Top Spots Dubai highlights the most anticipated exhibition openings and cultural happenings across the city this October 2025. Spanning contemporary art to immersive experiences, the line-up caters to a wide range of creative passions. Each selection captures the dynamic energy and ever-evolving character of Dubai’s cultural landscape.
Leila Heller Gallery
“Elevated State” by Katya Emelyanova
3rd October until 5th November 2025
“A Retrospective (1965-2026) & Book Launch” by Wassef Boutros-Ghali
3rd October until 5th November 2025
“The Floating Table” by Morteza Khosravi
3rd October until 5th November 2025
“Solo Exhibition” by Bahman Mohasses
18th September until 5th November 2025
“CNCVE” by Saltan Bin Fahad
4th September until 18th October 2025
Location: Unit 87, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
Rarares Art Gallery
“Anna Illuminati” by Alessandro Montalbano, Valeriya Isyak and Alyazya Almansoori
18th September until 21st November 2025
Location: DAMAC Park Towers, DIFC
Carbon 12 Gallery
“The Narrative of Decline” by Bernhard Buhmann
18th September until 6th November 2025
Location: Unit 37, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
Firetti Contemporary
“I’m Never Coming Back” by Aidha Badr
19th September until 7th November 2025
Location: Unit 29, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
Green Art Gallery
“Instruments of Viewing and Obscurity” by Nazgol Ansarinia
31st of May until 1st November 2025
Location: Unit 28, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
Tabari Artspace Gallery
“Mesh and Mayhem” by Talal Al Najjar
27th September until 24th October 2025
“Fertile Dreams” by Group Exhibition
1st November until 2nd January 2026
Location: Gate Village, DIFC
Volery Gallery
“Transmission” by Sebastian Hosu
25th September until 21st October 2025
“A Fragile Balance” by Ojo Ayotunde
23rd October until 19th November 2025
Location: Maze Tower, DIFC
Aisha Alabbar Gallery
“Sotheby’s” by Samar Hejazi, Khalid Al Banna, Najat Makki, Sara Al Haddad and Sara Ahli
11th September until 14th November 2025
“Caravan of Colors Through Time” by Mona Al Khaja
18th September until 5th November 2025
Location: Warehouse C19, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
Ayyam Gallery
“Inside Out ‘25” by Elias Izoli
18th September until 6th November 2025
Location: Warehouse 11, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
Zawyeh Gallery
“Where Roots Touch the Light” by Karim Abu Shakra
29th August until 5th October 2025
“Refined Compositions” by Ruba Salameh
13th September until 9th November 2025
Location: Warehouse 27, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
The Third Line
“The Only Way Out Is Through: The Twentieth Line” by Shumon Basar
18th September until 7th November 2025
Location: Warehouse 78, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
Efie Gallery
“Time Heals, Not Just Quick Enough” by Ose Ekore
1st June until 10th October 2025
Location: Warehouse 61, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
Waddington Custot Gallery
“Edges of Perception: Group Show” by Kenia Almaraz Murillo, Nick Brandt, Ian Davenport, Hubert Le Gall, Umberto Mariani, Landon Metz, Marc Quinn, Arnaud Rivieren, Tomás Saraceno, Sophia Vari, Fabienne Verdier and Bernar Venet
18th September until 1st November 2025
Location: Warehouse 84, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
Taymour Grahne Projects
“Arranging Flowers” by Gai Spaien
18th September until 20th November 2025
Location: Warehouse 31A, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
Lawrie Shabibi
“New Western Views (Preview)” by Marwan Bassiouni
18th September until 5th November 2025
Location: Warehouse 21, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
1×1 Art Gallery
“Of Thread, Fire & Light” by Sina Dyks, HF Legacy, and IRDS Studio
18th September until 15th November 2025
Location: Warehouse 10, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
Gallery Isabelle
“Rumors from the Skies” by Abdelkader Benchamma
18th September until 2nd November 2025
Location: Warehouse 17, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
Grey Noise
“The Importance of Staying Quiet” by Lala Rukh I
18th September until 5th November 2025
Location: Warehouse 24, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
Ishara Art Foundation
“Prix Pictet Storm” by akashi Arai, Marina Caneve, Tom Fecht, Balazs Gardi, Roberto Huarcaya, Alfredo Jaar, Belal Khaled, Hannah Modigh, Baudouin Mouanda, Camille Seaman, Laetitia Vançon and Patrizia Zelano
17th October until 13th December 2025
Location: Warehouse 03, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
