World Art Dubai 2025

World Art Dubai is back for its eleventh edition, with more than 10,000 artworks from 400+ galleries and individual artists who come from more than 65 different countries. WAD has grown out of its early days as a simple lo-fi affordable art fair into a bustling, buzzy four days. It still majors on the affordable art of the title (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 …  There’s a full schedule of extras like live painting, talks, demos, workshops, and more: check out the programme here.

WAD is open 1pm to 9pm. As well as the one-day one-adult ticket at AED 30 and a four-day pass for AED 50, there’s reduced-price entry for kids aged 12-18 and family tickets at AED 60 (two adults one child) and AED 70 (two adults, two children). All of these represent a modest but noticeable increase on 2024 prices …