UAE Major Events 2026 Business, Tech, and Art Calendar

The next Dubai Boat Show 2025 is the premium marine leisure event, epitomising luxury and glamour, showcasing the most superior products, services, and lifestyle brands of yachting and the luxury marine lifestyle industry. Taking place in the brand new Dubai Harbour from February 19-23, it will boast all sorts of superyachts and submarines alongside water toys and marine tech. It’s a unique event that draws everyone from boat enthusiasts, seekers of a luxury lifestyle, industry insiders, and adventure lovers from around the world. It will be a glamorous, thrilling, and fun day out at sea to see and feel the high life, whether you are in the market to purchase a yacht or not.

Gulfood 2025 -the world's largest annual food & beverages trade show- brings together established industry leaders to meet, trade, and network with the decision makers in F&B businesses. Taking place between February 17-21 at Dubai World Trade Centre, this mega exhibition is certainly not to be missed if you work within the food, beverage, and hospitality business.

With over 5000 exhibitors in attendance from 120 countries, Gulfood is the place to see the best products and witness the latest engineering offerings. From artisanal products to futuristic food tech – all designed to innovate and meet tomorrow’s market needs – Gulfood 2025 will be filled with the best the F&B industry has to offer.

AIME & MRO Middle East 2025 is the ideal platform for the commercial aviation aftermarket in the Middle East – the region’s first permanent event of its kind. Held at Dubai World Trade Center on 4-5 Feb, this 2-day event will bring together suppliers, airlines, MROs, and OEMs to discuss, share, and understand how the industry can develop, whilst benefiting from some of the best available services in aviation.

Cabin interiors to technical upgrades, MRO solutions to in-flight entertainment, AIME & MRO Middle East is the place to meet the buyers and discover new products and services in the aviation industry of the MENA region and beyond.

Sikka Art Fair 2025, the annual 'for-the-community' event that celebrates community creativity and heritage, will take place from 31 February to 9 March at Al Shindagha Historic District Dubai. One of the UAE’s leading art festivals, it aims to celebrate Emirati and UAE-based artists together with international counterparts. In a city of superlatives, the festival creates an open-air gallery out of the narrow, heritage alleyways and courtyard houses of Old Dubai, in which art, music, performance, and technology collide. From exhibitions to moving image, live art and installation, Sikka is an eclectic canvas for emerging and established artists.

Arab Health Dubai 2025 is the biggest and most influential healthcare exhibition and congress in the Middle East. Held from 27-30 January 2025 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, it will gather healthcare practitioners and professionals, producers and suppliers of technologies in no less than 150 participating countries. As one of the largest exhibitions in the region, and with hundreds of thousands of professionals attending to meet new business partners, Arab Health is truly where the healthcare world comes to do business.

Whether you’re a physician, medical student, hospital administrator, researcher or in the business of healthcare (including for a healthcare brand), this conference provides opportunities to learn and network — and even contribute to the future of medicine.

World of Coffee Dubai 2025 is not just a regular trade show; it is the biggest congregation of the global coffee community. Taking place on February 10-12 in the historic Dubai World Trade Centre, it will become a meeting of coffee professionals, fans, entrepreneurs, and international global brands. It is a coffee-driven event that is hosted by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) and is an energetic site where innovation, education, and passion about coffee are brought to life. It is the place you can associate, locate, and grow as a roaster, cafe owner, barista, or supplier.

IDEX Abu Dhabi 2025, the World’s leading Defense and Security Exhibition. From 17 to 21 February at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), IDEX, one of the two largest defence industrial gatherings in the world, will attract leaders from the global defense industry, Government, and military delegation representatives. More than 130 countries participate in IDEX, making it the only international defense exhibition and conference (IDEX) in the MENA region, presenting the latest technology across land, sea, and air sectors of defense.

As the only event of its kind and size in the MENA region, IDEX is a must-attend event and has become one of the most recognized international defence exhibitions.

Hurry up and register if you want to experience Dubai World Games Expo 2025, where everything gaming comes together under one roof. Scheduled from April 25 to May 11 this year at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), the event is expected to be the biggest gaming show in town and it will bring together global companies that are on the hunt for regional success. If you’re a competitive gamer, content creator, developer or just someone who wants to play games or watch others play games, this is the place to be.

The Dubai Airshow 2025 is the aviation industry’s flagship event that brings together world leading aerospace innovators, stakeholders and key decision makers. Happening at the Dubai World Central Airport from November 17-21, it features the latest cutting-edge innovations in commercial and defense aviation, space technology, It also highlights sustainable aerospace solutions. With thousands of exhibitors and an ever growing crowd of visitors and decision makers from all over the world, this year’s Dubai Airshow is set to be our biggest yet with over 45 country pavilions taking part throughout the week.

Blockchain Life Dubai 2025 is the traditional event for professionals of blockchain, cryptocurrencies and Web3 in the world. Hosted in Dubai on October 28-29, the event, now in its fifth year, will see more than 8,000 delegates from over 120 countries, including industry leaders and investors in attendance. Billed as “the meeting place of the blockchain industry,” Blockchain Life invites all the influencers in this burgeoning field, from small-time Bitcoin enthusiasts to major league venture capitalists.

From applications and smart contracts to legal constraints, cybersecurity issues, regulation challenges and financial economy risks – join us to share your expertise and experience.

GITEX Global 2025 – the most important and world-class tech show in MENA where the entrepreneurs, investors and government officials all find themselves under one roof. Taking place October 13-17 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, the event will showcase how technological innovation is transforming industries including AI, blockchain, smart cities, robotics and digital finance. The launchpad for the future of tech, GITEX has shaped the industry for decades and is now a focal point for the world’s technology and innovation sectors.

Expand North Star is the global stage for startups and innovation with thousands of attendees from around the world such as startups, entrepreneurs, investors and thought leaders. From October 13 -16, 2025, at the Dubai Harbour Islands as part of GITEX Global, including Conference and Festival, the festival will be a rich platform for bold ideas to harvest capital, drive attention, acquire partnerships, and grow sales. With thousands of startups and over 100 countries represented, Expand North Star is built to inspire the next wave of ideas and companies.

Whether you’re a founder looking for funding, an investor on the hunt for the next unicorn, or a tech enthusiast willing to shape the future, there’s nothing that will help accelerate your business more than Expand North Star.