Leisure guide

Bumps and Beyond, the mums and kids playgroup, meets for the first time today at Candles restaurant at the Dilmun Club in Saar, from 10am-11.30am. It costs BD2 per child. Any ‘good as new’ unwanted toys, baby walkers and play equipment can be donated and dropped off.

Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir is hosting a merchandise bazaar this month offering discounts of up to 75 per cent on a range of selected official BIC and F1 products. The Welcome Centre is open from 9am to 5pm from Sundays to Thursdays and from 10am to 5pm on Fridays and Saturdays.

For details, visit www.bahraingp.com or the circuit’s official page on Facebook, or call the circuit hotline on 17450000.

Elite Resort and Spa in Muharraq presents a Paelleras Night every Wednesday at the Al Noor Tent with a seafood buffet from 7.30pm. There will also be live entertainment. The buffet is priced at BD15 net per person.
For details, call 17360360.

Elite Resort and Spa in Muharraq stages Thursday Night Grills every week costing BD12 per person.
For details, call 17360360.

The Gulf Hotel is hosting Oktoberfest today and tomorrow featuring the Lasterbacher Musikanten Band priced at BD22.500 ++. Tickets for Prestige Club, Gulf Air or NSA members are priced at BD21.000 ++. Tickets for Aramco members are BD23.000. All prices are inclusive of a dinner buffet. For details, call 17746407.

Harley Davidson Owners Group’s awareness ride will be leaving from the Harley Davidson Shop in Budiaya at 7.30am in support of Think Pink and International Breast Cancer awareness Month. For more information, email aalzayani@amh.org.bh 

The Dilmun Club in Saar is staging a Trivia Night Quiz to celebrate World Animal Day with proceeds going to the BSPCA. The dinner starts at 7pm and the quiz at 8pm. It’s BD5 per player with tables of six players. The buffet costs BD7. For details, contact Penny on 32294248 or email look.love.adopt@gmail.com

The Candee Beach Dance Party, featuring international DJ Gareth Sterling, returns to Coral Bay from 2pm until midnight. Pre-sale tickets cost BD10 including two complimentary beverages and BD10 at the door not including beverages. For details, contact 66337471.

The Desert Symphony concert will feature top Indian singers S P Balasubramaniam and K S Chitra at the Gulf International Convention Centre in Gulf Hotel from 7pm, in aid of the Royal Charity Organisation. Tickets cost BD100 (which admits two with a dinner after the event) or at BD20 and BD10 per person. Tickets can be purchased from Macro Mart and Mega Mart outlets. For details, call 38825000.

The K Hotel is holding cooking classes every Saturday throughout October touching on cake decoration techniques, pizza, pasta, international dishes and Asian cuisines. Groups and individuals interested in the complimentary cooking classes send in your full name, email address and contact number to mcm@thekhotel.com

Think Pink’s Men’s night shotgun event will be staged at The Royal Golf Club. For more information, call 17750777.

MUJU Restaurant and Lounge has Sushi Nights every Monday starting at 7pm with sushi and unlimited selected beverages at BD14 per person. For more information, call 16039800.

A number of activities will be staged this month in support of Think Pink Bahrain breast cancer awareness charity and International Breast Cancer Awareness month.

On October 9 there is a ladies golfing event 18 and 9 holes at The Royal Golf Club. For details, contact 17750777.

On October 21 Dessange is holding a Dessange Pink Zumbathon. For details, contact Dessange on 17713999.

Gloss Thinks Pink will be held at the Marriott Executive Apartments on the same day at 11.30am until 2pm.
For details, contact sara@obaiandhill.com

On October 23, there is a Ralph Lauren Pink Pony Product event from 11am until 1pm at the Bahrain City Centre.  For details, call17112720.

On October 24, from 8.30am to 12.30pm, the Central Blood Bank of Bahrain will be visiting St Christopher’s School in Saar as part of Think Pink Day where staff, dressed in pink, will donate blood.
 
On October 29, there will be a Pink Cadillac Afternoon Tea Event at the Capital Club.  For details, call 17100100 or email asfia.banu@capitalclubbahrain.com.

On October 30 the British Embassy will host its Pink Garden Party at 6.30pm until 8.30pm. The dress code is pink.  For details contact Claire Wright on 38402448.

