Cavalli will be transformed into a Halloween venue for one night only, with drinks deals and a four-course set menu on offer. Free (reservations recommended)

A seasonal makeover and live Cuban sounds at this spookfest

Dress up for Mahiki’s Halloween-themed club night

Expect the freaky factor to multiply when the high-end venue is transformed into a House of Horrors, complete with coffins, skeletons, fire dancers, two-headed freaks and more mysterious performances than usual. Plus there’s a special drinks package until midnight for Dhs200. Spooky

The line-up for this month: Doc Brown, Jimmy McGhie, Alistair Barrie

A special evening of food and music provided by this talented special guest

Fortlom at The Music Room, featuring Three Kings, Jibberish, Omar Offendum, The Narcicyst and more

A new monthly desi night led by DJ Zubair

Comedy Dubai has found a new permanent home and is celebrating with a diverse one-off bill, with performances from Emirati Sheida Ibrahim, South African Feyaza Khan, Pakistani Salman Qureshi, Brit Robert Hillier and American Brent Jenkins

Quirky retro-themed club i2 launches a new karaoke night – expect ’80s and ’90s cheese, hosted by DJ Teddy

Iranian pop duo Kamran and Hooman play a birthday-themed gig, plus Persian tunes from DJ Jet K, and a live laser show

Vocalists John and Noray Innes join the Abu Dhabi Big Band to perform opera classics with a jazzy twist under the stars on Wafi’s rooftop. Price includes a picnic basket

Movida gets a French touch when DJ REDA of Sass Cafe flies in from Monte Carlo

In the last of the Dubai Concert Committee’s Masterseries performances of the year, award-winning Russian pianist Veronika Ilinskaya works through a programme including Schumann, Stravinsky, Schubert and modern jazz pianist Brad Mehldau

Karma Kafé regular Carlos Campos – known for tunes on compilations such as Buddha Bar’s Nirvana Lounge, Opium Miami and Reggaeton on Fire – is the lounge club’s final guest of 2012

A group of four harp players and a narrator perform together with the aim of ‘promoting peace in these troubled times’

The line-up for this month: Zoe Lyons, Andrew Ryan, Glenn Wool

Notorious rough ’n’ ready club Rock Bottom hosts a white-themed party, with a free drink for anyone dressed in white, and prizes for the plainest-dressed

To mark Dubai International Film Festival, which is taking place in the neighbouring Madinat Area, Bahri Bar is serving special themed mixed drinks throughout the duration of the festival

Monthly night melding beats and animations from DJ Zubair

Hear ‘acoustic ethnic fusion’, as well as blues, rock and reggae, with tunes drawn from the Dubai band’s two albums

R&B, hip-hop and dancehall from DJs Junior J and Skinny Loop. Ladies get free mixed drinks before 1am

To celebrate its first birthday, Mahiki is offering a free bottle for any table booking of eight people who arrive before 11pm, as well as Polynesian performers and more

Acoustic rock meets traditional Celtic tunes

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