The Alley - Season 04

Located within MiZa’s evolving neighbourhood in Mina Zayed, The Alley is a mini-MiZa, a flexible stretch of containers and outdoor spaces designed as a starting point for creative entrepreneurs, cultural practitioners, and the wider community.

Over time, it has grown into a lived-in gathering place where people come together to listen, eat, learn, and linger. Public life blends naturally with creativity through pop-ups, residencies, talks, live performances, workshops, and the everyday moments that make a place feel real.

For early-stage participants, The Alley offers a low-risk environment to test ideas, introduce products, and meet new audiences. For more established operators, it’s a space to refine their practice, reach new communities, and explore new directions. For the wider city, it represents a new kind of public space, human, accessible, and rooted in everyday encounters that spark cultural life from the ground up.

Season 04 builds on moments from past editions while…