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Super busy weekend with a lot going on. Check out the full list of events taking place this weekend:

Thursday
Exhibition: Abstraction by Farouk Hosny
Pantomime: Aladdin
Silent Disco Kids Workout

Friday
Pantomime: Aladdin
Silent Disco Kids Workout
PlayStation Fifa19 Tournament
Experience Adventure 3.0
Gifts & Food Fair
Winter Craft Market
Gingerbread House Decorating Contest
Kuwait Harps’ Youth Day
Italian Winter Bazaar
Family Seasonal Concert

Saturday
Exhibition: From Up There by Ramy Khair
Walking Tour : Landmarks Of Kuwait
Pantomime: Aladdin
PlayStation Fifa19 Tournament
Experience Adventure 3.0
Winter Football & Basketball Festival
Feed Market

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For a full list of upcoming events click [Here]

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

Screenshot from Widows

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

New This Weekend:
Ben Is Back (6.7)
Bernie The Dolphin (N/A)
Bodysnatch (3.0)
Cats (5.6)
Fahrenheit 11/9 (5.8)
Green Book (8.3)
Mortal Engines (7.2)
Whitney (7.2)
Widows (7.4)

Other Movies Showing Now:
Creed II (8.0)
Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (6.2)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (7.1)
Guardians (4.0)
Hunter Killer (6.6)
Instant Family (7.6)
Johnny English Strikes Again (6.7)
Malicious (5.0)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (8.1)
Robin Hood (5.8)
The Girl in the Spider’s Web (6.1)
The Grinch (6.1)

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

Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Oceans: Our Blue Planet (7.4)
Planet Power 3D (N/A)

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

On Friday I had lunch at Chili’s next to the Kuwait Towers since it was meant to be their last day before closing down for good. Chili’s lost the bid for their Kuwait Towers location and so they were having a goodbye week of a sort. When Chili’s opened up on the Gulf Road 20 years ago, there really weren’t that many restaurant options which is why it was an extremely popular place with a long waiting list on weekends.

On Friday Chili’s posted on their instagram account that they would extend their operations for one more day to give more people time to come by for one last time. Something must have happened though since a few moments ago, Chili’s posted on their instagram account that due to a decision by the Ministry, they’re going to remain open until further notice.

Not sure what Ministry decision they’re talking about but if you didn’t have a chance to pass by and say goodbye, you’ve got a bit more time now.

Since you guys liked the photo from yesterday, here is another beautiful shot of Kuwait City covered with fog. This photo was taken by the photographer Nasser AlQattan and you can check out his Instagram for more photos [Here]

The beautiful picture above was shot by photographer Fahad Al Enezi over the weekend. The photo made me realize now that the weather is great I really should take out my drone for a shoot although I wish my DJI Spark had a better camera on it . Anyway, check out Fahad’s instagram for more photos [Here]

via @kuwaitup2date

The weather is great and this weekend is packed with fun things to do. Qout Market is starting the season again this weekend in an all new location. You also have The Photographer’s Bazaar and The Big Christmas Bazaar taking place this weekend. Check out the full list of events below:

Thursday
Musical: Grease
The Poetry Night
Movie Night: DisneyNature Earth

Friday
Musical: Grease
Kuwait Track Attack
The Big Christmas Bazaar
Modern Heritage Festival – Crew Percussion

Saturday
Musical: Grease
Qout Market
Guided Tour – The Grand Mosque
TEDxKuwaitCity
Photographer’s Bazaar
Festival of Arts and Dance: Timmy and the CATDAWGS

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For a full list of upcoming events click [Here]

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

Screenshot from The Girl in the Spider’s Web

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

New This Weekend:
10×10 (4.9)
Beautiful Boy (7.3)
Creed II (8.0)
Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (6.2)
Guardians (4.0)
Instant Family (7.6)
Incident in a Ghostland (6.4)
The Girl in the Spider’s Web (6.1)

Other Movies Showing Now:
Cinderella and Secret Prince (5.7)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (7.1)
Hunter Killer (6.6)
Johnny English Strikes Again (6.7)
Malicious (5.0)
Overlord (6.9)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (8.1)
Robin Hood (5.8)
The Grinch (6.1)
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (5.4)

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

Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D (7.4)
Oceans: Our Blue Planet (7.4)

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

Sony is launching the PlayStation Classic in Kuwait on December 3rd. If you haven’t heard about this, Sony is releasing a mini version of the original PlayStation with 20 built-in games that include:

Battle Arena Toshinden
Cool Boarders 2
Destruction Derby
Final Fantasy VII
Grand Theft Auto
Intelligent Qube
Jumping Flash!
Metal Gear Solid
Mr. Driller
Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee
R4: Ridge Racer Type 4
Rayman
Resident Evil: Director’s Cut
Revelations: Persona
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
Syphon Filter
Tekken 3
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six
Twisted Metal
Wild Arms

