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What Salt Keeps — discover the Emirati craft of preserving fish

Hear Nazek Al Sabbagh and Leen Al Zaben explore maleh, fish preserved with salt and sun, and the family knowledge passed from mother to daughter along the Emirati coast. Learn how the craft connects old Deira with a new generation.

Historical photograph of Dubai Fish Market, illustrating the city’s fishing heritage; not the talk venue or a food giveaway.

Al Quoz, Dubai · Concrete, Alserkal Avenue, 17th Street, Al Quoz, Dubai

Follow organiser directions for the exact entrance.

When to go

1 November 2026, 16:00–16:30 (Dubai time).

Registration required. Check the organiser for remaining spaces.

Who can go

No age range published; confirm suitability with organiser · Free · registration required

Current original source does not publish numerical ages. No all-ages or whole-family participation inferred.

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What’s free & what to know

  • Free booking through the organiser; no purchase, subscription or paid-service introduction is required.
  • No numerical age range published; confirm child suitability with the organiser.
  • This is a cultural conversation, not a food-serving event; no free fish or meal is advertised.
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 free booking

Original festival programme

Photo: Frank Schulenburg / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed to WebP; original photograph proportions preserved; licensed derivatives retain the source licence.