Dubai World Trade Centre hosts 20 shows in November, its busiest month of 2026
From Gulfood Manufacturing and Automechanika to World Art Dubai and HYROX, here is what is on at DWTC and Dubai Exhibition Centre, and which ones the public can visit.
November will be the busiest month of the year at Dubai World Trade Centre, which is hosting 20 exhibitions and events across its two venues: the original halls on Sheikh Zayed Road and Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC) at Expo City, the Dubai Media Office said.
The month opens on 3 to 5 November at DWTC with four food and hospitality trade shows running side by side: Gulfood Manufacturing, which the organisers call the world's biggest food and drink manufacturing event, with more than 2,500 exhibitors from 72 countries; GulfHost, for hotel and restaurant equipment; ISM Middle East, for confectionery and snacks; and Private Label Middle East.
From 10 to 12 November the education show GESS Dubai, the EV World electric vehicle show and two tobacco and vape trade fairs take the DWTC halls, while Automechanika Dubai, the region's largest car parts and servicing show with more than 1,500 exhibitors and 30,000 trade buyers, fills DEC. The World Police Summit, hosted by Dubai Police, follows on 16 to 18 November alongside the Mining Show, an organic and natural products expo, a textile and clothing fair and Dubai Municipality's International Food Safety Conference. Big 5 Global, the construction show, closes the month at DWTC from 23 to 26 November with more than 1,800 exhibitors, together with GeoWorld and HVACR World.
Most of these are trade events for people in the industry. Two are aimed at everyone. World Art Dubai, in its 12th edition with Dubai Culture, runs from 19 to 22 November at DWTC, with more than 105 galleries and groups, more than 195 solo artists and over 10,000 works, many priced for first-time buyers, plus free workshops and live performances. HYROX Dubai, the fitness race that mixes running with functional workouts, is at DEC on 27 and 28 November and welcomes first-timers as well as spectators.
If you live or work near Trade Centre, expect heavier traffic on Sheikh Zayed Road and around the World Trade Centre Metro station on show days, especially from 3 to 5 November and 23 to 26 November, when the biggest shows run. The Red Line stops at both venues: World Trade Centre station for DWTC and Expo 2020 station for DEC. Trade visitors usually need to register online in advance on each show's website; the full calendar is on dwtc.com and dubaiexhibitioncentre.com.