Introduction
January is the busiest month of the UAE's exhibition year. Five large shows open within three weeks, two of the biggest overlap in the last week of the month, and then the Dubai World Trade Centre calendar goes quiet from early February until Gulfood in mid March. This guide lists what runs where, which weeks collide, and how far ahead to book a videographer for each. Videography.ae is the Dubai studio of Jubin J Mathew, a single operator who films stands at all of these venues.
- Videographer
- Jubin J Mathew, videography.ae
- Half show day
- AED 3,000 and up, up to 5 hours
- Full show day
- AED 4,400 and up, up to 10 hours
- Abu Dhabi shows
- Plus AED 400 a shoot day for the drive
- Clash weeks
- 12 to 14 Jan and 25 to 29 Jan
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January 2027
| Show | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week | 10 to 14 Jan | Abu Dhabi (summit at ADNEC, invitation only) |
| Intersec Global | 12 to 14 Jan | Dubai World Trade Centre |
| World Future Energy Summit | 12 to 14 Jan | ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi |
| Light + Intelligent Building Middle East; Gulf Pack and Gulf Print | 12 to 14 Jan | DWTC, Za'abeel halls |
| Entertainment & Leisure MENA | 18 to 20 Jan | DWTC |
| AEEDC Dubai (dental) | 19 to 21 Jan | DWTC |
| World Health Expo Dubai | 25 to 28 Jan | Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City, and DWTC |
| IDEX and NAVDEX | 25 to 29 Jan | ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi |
| World of Coffee Dubai | 26 to 28 Jan | DWTC |
February and March 2027
| Show | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| World Governments Summit | 1 to 3 Feb | Dubai (venue not yet published) |
| Breakbulk Middle East | 2 to 3 Feb | DWTC |
| AIME and MRO Middle East | 2 to 3 Feb | DWTC |
| Gulfood | 15 to 19 Mar | DWTC and Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City |
| Arabplast | 24 to 26 Mar | DWTC |
After the first week of February the DWTC calendar lists nothing until Gulfood opens on 15 March, so February is the month for company films and interviews rather than stands.
The two weeks that collide
12 to 14 January. Intersec Global fills most of DWTC while the World Future Energy Summit runs at ADNEC, inside Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, and two smaller shows share the Za'abeel halls in Dubai. Energy companies with a stand in Abu Dhabi and a security arm in Dubai need two crews, or one operator on alternate days.
25 to 29 January. World Health Expo spreads across Expo City and DWTC while IDEX and NAVDEX take over ADNEC, and World of Coffee opens at DWTC on the 26th. It is the tightest week of the quarter for crews. A single operator can be on one stand a day, so exhibitors at WHX or IDEX who want their own videographer should book before the end of December.
What a show day costs in 2027
Half a show day with one operator starts from AED 3,000: up to five hours on the stand, a highlight of up to 90 seconds and one vertical cut. A full show day starts from AED 4,400, with up to ten hours, a highlight film of up to two minutes and two vertical cuts, and a full day with a same-day edit screened before the halls close from AED 7,000. Abu Dhabi shows add AED 400 a shoot day for the drive. The big show weeks, WHX and Gulfood among them, carry a surcharge that is written on the quote before you confirm, and extra interviews, edits and photos are separate lines. The exhibition video page explains how a multi-day show is priced.
When to book
- Mid January shows (Intersec Global, WFES, AEEDC): book by mid December, before the year-end holidays.
- Late January (WHX, IDEX, World of Coffee): book before the end of December; this is the week crews run out.
- Gulfood in March: book by the end of January, while the quiet weeks give time to plan the shot list.
The autumn season is covered in the November 2026 events guide and the GITEX Global 2026 post.
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