Dubai Exhibitions and Trade Fairs in November and December 2026

For a public exhibition outing, start with World Art Dubai on 19–22 November or Jewellery & Bride Arabia on 3–6 December. For work, choose the event that matches your sector and eligibility: Automechanika Dubai is trade only and 18+, while Big 5 Global excludes everyone under 21, even with a ticket. GITEX needs a second decision: its 7 December summit and 8–11 December expo are at different venues and require the right pass.

The useful comparison is admission scope as much as price. World Art Dubai’s adult ticket is one entry on one event date. Big 5’s tickets cover all four days. Jewellery & Bride Arabia says one registration covers its four days, but does not publish an admission price on the visitor form. A standard GITEX Visitor Pass covers the expo dates and excludes the preceding summit.

These arrangements and ticket displays were checked on 9 November 2026, Dubai time. Prices are in AED; additional charges may apply unless the listing expressly includes tax. A displayed rate does not reserve a ticket or guarantee approval of a professional or student registration.

DWTC means Dubai World Trade Centre. DEC means Dubai Exhibition Centre at Expo City Dubai. Confirm the full venue name before booking transport. Automechanika’s move and GITEX’s split make an old calendar entry particularly easy to follow to the wrong place.

Automechanika: a professional visit to Expo City

10–12 November · Dubai Exhibition Centre · Published main-page hours 10 am–6 pm daily.

Automechanika is an automotive aftermarket fair. It makes sense if you source parts, distribute products, run a workshop, compare repair equipment or manage a fleet. It is a business sourcing visit rather than a public motor show. The organiser’s visitor rules restrict admission to trade professionals and exclude under-18s. Being old enough does not remove the trade requirement. Official visitor eligibility

The 2026 venue is DEC at Expo City, following the event’s previous editions at DWTC. The organiser identifies Expo 2020 Metro station for access. Put DEC and the appropriate stand or meeting location into your arrangements; a contact who has attended previous years may still associate the fair with World Trade Centre. Current event and venue information

The official announcement offers a free visitor pass. Use the Visitor Badge route in registration: Speaker Badge and Premium Club are separate choices. The visitor route currently asks for email verification before showing the later registration steps. Complete the official process and check the badge confirmation before treating your attendance as settled; this guide does not establish which supporting trade documents the protected later form may require. Visitor registration

The organiser’s countdown reel is marked as AI content on Instagram. Its illuminated DEC entrance is promotional illustration, rather than evidence of a finished 2026 entrance layout. The free-pass message is useful, but current visitor rules determine who can attend. Official Automechanika visitor-pass announcement

Plan around a short supplier list and a question for each: product suitability, minimum order, local support or a demonstration. That gives a workshop owner a different route through the fair from a distributor seeking new brands. The main event page publishes a 6 pm close; the visitor page contains an apparent “6 AM” timing error. Use the main-page daytime hours and your final badge instructions when arranging the end of a meeting.

World Art Dubai: choose a day, then an admission product

19–22 November · Za’abeel Halls 2 and 3, DWTC · 1 pm–9 pm daily.

World Art Dubai is the straightforward choice for an exhibition visit without a professional badge requirement. You can browse art, identify a particular artist or workshop, or compare works you might buy. Those are different uses of the same afternoon: a workshop fixes part of your timetable, while a purchase needs time to return to a stand and discuss the work. Official visitor information

The seller’s AED 20 headline is the student option, labelled “12–18 Years / Students”. The adult One Day Pass is 30. The detailed adult and student terms specify single entry on any one event date. Paying 30 does not give an adult four days of entry or establish a right to leave and return on the same day. Two adults taking individual tickets would spend 60 for one visit, before additional charges. Current ticket products and terms

The selector also lists Family of Three at 70 and Family of Four at 80, and says children aged 11 and under enter free. Do not choose a family product solely by dividing its price by the headcount: the visible terms do not settle its permitted adult/child composition. Confirm that composition, any student identification requirement and whether a free child needs a reservation before paying. Four individual adult tickets would total 120; that calculation does not establish that the 80 family product admits four adults.

WAD Studio workshops are described as free, with fair admission separate. If a particular activity is your reason for going, check its date, age suitability and availability before choosing the entry day. “Free workshop” does not make the adult’s fair admission free or promise a place at every session. Workshop information · Dated programme

The organiser’s November carousel previews promoted artwork. Its opening painting shows a mountain valley, winding stone path, gate and pavilion; it is an artwork image, rather than a photograph of the Dubai exhibition halls. Use it to decide whether you want to explore the artists further, then use the current fair programme for your visit. Official World Art Dubai artwork preview

World Trade Centre Metro station serves this venue. The organiser describes paid parking as limited, so a short visit tied to a workshop should include time to reach the correct Za’abeel hall. If you intend to purchase art, also leave time to settle delivery, framing and the final price with the exhibitor rather than assuming that admission covers those arrangements.

Big 5 Global: exhibition access or a summit upgrade

23–26 November · DWTC · Admission strictly 21+.

