Sample Event
Kite Beach Morning Cleanup
Two hours on the sand before it gets hot. Counts toward volunteering hours at most universities.
- 7am
- Jumeirah
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The Dubai you tell people about.
Desert nights, mountain hikes, water sports, karting and the days out that make the group chat jealous, at student prices.
About this list
This is the category that answers the question people actually arrive in Dubai with: what is there to do here that is worth the money. Desert safaris, Hatta kayaking and hikes, dune nights, karting, water sports and day trips out of the city all run student rates well under the tourist price.
These fill up faster than anything else in the feed, partly because they are capped by minibus and boat capacity. Each listing shows the price, the meeting point, what is included and how long the day runs.
6 listed 1 free 6 areas of Dubai
What is on
Soonest first. Open any of them for the full time, venue, price and who is running it.
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Desert Safari & BBQ, Student Rate
Dune drive, camel ride, sandboarding and a BBQ dinner under the lights. Hotel-free pricing for students.
- 3pm
- Al Marmoom
AED 120UniLife Dubai
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Museum of the Future: Student Tour
A guided evening tour of all five floors at a group rate, with a curator walking the group through.
- 6pm
- Trade Centre
AED 95Dubai Student Socials
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Global Village Student Night
Discounted entry every Sunday with a student ID. Eighty countries, one very long walk.
- 4pm
- Dubailand
AED 25UniLife Dubai
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Hatta Kayak & Hike Day Trip
Turquoise water, a mountain hike and a coach there and back. The best day out of the city.
- 7am
- Hatta
AED 165UniLife Dubai
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Ski Dubai Student Session
Two hours on the slope at a rate that only exists on Thursday evenings with a student ID.
- 7pm
- Al Barsha
AED 135UniLife Dubai
Other kinds of student event in Dubai
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Questions students actually ask
The things people search for before they turn up.
Browse every eventThere are 6 listed at the moment, each with the date, time, venue, price and organiser on its own page. The list is ordered soonest first, so whatever is at the top is what is happening next.
Yes, 1 of the 6 cost nothing to attend. The rest are priced at student rates, and the price is on the card before you click.
Any student in Dubai, unless a listing says otherwise. Campus events are sometimes limited to that university or need a student there to sign you in, and where that applies it is stated on the event page. Age limits, where they exist, are listed too.
New days out and experiences are added as organisers submit them and as university societies publish their terms, and events drop off the list once they have happened. Register and you get told what is coming up rather than having to check.