The Royal Golf Club’s management and staff will also be showing their support for the Think Pink Bahrain by hosting an event at the club on October 31 in association with corporate partner, Euro Motors. Guests will be given the chance to race the latest Land Rover and Jaguar cars at Bahrain International Circuit after which they will drive to the Royal Golf Club for a buffet lunch hosted in the Majlis function room. At the lunch, Think Pink Bahrain founder Jules Sprakel will make a presentation to the guests outlining the important work carried out by the charity and further raising awareness of breast cancer.  For details, contact 17750777.

The Royal Golf Club will be holding several social events in the coming month. On October 24 there will be a spooky ‘Costumes and Cocktails’ Halloween Party staged in the club’s Members’ Lounge. Guests will enjoy creepy canapés, ghastly cocktails, wild live music and prizes for the scariest costumes. Tickets cost BD20 net for non-members inclusive of live entertainment and two hours of canapé and cocktail service. The events are open to guests aged 18 and over.

Youngsters are invited to join the kids Halloween Party in the country club gardens from 5pm on October 25. There’ll be games, snacks and a scary movie for BD1 per child. For details, contact 17750777 or email dining@theroyalgolfclub.com

Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea and Spa is set to host its first beach party for Halloween on October 31. Entertaining the crowd will be Swiss DJ Oliver Shine along with two DJs from Bahrain.
The evening, priced at BD35, includes 10 beverages and food from the grill.
There is also a package available at BD150, which includes a luxury room, breakfast-for-two and entrance to the party with vouchers for 10 beverages. For details, call 17636363.

The Muju Jazzy Brunch, held every Friday between midday and 5pm at the Dragon Resort & Hotel on Amwaj Islands, offers diners a wide buffet selection, a sushi counter and live cooking stations. The Muju Jazzy Duo featuring South African musicians Jamelo and Sariefa will keep guests entertained. There are also activities for kids such as magicians, balloon modellers, face painting and more. The brunch also offers unlimited beverages for BD25 per person, with children between the ages of six to 12 at half the price. Discounts are available for advance and larger bookings. For details, call 16039800 or email rm@mujuamwaj.com

The Crowne Plaza Bahrain is holding an Eid lunch buffet on October 15 to 17 priced at BD11++ and a fabulous Eid brunch on October 18 priced at BD19.950++ inclusive of selected beverages. For more information, call 17360000.

Kempinski Grand & Ixir Hotel Bahrain City Centre presents its newest DJ in Bizarre Lounge, Bahraini DJ Mysterioo Arif. He will play at the lounge every evening from 9pm to 2am, except on Sundays.

For more information, call 17171441 or email restaurants.bahrain@kempinski.com or visit www.kempinski.com/bahrain

The First Aid Box will be staging a first aid course on October 19 for families, students, housemaids and nannies from 9am to noon in Layla Garden in Saar. The three-hour course, costing BD25, will cover Basic Life Support and CPR skills. Participants will receive a UK certificate. Stay an additional three-hours for BD15 to complete the full qualification from 1pm to 4pm. For more information, contact Sarah at firstaidbox.bahrain@gmail.com or 39363622.

St Christopher’s School will host the second British Schools in the Middle East (BSME) Debating Tournament this weekend.

It will compete against the British Overseas School, Karachi, Pakistan, The British School of Muscat, last year’s winners Doha College, The British School, Alexandria, Egypt, Kuwait National English School, Dhahran British Grammar School, Sherborne School, Qatar, and the British School of Kuwait.
 
The tournament, which takes place tomorrow, Friday and Saturday, has two principal objectives: firstly, to raise the profile of competitive debating in the region; and secondly, to help students prepare for other public speaking events such as the World Schools Debating Championships.

More than 100 pupils will be competing in two age category contests, Years 9 & 10 (ages 13 and 14) and Years 11, 12 & 13 (15 to 18). Some motions will be prepared and others will be impromptu. Topics up for debate include ‘India’s future is more promising than China’s’ and ‘drone warfare should be abandoned’.

Master the art of break-dancing at the Ballare School of Performing Arts. Classes run in two batches, for seven to nine years and ages 10 and above.  For details, call 17300021.

Spend an evening with former footballer Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock at The Radisson Hotel, Bahrain on October 24 at 8.30pm. Dress code is smart casual and tickets are priced at BD25 including a gourmet dinner.  Call, 34516455 or email sportsspeaker@outlook.com