Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) will host 18 flagship trade exhibitions, consumer fairs, and international summits throughout October 2026, marking one of its busiest operational months of the year.
The scheduled events will be split between DWTC’s main complex on Sheikh Zayed Road and the expanded Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC) at Expo City Dubai. The hosting schedule spans key commercial sectors, including energy, technology, media, aviation, real estate, education, and consumer goods.
The October schedule features several major regional industry events:
- Technology and Media: Broadcast and satellite trade show CABSAT from 5 to 7 October and SATExpo Middle East move to DEC,and the Dubai AI Festival from 26 to 27 October and Salesforce Agentforce World Tour on 14 October, focusing on emerging digital technologies.
- Beauty and Retail: Beautyworld Dubai (6 to 8 October) celebrates its 30th edition at DWTC with over 1,900 exhibitors. Additionally, Jewellery, Gem and Technology Dubai takes place at DEC for the first time from 27 to 29 October.
- Aviation and Industry: The 25th edition of the Airport Show and Global Airport Leaders' Forum runs from 12 to 14 October, alongside ArabLab+ which runs from 26 to 28 October and Growtech Middle East from 26 to 28 October.
- Sustainability and Energy: DEWA’s 28th Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) takes place from 20 to 22 October at DWTC, alongside the World Green Economy Summit running from 21 to 22 October.
October’s venue line-up includes several public-facing consumer events. The AccessAbilities Expo from 19 to 21 October, returns to DWTC, focusing on assistive technologies. Families can attend the Middle East Baby and Kids Expo from 22 to 24 October at DEC, followed by the bi-annual School and Nursery Show from 24 to 25 October for parents evaluating education options. Higher education fair Najah Expo also marks its 20th anniversary at DWTC from 25 to 27 October.