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Dubai has an outstanding nightlife scene with a huge choice of bars and clubs. There are such a wide range of events, activities, attractions and venues offering an impressive array of nightlife entertainment that it can be really hard to make out where to start! Due to strict laws you must have a good knowledge about the Dubai nightlife rules and regulations.


Dubai Nightlife Rules & Regulations

Many Dubai Nightlife clubs are open till almost 3:00am in the morning. Thursdays and Saturdays are the busiest nights in the clubs and bars. Tuesday and Sundays nights are for the women and they are served free drinks.

The Muslims are not expected to drink, though some of them do drink. However, tourists who are not Muslims can enjoy their drinks at bars and nightclubs.

You must be 21 to touch alcohol and 25 to enter into Dubai Nightlife clubs. For this reason it is good to have some form of identification with you.

To enter into a nightclub in Dubai, you are recommended to wear decent attire. Especially men have many restrictions. Men can wear collar shirts, good quality jeans or trousers and shoes. But are not allowed to wear shorts, sandals, sports shoes, ripped jeans and sports shoes. Women can wear anything except beach wears.

Nightlife Hangouts in Dubai

As you know, that nightlife in Dubai has become very alive and vibrant in the recent times, thereby leaving you with a wide variety of night activities that you can undertake here to entertain yourself.

Clubs in Dubai

There are thousands of nightclubs in Dubai. Some clubs are free and some are charging an entrance fee. And some clubs only allow couples and single women but no single men. There are members’ only nightclubs also. Most nightclubs that can serve alcohol are located within hotels but there are though a few exceptions. Planetarium is the most popular nightclub in Dubai. It has strict membership and entrance regulations allowing only Members, Ladies and Couples. Scream, Pancho Villa, Oxygen, Tangerine and Trilogy are some of the other popular nightclubs. Zinc nightclub located on Sheikh Zayed road is the most prominent nightclub in Dubai, recently won first place in local magazine awards.

Live music in Dubai

If you are looking for some good music to spice up the Dubai nightlife, then you should visit Planet Hollywood, Al-Rolla Road, Bordertown and Irish Village. Bordertown is a Mexican theme bar that offers live bands most nights. At Jules Bar you can found the Dubai's best cover band.

Casinos in Dubai

There are no casinos in Dubai because gambling is completely against the Muslim tradition.

Bars in Dubai

The bars are very popular, as drinking is generally a great way of enjoying yourself. You can find well-developed and popular bars like The Irish Village- One of the oldest bars in Dubai.
Among the newer ones you will find carter’s Ginseng, Rock Bottom Café, ShoCho, BarZar, Fatafeet Café, The Pyramids, Wafi Centre etc. Other hotels with feature popular bars include, Le Méridien Mina Seyahi, the Grosvenor House Hotel and many more

Creek Park in Dubai

For an alcohol-free option, Dubai Creek Park is a nice place for the whole family to visit at night. The park is never crowded due its huge size. The atmosphere is wonderful and festive at night. You can just relax in the park and enjoy the view of colourful high buildings. It has an abundance of activities and fun for any number of hobbyists. Featuring a mini-golf course, park train, picnic areas, cable car, boat rides, ice world, children games, bike rental and a botanical garden that is home to more than 280 kinds of trees and flowers.

Prostitution in Dubai

There are many prostitutes in Dubai. They have in fact become so bold and aggressive that even seasoned expatriates are shocked by their behavior. Many large hotels are flooded with prostitutes. In order to attract customers, these hotels bring call girls from Central Asia, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Chechenya, Kyrgyzstan and other states. These girls are given free accommodation while they are supposed to service hotel customers. Each hotel has a club where prostitutes enter for free while men have to give 100 dirhams. Alcohol is available and taken in large quantities. Customers flock to these clubs to pick up foreign prostitutes. It has been pointed out to the authorities in Dubai that these girls are likely to be infected with the AIDS virus and pose a serious health risk since they do not undergo medical checks.