World Art Dubai 2024

World Art Dubai is back for its tenth edition, with more than 4,000 artworks from 300+ galleries and individual artists who come from more than 60- different countries. WAD has grown out of its early days as a simple lo-fi affordable art fair into a bustling, buzzy four days celebrating art in many of its manifestations. There will be lots of live art performances, workshops, street art and fashion, talks and more alongside the commercial art. It’s still affordable (prices from $100, we’re told); and since there’s no jury to oversee applications, it’s likely to be variable in quality. But then that’s all part of the vibe …

WAD is open 1pm to 9pm. As well as the single adult ticket at AED 25, there’s reduced-price entry for kids aged 13-18 and family tickets at AED 55 (two adults one child) and AED 65 (two adults, two children). All of these represent a modest but noticeable increase on 2023 prices …