Spooktacular Al Barari 2026

Al Barari keeps its Halloween outdoors. Spooktacular Al Barari runs for three afternoons, Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November 2026, from 3pm to 9pm, at the community's playground, with a haunted house, a maze and a costume parade on the programme and the playground's water play areas open alongside.

Why it is on an environmental calendar

For its setting. Al Barari is the Dubai community laid out around gardens rather than towers, and the invitation to this weekend reads, fairly enough, "The gardens are calling". It is a Halloween held in the planting, at the time of year when Dubai's late afternoons are first mild enough to spend outside.

The programme

A Haunted House and the Maze of the Unknown; a Halloween Parade with the Spooktacular Dance; a Spooky Stage with interactive games; a photo booth; craft corners for masquerade masks and creepy-crawly spiders; pumpkin painting; face painting and temporary tattoos; and Meet Our Spooky Creatures. The Horror Trampoline is for children aged 3 and over, and there is trick or treat.

Tickets

Entry is AED 169 per person, booked on Platinumlist. The page gives one price for everyone, with no separate rate for children. Cotton candy and popcorn are complimentary, and there are local market stalls and food trucks. Questions go to the playground on +971 55 406 8327 or info@albarariplayground.com.