Sign up for Pink Pilates. Getty Images
Sign up for Pink Pilates. Getty Images
Sign up for Pink Pilates. Getty Images
Sign up for Pink Pilates. Getty Images

5 things to do today: Sign up for Pink Pilates and join the final parade to celebrate the Abu Dhabi tour


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Sign up to take part in Pink Pilates, where you can have fun, learn and raise funds for the Abu Dhabi breast-cancer support group Bosom Buddies. The session will be led by Taghrid Khoury. Brightpoint Royal Women's Hospital will host a talk about the importance of mammograms and will give instruction on self-checks. All levels are invited and no previous Pilates experience is required. Friday, 5.30pm, Dh100, Beach Club, Khalidiya Palace Rayhaan by Rotana, Abu Dhabi, register at 02 657 0220, marketing.khalidiya@rotana.com

Attend a screening of the first two episodes of The Story of Film: An Odyssey, a 15-chapter documentary by Mark Cousins exploring the history of filmmaking around the world. Presented as part of The 7th Art by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority and Image Nation Abu Dhabi, the event includes a Q&A and discussion after the screening. 7.30pm, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, www.facebook.com/The7thArtAD

Join in the final parade to celebrate the Abu Dhabi Tour. Customise your bike and join the parade directly at the Yas Marina Circuit or pick up a parade kit at the Fan Zone inside Yas Mall. Performers, magic installations, lights and music will accompany participants along the ride around the track. 7.30pm, enter Yas Marina Circuit at Gate 20 and proceed to the Racing School at Yas Central, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, www.abudhabitour.com

Create a customised trick-or-treat tote bag for Halloween. The painting package includes a high-quality organic-cotton tote bag and thejamjar will provide acrylic paints and other materials to create your own design. Visit the ideas board in the studio for inspiration, and ask the on-hand facilitator for assistance with the materials. From Dh60, thejamjar, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 341 7303, info@thejamjardubai.com

Visit The Artisan, a jewellery and fashion trunk show, where you can see dazzling diamond jewellery and collections of this season's ready-to-wear designs created by notable Arabic and Indian designers. 10am to 9pm, ballroom, Shangri-La hotel, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai

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