7.7)
House of Gucci (7.1)
King Richard (6.8)
No Time to Die (7.9)
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (5.7)
The Marksman (5.6)
Wrath of Man (7.1)

Classic Movies Showing Now:
Rocky (8.1)
Rocky II (7.3)

The films below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

IMAX Movies Showing Now:
Antarctica (N/A)
Backyard Wilderness 3D (7.7)
Encanto (7.8)
Turtle Odyssey (7.2)

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.




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Events Things to do

Things to do in Kuwait this Weekend

This weekend is jam-packed with things to do to the point I think I’m going to bring back the permanent Events page again. Something interesting is happening every day this weekend so check out the list below. As usual, if I missed anything just let me know in the comments.

Thursday
Exhibition: Art from the Islamic Civilization
Exhibition: Face to Face II
Exhibition: Beyond the Abyss
The Avenues Sky
Korean Street Food Festival
Perfume Expo
Latino Night with Hassan Jomah
360 Terrace Market
Comic Festival Convention
Murouj Kuwait Electric Vehicle Show

Friday
The Avenues Sky
Perfume Expo
Jusoor Run 2021
Kites Show at Shuwaikh Beach
Super Run – Car Race, Car Show and Food Trucks
360 Terrace Market
Comic Festival Convention
Murouj Kuwait Electric Vehicle Show

Saturday
Exhibition: Art from the Islamic Civilization
Exhibition: Face to Face II
Exhibition: Beyond the Abyss
Grand Mosque Tour
The Avenues Sky
Treasure Hunt in Al Shaheed Park
Perfume Expo
Ultimate Frisbee: Community Catch-and-Throw
Sailing: Saturday Cruising
Miseen Scene Club: Modigliani
Kasa Walks – Uncovering Shadadiya Campus
Intro to Palestinian Embroidery Workshop
360 Terrace Market
Comic Festival Convention
Murouj Kuwait Electric Vehicle Show




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Now Showing

Movies Showing in Kuwait this Weekend

Ghostbusters

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
Caveat (5.9)
Ghostbusters: From Beyond (7.7)
House of Gucci (7.1)
Motherly (5.2)
The Dark and the Wicked (6.1)

Other Movies Showing Now:
13 Minutes (4.7)
Clifford the Big Red Dog (6.1)
Encanto (7.8)
King Richard (6.8)
The Marksman (5.6)
No Time to Die (7.9)
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (5.7)
Vengeance Is Mine (7.2)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (6.5)
Wrath of Man (7.1)

Classic Movies Showing Now:
Rocky (8.1)
Rocky II (7.3)

The films below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

IMAX Movies Showing Now:
Antarctica (N/A)
Backyard Wilderness 3D (7.7)
Encanto (7.8)
Turtle Odyssey (7.2)

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.




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Shopping

Sage Products Now Available in Kuwait

Sage products, or Breville as it’s called in the States, are now available in Kuwait at Xcite. They recently became dealers of the brand and so have brought over their full line of products including their coffee machines which are really popular. I used to have the Oracle coffee machine which I used to love before it died on me and I couldn’t get it repaired because there was no local dealer.

The prices at Xcite are more expensive than Amazon UK even though the UK prices include 20% VAT, so not sure why the Kuwait prices aren’t more similar. But, the prices in Kuwait are still cheaper than trying to order the machines all the way from the UK like I had previously recommended you do. Here are some examples:

Sage Barista Touch Espresso Machine
Xcite: 379 KD
Amazon UK: 343 KD

Sage Barista Pro Espresso Machine
Xcite: 299 KD
Amazon UK: 243 KD

Sage Barista Express Espresso Machine
Xcite: 223 KD
Amazon UK: 259 KD

Sage Smart Grinder Pro
Xcite: 99 KD
Amazon UK: 80 KD

If you’re a tea drinker, Sage also have some really great kettles (I have the Smart Kettle as well as their 800 juicer). Also, some items like the bread machine are out of stock in the UK but available here so that’s a plus for us.

Anyway, to check out their products you can search for “Sage” on their website although I noticed they had some items in their Al Rai branch that aren’t listed on their website so might be better to just pass by the store if you’re looking for something specific.




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Events Things to do

Things to do in Kuwait this Weekend

Below is this weekend’s list of events. I’m not sure if this is everything since Instagram logged me out of my account and I can’t log back in to continue checking for events. It’s asking me to confirm my number but I’m not getting the code it’s sending me probably because I’m in Abu Dhabi right now. Once I get access to Instagram again I’ll continue looking for more events but in the meantime, let me know in the comments if I missed anything.

Thursday
Exhibition: Art from the Islamic Civilization
Exhibition: Face to Face II
Exhibition: Beyond the Abyss
Motor Show
KMT: Drag Roll Race
Murouj Souq Market
Drive In x Funquest
The Avenues Sky

Friday
Motor Show
Murouj Souq Market
Drive In x Funquest
Movements & Yoga Festival
The Avenues Sky

Saturday
Exhibition: Art from the Islamic Civilization
Exhibition: Face to Face II
Exhibition: Beyond the Abyss
Motor Show
Operation Turtle: Beach Cleaning Campaign
KMT: Cycling Open Day
Kites Show
Murouj Souq Market
Festive Charity Bazaar
Drive In x Funquest
Live the 80’s Art & Vibes
The Avenues Sky




Categories
Now Showing

Movies Showing in Kuwait this Weekend

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
Black Friday (4.6)
Encanto (7.8)
Lassie Come Home (5.7)
Queen of Spades (3.7)
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (5.7)
Vengeance Is Mine (7.2)

Other Movies Showing Now:
13 Minutes (4.7)
Clifford the Big Red Dog (6.1)
Dangerous (5.0)
Fast Vengeance (4.0)
King Richard (6.8)
No Time to Die (7.9)
Seal Team (7.2)
Spencer (6.9)
The Accursed (3.3)
The Addams Family 2 (5.3)
The Marksman (5.6)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (6.5)
Wrath of Man (7.1)

Classic Movies Showing Now:
The Terminator (8.0)

The films below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

IMAX Movies Showing Now:
Antarctica (N/A)
Backyard Wilderness 3D (7.7)
Turtle Odyssey (7.2)

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.




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Food & Drinks

Pret A Manger is Coming to Kuwait!

Back in 2017 there were rumors that Pret A Manger was coming to Kuwait but that rumor didn’t end up amounting to anything. Now I’ve been told that it’s confirmed that Pret A Manger IS coming to Kuwait and it’s being brought by One PM Franchising which is owned by Hamad Al Sayer.

One PM acquired the rights to Pret A Manger in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and potentially Qatar. The first Pret is expected to open in Kuwait in 2022. Exciting!




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Sports Videos

Showjumping development in Kuwait – a look at the past, the present and dreams for the future

This was a surprisingly very interesting and well-put-together short video on showjumping in Kuwait. Lots of interesting tidbits on the history of the sport in Kuwait including info on how it all started. I also had no idea that in 1982 three girls from Kuwait won first, second, AND third place at the Asian Games showjumping competition. That’s pretty wild, and what a year it must have been for sports in Kuwait with the football team also taking part at the World Cup just a few months earlier.

The film is just 7 minutes long so definitely check it out. YouTube