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SAMAA: A Festival of Living Arts and Culture

A Festival of Living Arts & Culture

5 & 6 December 2026 Zabeel Park Dubai
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Performing Arts

The Mehfil-e-Samaa.

Two evenings of live music,
poetry and conversation.

Sufi music, ghazal, classical music and poetry, performed by well-loved artists from India and Pakistan. More of the line-up will be announced soon.

One ticket · The full evening

Every performance that day, on one ticket.

No separate tickets per artist. Come for one, stay for all.

Day One
Saturday, 5 December
  • Salman AliSufi & Soulful Songs
  • Piyush MishraMusical Storytelling · Ballimaaraan
  • The SAMAA BazaarFood, chai & keepsakes
Day Two
Sunday, 6 December
  • Ustad Shujaat KhanClassical Sitar & Ghazals
  • Finale to be announced
  • The SAMAA BazaarFood, chai & keepsakes
Day tickets for one evening, or the 2-day pass for both. From AED 50. Get Tickets · from AED 50
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The line-up will be announced soon. Follow us to hear it first.

Revealing soon

The line-up will be announced soon. Follow us to hear it first.

Zabeel Park Amphitheatre and the Dubai Frame, the SAMAA festival venue in Dubai
The Venue

Zabeel Park
Amphitheatre.

SAMAA takes place in the open air at Zabeel Park, one of Dubai's best-known city parks and home to the Dubai Frame.

The main stage and The SAMAA Bazaar, for food and more, are a short walk from each other. Come for one performance or stay for the whole evening.

Dates 5 & 6 Dec 2026
Hours 3 pm to 11 pm
Capacity 2,500 / day
The Mark

The story behind
our emblem.

The SAMAA emblem is a whirling rosette inside a ring of flowers. The rosette is inspired by the turning of Sufi dervishes. The floral border comes from Mughal design.

Together they stand for what the festival is about: music, poetry and people coming together in one place.

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