Design Week in d3, mostly at no charge.
Dubai Design Week runs across Dubai Design District to Sunday 8 November. The installations, ABWAB and the weekend Marketplace cost nothing; only the Downtown Design fair is ticketed, from AED 80.
Four placesChecked 3 November 2026Prices in AED
The festival is free to walk and open to all ages. Most of what is worth seeing sits outdoors between the d3 buildings, open from 10am to 10pm, which makes it a good evening walk once the heat has gone.
Four stops, three of them at no charge. For the fuller programme, including the workshops that need booking, see our five-stop guide; for parking and getting there, the practical bits.
Hours and prices change. Check with the venue before you go.
Across d3, outdoor
The installations
More than twenty across the district, among them Nikken Sekkei and SOBOKUYA's timber CHATAI 2.0, ALTER's full-size Ludo board where sixteen visitors are the pieces, and ae studio's walls cast from reclaimed concrete rubble. NAO Architects' garden is this year's Urban Commission.
The facts
- Where
- Dubai Design District
- When
- Daily to Sun 8 Nov, 10am to 10pm
- Price
- No charge
- How to book
- Walk in
- Who it's for
- All ages, and an evening walk with something to see
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d3, indoor group show
ABWAB, In Other Words
An indoor group show on translation, put together by Caoimhe CJ Reynolds and Alexie Glass-Kantor, with Dalia Rafeh, Grace Shieh, Kanaka Raghavan, UBIK and Varussi.
The facts
- Where
- Dubai Design District
- When
- Daily to Sun 8 Nov, 10am to 10pm
- Price
- No charge
- How to book
- Walk in
- Who it's for
- Anyone who reads the wall text
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d3, the ticketed fair
Downtown Design
The region's design fair, this year with a Memphis Milano exhibit, a Buccellati pop-up made with Luke Edward Hall, the UAE Designer Exhibition and talks at The Forum, among them Mohammed Orfali on placemaking, Thu 5 Nov at 5pm.
The facts
- Where
- Dubai Design District
- When
- Thu 5 to Sat 7 Nov noon to 8pm, Sun 8 Nov noon to 6pm
- Price
- AED 80 a day, AED 150 for four days
- How to book
- Tickets on downtowndesign.com
- Who it's for
- Anyone furnishing a home
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d3, weekend makers' market
The Marketplace
Independent makers and homegrown brands from the UAE and the region, with homeware, jewellery, fashion, food stalls and live performances.
The facts
- Where
- Dubai Design District
- When
- Sat 7 and Sun 8 Nov
- Price
- No charge
- How to book
- Walk in
- Who it's for
- Present shopping, and a weekend evening out
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How we checked
Every fact here comes from the venue's own website, menu, booking page or Instagram, or from the Michelin Guide and official listings. Nobody paid to be in this guide, and nobody knew we were writing it. If something has changed, write to [email protected] and we'll correct it. How we pick a place →
Photos
- Lead photo: @dubaidesignweek
- The installations: @dubaidesignweek
- ABWAB, In Other Words: @dubaidesignweek
- Downtown Design: @downtowndesignd
- The Marketplace: @dubaidesignweek
