• Expo 2020 will welcome artists and academics, pop stars and pioneering thinkers, culinary wizards and corporate gurus, tech ninjas and tomorrow’s leaders. o Up to 60 live events each day for 182 days o Around 200 F&B outlets, 50-plus global cuisines, future-shaping culinary tech, local favourites and delicious culinary tours o Participating countries will contribute to the dynamic, diverse and ever-changing events programme – from music, dance and art to inspiring poetry slams and insightful talks International Participants
• More than 200 participants – including countries, multilateral organisations, educational establishments and companies – as well as millions of visitors, will come together to celebrate Expo 2020 Dubai.
• Expo 2020 Dubai will provide a platform for all participating countries to present the best of their cultures, innovation and progress. For the first time in World Expo history, every country will have its own pavilion. Expo 2020 will also move away from traditional geographical clusters, and band together countries facing similar challenges within the three subthemes of Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability. Key Dates
• Opening day: 1 October 2021
• Closing day: 31 March 2022
• Opening hours o Weekdays: 1000-midnight o Weekends and special days: 1000-0200 Dubai Exhibition Centre
• Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC) will be a world-class venue with 45,000 sqm of flexible space.
• Co-located at the Expo 2020 site, it will be a major draw for the MICE industry during the six months of Expo and play a key role in Expo’s legacy plans, attracting domestic and international visitors to the heart of District 2020.
