Free stuff in the UAE

There is a free Zumba session happening this Saturday (18th of July) at 8:30 AM at the Crystal Dome, East Rooftop at Palm Jumeirah Mall. The class is run by Fitness First The Palm.

I saw this in DIFC and was pretty cool but random lol RC Playground is having a free remote-controlled car experience at Gate Avenue DIFC and there is no booking or entry fee required. They have three different zones: sand play areas, a dedicated racetrack, and balance trails. Running until Saturday July 18th from 12pm to 10pm. Worth a visit if you're in the DIFC area.

Krispy Kreme is turning 89 and to celebrate, if you head to one of their drive-thru locations today (17th July) and sing them Happy Birthday, you get a free Original Glazed doughnut :) Available at these three locations only: KK | Emarat Abukadra KK | Enoc Rahmaniya KK | Kalba KK | Dubailand Skycourt

Wio Personal has partnered with ENTERTAINER to give their users 2-for-1 deals across restaurants, hotels, and spas at 200+ venues across the UAE. To get it, go to the Rewards section in your Wio Personal app and unlock the ENTERTAINER pack. You then select Dubai, Abu Dhabi or worldwide.

Catch Me! is free to keep on Steam for a limited time — the offer runs until Friday, 17 July 2026 at 9PM UAE tIme. Just add it to your library before it ends and it's yours for good. It usually sells for 50 AED

I thought I'd seen this free ebook on Tradepub elsewhere before and it turns out I was right - it was free through IBM with a whole heap of other Dummies books. Agile Product Development For Dummies(ibm.com) APIs For Dummies(ibm.com) Big Data Analytics Infrastructure For Dummies(ibm.com) Business Process Management for Dummies(ibm.com) Cloud Services For Dummies(ibm.com) Continuous Testing For Dummies(ibm.com) IBM Cloud Private For Dummies(ibm.com) IBM IMS For Dummies(ibm.com) Machine Learning For Dummies(ibm.com) Operational Decision Management for Dummies(ibm.com) Putting the Ops into DevOps For Dummies(ibm.com) Sales Performance Management for Dummies(ibm.com) Secure Hybrid Cloud For Dummies(ibm.com) Service Virtualization for Dummies(ibm.com) Software-Defined Storage For Dummies(ibm.com) Spark for Dummies(ibm.com)

From Monday to Thursday, enjoy a free speciality coffee with your order at Baikkie Bakehouse in Dubai . You can order any of their freshly baked croissants, artisan bread, and anything from their all-day breakfast. Located in Dar Wasl, open daily from 8am to 10pm. Doesn't seem to have any expiry date mentioned :))

Another deal being run by Shake Shack. If you grab any breakfast sandwich, they will give you a free regular hot Americano (not other coffees unfortunately). Available from 7AM every day of the week.

House of Porsche is a free pop-up experience at Paud Cafe, Jumeirah where you can test drive the GT3, Cayenne, Taycan or the 911 for free (plus enjoy live music, a library, yoga classes, padel and a living canvas Porsche experience). You have to register by filling in the link in the form. Requirements: Valid UAE driving license for 1+ year Must be 25 or older

The UAE Ministry of Family has partnered with Fazaa to offer complimentary discount memberships to all resident families with children throughout 2026 as part of the "Year of the Family 2026" initiative. We are truly blessed to be living in UAE with these types of leaders. Who Can Apply? Resident families in the UAE Must have at least one child (son or daughter) in UAE The initiative includes the provision of: Platinum Membership for large families with four or more children, or families that include a Person of Determination. Gold Membership for small families with one to three children. Silver Membership for Emirati newly formed families. Discount membership for Resident families. Valid throughout 2026 (expires December 31 2026)

Another freebie at the Bluewaters! Lucky to those that live close by. BrewDog Dubai at Bluewaters is offering free duckpin bowling and free darts, both 30-minute sessions for everyday of the week. Pretty sure you can book both of them, making two free activities :) But you gotta book in advance for both or either activity. For groups of 7 or more call 052 956 5688 to get an extra lane or darts lane allocated. Booking links: Duckpin Bowling - link Darts - link