The console will plug into your TV using HDMI and will run over USB power. I’m a bit disappointed Castlevania: Symphony of the Night isn’t included in the Classic since it was my favorite game on the PlayStation, so I haven’t’ decided yet if I am going to pick one up. But, if you’re interested in a bit of nostalgia, the official price for the PlayStation Classic is going to be KD35 in Kuwait and you can secure a copy by pre-ordering one from the GamesQ8 website [Here]

Update: It’s now available on the Xcite website [Here]

Over 4,300 books have been banned so far in Kuwait since 2014 with 700 of them being banned just this year alone. Random books like the Little Mermaid were banned as well as books written by local authors. The book bans were so absurd that New York Times last month published an article about it which you can read [Here]

Over the weekend, local designer Mohammad Sharaf installed a book graveyard next to Kuwait’s Annual Book Fair to protest the banning of the books. The book graveyard got removed by the authorities quickly but the pictures went viral sparking a conversation on the subject again.

Now Alqabas newspaper is reporting that the appeals court have overturned the Ministry of Information’s book ban stating we live in a different time where the world is a much more open place. This is obviously great news so I really hope its true. I’m hoping this ruling could possibly encourage someone to open up a large bookstore in Kuwait. The book fair was incredibly packed when I visited it with people buying books so there definitely is a market.

It’s a long weekend filled with events so hopefully, it won’t rain this weekend. Check out all the events taking place below:

Thursday
43rd International Book Fair
49th Palestinian Cultural Exhibition
Italian Vehicles & Motorcycle Exhibition
PLAMO CON
Thanksgiving BBQ
Fall Festival – Art & Music in the Yard

Friday
43rd International Book Fair
Italian Vehicles & Motorcycle Exhibition
PLAMO CON
Festive Open House
Hello Winter

Saturday
43rd International Book Fair
Italian Vehicles & Motorcycle Exhibition
Guided Tour: Old Kuwait City Tour
Wejha Arts Open Day
ArtSpace Pop-up
Concert: Suad Massi

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For a full list of upcoming events click [Here]

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

Screenshot from Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

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

New This Weekend:
Blue Night (4.6)
Burn the Stage: The Movie (9.3)
Cinderella and Secret Prince (5.7)
Dog Days (5.8)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (7.1)
Galveston (6.2)
I Still See You (5.7)
Malicious (5.0)
Mara (5.1)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (8.1)
Robin Hood (5.8)
Street Shadows (N/A)

Other Movies Showing Now:
A Private War (7.0)
A Star Is Born (8.5)
Bel Canto (5.1)
Halloween (7.5)
Hunter Killer (6.6)
Johnny English Strikes Again (6.7)
Overlord (6.9)
The Grinch (6.1)
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (5.4)
Venom (7.1)
Zoo (6.7)

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

Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D (7.4)
Oceans: Our Blue Planet (7.4)

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

The 43rd International Book Fair launched last week during the big storm and is going to be on until the 24th of this month at the Mishref Fairgrounds. I dropped by on Friday and it was extremely packed, like I’ve never seen the fairgrounds that packed in my life.

This is the largest book fair that takes place in Kuwait and its spread out across three halls. Around three aisles in one of the halls are dedicated to just English books but the rest is all in Arabic. For more information on the fair, click [Here]

If like me you don’t have satellite (live TV) and rely on streaming for your entertainment, you can still keep up to date with what’s going in Kuwait by watching the news online. Both KTV1 and KTV2 have live online streaming and you can watch them both on the MOI website [Here]

The Cross Cultural Diwaniya have a discussion coming up this Wednesday on Kuwait’s urban infrastructure. It’s a perfectly timed discussion after all the chaos that occurred last week because of the rain. So if have an opinion or want to hear other peoples opinion on this subject, register for this event. For more info, click [Here]

Screenshot from A Private War

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

New This Weekend:
A Private War (7.0)
Overlord (6.9)
The Grinch (6.1)

Other Movies Showing Now:
A Star Is Born (8.5)
Ana and Bruno (7.1)
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (6.3)
Halloween (7.5)
Hunter Killer (6.6)
First Man (7.7)
Johnny English Strikes Again (6.7)
King of Thieves (6.0)
Smallfoot (6.8)
Summer of 84 (6.7)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (6.0)
The Meg (5.9)
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (5.4)
Venom (7.1)
Zoo (6.7)

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

Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Amazing Mighty Micro Monsters 3D (7.4)
Oceans: Our Blue Planet (7.4)

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