Dubai Design Week is BACK.

It’s been a year of missing our favourite events so we are DELIGHTED to announce that the region’s biggest creative festival, taking place at Dubai Design District is in full swing and the schedule is jam-packed with activities!

The week-long event is FREE, it’s running from November 9 until November 14 and it’s a seriously cool mix of installations, retail experiences, pop-ups, workshops, exhibitions and it’s taking place outdoors in a large, open and safe setting!

Check out the free Dubai Design Week app here to register your visit (App Store / Play Store)

It’s all happening at Dubai Design District right now, and the weather is perfect for a stroll around this seriously cool event

It’s great to see the UAE’s first major cultural event since the pandemic being rolled out… And there are HEAPS of reasons to visit

Heading down? Mark these events into your calendar ASAP.

The Dubai Design Week Marketplace – A large outdoor space filled with artisans, creatives and entrepreneurs who received small grants to take part in the exhibition (only November 13/14)

‘The Shape of Things to Come’ – a conceptual design exhibition featuring work by a mix of progressive Middle East based architects and interior designers

The MENA Grad Show – 50 exciting projects aimed to improve and transform lives

UAE Designer Exhibition – work from locally based creatives

d3 Architecture Festival 2020 – projects from top regional architects

The Makers Programme- activities for all ages, exploring leather crafting, embroidery, robotics and more

Kids from 5 and up can join pottery making, dying fabrics, learning traditional weaving techniques, a design walk or Ghaf seed planting (only November 13/14)

Re: Urban Studio – masterclasses available for professionals in design

There are 25 artsy outdoor installations

Can’t make it? The Global Grad Show and the talks programmes are available to view virtually this year

With 1,600 applications from 60 countries around the world, this Global Grad Show is proudly the most diverse to date.

The new Downtown Design Digital Fair lets you navigate the show virtually and you’ll find Dubai Design Week’s talks programme and the d3 Architecture Festival Talks are all available digitally this year.

Focusing on topics that play key roles in the industry today, Downtown Design’s virtual talks programme ‘The Forum’ will feature leading international and regional architects and designers including acclaimed designer Aline Asmar d’Amman, design journalist and opinion-maker Max Fraser, French product designer Sacha Walckhoff and leading Indian architect Nuru Karim, and you can watch it all from home!

Learn more about Dubai Design Week virtual programming here

Get the free Dubai Design Week app now to register your visit, explore programme listings and locations in advance!

(App Store / Play Store)

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The important bits

Dubai Design Week is running from November 9 – 14

Attendance is free

Find out more here

*All the activities will be conducted by independent designers, creatives and small businesses in the UAE and will adhere to strict COVID regulations, sanitisation and social distancing protocols.