A public event to raise awareness of, and celebrate, International Volunteer Day, spotlighting the UAE’s leadership role in the area, and highlighting Expo Participant best practices and success stories.

International Volunteer Day

A public event to raise awareness of, and celebrate, International Volunteer Day.

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With a striking design inspired by fossilised sand dunes, Jubilee Stage is an open-air festival stage. Located in Jubilee Park, it hosts performances and large concerts.

Jubilee Stage

Co-curated with the UAE Ministry of Community Development, and United Nations Volunteers (UNV), Expo celebrates International Volunteer Day in honour of the unsung heroes of communities across the world. Through public-facing celebrations and inspiring dialogues that spotlight a wealth of contributions and achievements, the ethos of volunteerism will be highlighted alongside values of solidarity, mutual trust, inclusion and empowerment.

International Volunteer Day: Flagship

In collaboration with the UAE Ministry of Community Development and the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs, this event explores key issues including accessibility, education, decent work, innovation/technology, and sport, and the need to advance accessibility and inclusion as part of our progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Realising an Inclusive Future

International Day for People with Disabilities

Explore the opportunities and challenges to shape an inclusive future for People of Determination.

Expo co-curating with the UAE Ministry of Community Development, and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the International Day of Persons with Disabilities will focus on celebrating the achievements of inclusion and participation, increasing accessibility and mobility, and exploring opportunities and innovative solutions for an inclusive future for all. Through a vibrant agenda of discussions and activations, this Day will underscore the importance of leaving no one behind, and of reducing stereotypes around persons with disabilities. The theme for IDPD this year is “Leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world.”

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

International Day of Persons with Disabilities - Flagship

International Day for Persons with Disabilities - Specialist

Organised by the International Chess Federation (FIDE), the postponed 2020 championship will see the reigning world champion, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, defend his title against the winner of the delayed Candidates Tournament, Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi.

The eleventh game of this epic showdown between the two of the game’s finest Grandmasters will take place on the 10th of December in Dubai Exhibition Centre, with the two players competing for a prize fund of EUR 2 million (AED 9 million).

World Chess Championship 2021

FIDE World Chess Championship 2021

A draw in Match 10 leaves Carlsen on the brink of inflicting a crushing defeat on Nepomniachtchi. Will Carlsen clinch the 2021 World Chess Championship? Don't miss Match 11 of this epic showdown.

Dubai Exhibition Centre - Audio Guide

Dubai Exhibition Center

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Expo 2020 connects minds from around the globe. These connections are not limited to the pavilions and parks, but also extend to the vast Dubai Exhibition Centre: a new, state-of-the-art venue for conferences, concerts and more. 

Conveniently located next to the recently completed Expo 2020 metro station, with striking views of the magnificent domed Al Wasl Plaza, the DEC offers 45,000 square metres of customisable event space, 14 exhibition and multi-use halls, on-site catering, and best-in-class audio-visual resources.


A light geometric pattern decorates the DEC’s extraordinarily broad front façade, which features a giant overhanging arch over the entrance to the central plaza area, as well as sloped surfaces that seem to angle away from the entrance like a pair of wings

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Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC)

FIDE: World Chess Championship - Match 11

A series of specialist/practitioner events bringing together Expo’s Partner ecosystem to discuss key topics under the theme of volunteering.