Choose Big 5 for construction products, suppliers and built-environment professional learning. The organiser positions the Visitor ticket for sourcing products, meeting suppliers and attending CPD-certified technical talks. A Delegate ticket adds one Leadership Summit of your choice. The ASHRAE Trainings ticket includes Visitor access alongside specialist training. These are different commitments; an exhibition badge is not a promise of admission to every summit or training session. Official ticket comparison and rules

The live Visitor shop currently displays 150 per ticket, with access to Big 5 Global and its co-located events. That makes two Visitor tickets 300 before any additional checkout charges. The organiser’s marketing page also displays 250 alongside 150, and its FAQ says early-bird pricing ended on 15 October. Those displays are inconsistent about the pricing period, but the current shop still quotes 150. Use the amount and itemisation actually presented for your selected product before payment. Current Visitor ticket shop

Every ticket type covers all four event days, according to the organiser. If you have supplier meetings across the week, you do not need to budget for four separate Visitor tickets. That differs materially from World Art Dubai’s single-entry, one-date admission. The all-days rule does not expand a Visitor ticket into a Delegate or training product.

The age rule is strict: under-21s will not be admitted even if they hold a ticket. This can exclude a 19- or 20-year-old student or employee who could otherwise attend Automechanika. Check the ages of everyone in the proposed group before purchasing. Big 5 also states that tickets are non-refundable. A colleague’s eligibility matters before any group payment.

Opening times vary: 23 November is 11 am–6 pm; 24 and 25 November are 10 am–6 pm; 26 November is 10 am–5 pm. The first morning starts later and the final afternoon ends earlier. Put those windows around a supplier appointment rather than assuming every day runs 10 am–6 pm. For unresolved ticket scope or the conflicting price-period wording, contact info@big5global.com through the organiser’s ticket page.

Jewellery & Bride Arabia: public browsing with registration

3–6 December · DWTC, Main Halls 5, 6 and 7.

This is the public-facing alternative for jewellery, bridal and related fashion browsing. DWTC lists its audience as trade and public, with The Opulence Events as organiser. You do not need to interpret its commercial name as a trade-only restriction: the visitor form explicitly includes General Visitor, Bride-to-Be and Groom-to-Be alongside professional buyer roles. Official illustrated DWTC event listing

The organiser gives 2 pm–10 pm on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, and 3 pm–10 pm on Friday. In calendar dates, those are 3, 5 and 6 December from 2 pm, and 4 December from 3 pm. A Friday afternoon visit therefore starts an hour later than the other days. Visitor registration and hours

The form states that one registration covers all four days. It does not show an admission price, so do not treat the absence of a payment amount as a confirmed free-entry offer. The visible page also does not settle child admission. Ask info@jewellerybridearabia.com whether your party needs paid tickets, individual registrations or any child arrangements before travelling. Organiser contact details

If you are comparing potential purchases, separate the exhibition visit from the purchase decision. Admission or registration does not establish the price, certification, alteration arrangements or delivery terms of an exhibitor’s jewellery or bridal item. Allow time to obtain a written quotation for the particular item rather than relying on an event-wide promotion.

GITEX: choose the expo pass or add the summit

7 December summit at DWTC · 8–11 December expo at DEC, Expo City.

Choose the standard Visitor Pass if your purpose is the exhibition and its free-to-attend conference content. The current portal quotes 520 online, including 5% VAT, with the displayed online rate expiring on 7 December 2026. It covers the expo dates for GITEX Global, Expand North Star and LivX, plus the content marked free to attend and the mobile app. The same card shows 650 as another price; it does not justify assuming that amount will be your final onsite charge. Current official GITEX pass portal

The 520 Visitor Pass excludes the 7 December summit, paid conferences, certified training, workshops and lounge access. If the summit is the reason for your trip, the Summit Pass is 3,000 including VAT and includes that day plus the expo dates; certified training remains excluded. The difference between these two displayed products is 2,480. Two standard Visitor Passes would total 1,040 including the stated VAT, before any separately itemised extras. Spend on the access you need rather than upgrading on the assumption that every stage is included.

The portal also offers a 70 Visitor Student Pass including VAT, restricted to students 16+ with valid student ID and subject to approval. It is not an unrestricted lower-price visitor ticket. If a school-age visitor or an accessibility arrangement affects your plans, settle the appropriate product and conditions with support@gitex.com before paying or making travel commitments.

The official speaker announcement shows a grid of headshots with names and affiliations, together with the two venue/date blocks. It previews the programme; it does not establish that a named speaker’s session is included in the standard Visitor Pass. Match a session to the pass entitlements on the ticket portal. Official GITEX speaker announcement

Finally, match the journey to the date. Use World Trade Centre station for the DWTC summit on 7 December and Expo 2020 station for the DEC expo on 8–11 December. If attending both, put the venue change into your calendar rather than reusing the first day’s meeting pin. The current official travel page is the place to check the designated entrances, drop-offs and parking instructions before departure. GITEX venue and transport guide