Formerly one third of Paul Walden’s Guru Josh Project, Darren Bailie now lead’s his own Guru Project

An ‘Old Skool Session’ of early jungle, UK garage and dubstep from Rude Larry, Woodle and JAB

A poolside chill-out night with a weekly movie screening at 7.30pm and a set from resident DJ Donnabelle, plus cooking stations and free drinks for ladies between 9pm and 10pm

The day kicks off with pool access and chill-out grooves from 1pm

Germany’s Mobilee Records sends a crew to Dubai

Grammy-nominated American rapper Cole – best known for last year’s chart-topping LP Cole World: The Sideline Story, released on Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label – plays an intimate club set at People’s season closing party. Expect plenty of slick steps and screeching fans

Hot on the heels of Peter Hook’s Haçienda party in Dubai – and The Stone Roses’s huge reunion shows in Manchester – Loaded ride the Mancunian wave with this themed closing party

Original UK garage duo Heartless Crew – DJ and MC team Fonti and Bushkin – bring over some retro sounds

The line-up for this month: Sean Collins, Rainer Hersch, JoJo Smith

Resident DJs Manoj and Shadow play desi and Bollywood with a mix of house and R&B

Hear urban tunes in the club from DJ Mo Tiger, DJ Badir and Flow Master J, plus retro club hits in Chi Red from DJ Mylo and DJ DLB

A fusion of house and Arabic beats

Winner of Time Out’s Best House Night earlier this year, at our annual Nightlife Awards, you’re likely to have a good night out at Trilogy on a Friday

The Hot2Deff team take on No.1 Events with this urban night

Deep, tech and progressive house from residents Darko De Jan, Patrik Carrera, Roberto Mermand and VDJ barbu.tv

A weekly pool party on The Palm’s East Crescent

A selection of well-known pop tunes

Another season, another new club night at Chi

Expect hip-hop, boogie, nu-disco and fresh funk from the DUST team

The first of a three-week series of winter-themed all-day pool parties – complete with falling snowflakes – while the beach area at Nasimi undergoes a facelift

After cancelling a huge show at Burj Park last November, sassy songstress Ellis-Bextor – best known for 2001 hits ‘Take Me Home’ and ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ – is in Dubai for a more intimate show at high-end club Movida

The line-up for this month: Quincy, Louis Ramey, Tom Wrigglesworth

Kenyan rapper DNA (which stands for ‘Dreams ’n’ Ambitions’, apparently) is best known for 2006 hit ‘Banjuka’

Chilled beats from 4pm at this cool lounge bar, which offers two-for-one deals for post-brunchers who’ve dined at Mina A’Salam

Space Ibiza’s in-demand Jonathan Ulysses headlines the second of Nasimi’s winter-themed all-dayers