100% FREEHouse to House — discover the kitchens of old Dubai through poetry
Poet Shamma Al Bastaki joins Selma Abu Alia to explore the food memories of Dubai’s Creek communities. Hear how conversations with elders became poetry, and how shared meals, celebrations and everyday kitchens shaped the city’s food culture.
Dubai Creek photographed in 2012, illustrating the conversation’s subject. The event takes place at Concrete, Alserkal Avenue; no boat ride is included.
Al Quoz, Dubai · Concrete, Alserkal Avenue, 17th Street, Al Quoz, Dubai
Follow organiser directions for the exact entrance.
When to go
2026-11-01, 15:30–16:30 (Dubai time). Booking required.
Registration required. Check the organiser for remaining spaces.
Who can go
No age limit published; check suitability with organiser · Free · booking required
Current official programme and organiser-linked booking do not publish numerical ages. No all-ages or whole-family participation claim.
Check age guidanceWhat’s free & what to know
- Free participation; reserve through the organiser’s linked ticket page.
- No numerical age range is published.
Sources & photo credit
Last successfully checked 25 Oct 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.
25 October: current original programme and substantive booking inspected; original actual ticket inventory isFree=true, maximum price0, hasAvailableTickets=true, not sold out, no compulsory donation or add-on. Published dates, venue and conditions remain consistent.
Alserkal Avenue — official What the Food programmeOfficial free booking and availability
Official Alserkal location and access
Photo: JSPhotography2016 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed to WebP; original photograph proportions preserved.