8-11 January (Monday-Thursday): SteelFab 2024, Sharjah Expo Centre

9-11 January (Tuesday-Thursday): Dubai International Pharmaceuticals and Technologies Conference and Exhibition, Dubai World Trade Centre.

9-11 January (Tuesday-Thursday): Gulf Print and Pack, Dubai World Trade Centre.

10-11 January (Wednesday-Thursday): 1 Billion Followers social media summit, Emirates Towers and Museum of the Future, Dubai.

19 January (Friday): The Abu Dhabi Extreme Championship 2 (ADXC 2), Mubadala Arena. UFC champions Aljamain Sterling and Chase Hooper will be in the ring.

21-23 January: World of Coffee Dubai, Dubai World Trade Centre.

23-25 January (Tuesday-Thursday): The Unmanned Systems Exhibition (UMEX) and the Simulation and Training Exhibition (SimTEX), Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), Abu Dhabi.

26-28 January: Dubai Challenge Cup

29 January- 1 February: Arab Health, Dubai World Trade Centre.

2-4 February (Friday-Sunday): Sharjah Classic Cars Festival.

12-13 February (Monday-Tuesday): Breakbulk Middle East conference, Dubai Trade Centre.

12-14 February (Monday-Wednesday): Sustainable Aviation Futures MENA Congress, Hotel Dubai Mall.

7-8 February (Wednesday-Thursday): Sharjah Investment Forum, Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre.

26-28 February (Monday-Wednesday): Management and Sustainability of Water Resources, Marriott Hotel Al Jaddaf.

27-28 February (Tuesday-Wednesday): Dubai Association Centre Conference, Dubai World Trade Centre.

28-29 February (Wednesday-Thursday): Ras Al Khaimah Investment and Trade Summit, Rak Exhibition Centre.

28-29 February (Wednesday-Thursday): UAE delegation attends ‘Invest in Austria’ conference, Vienna.

28 February-1 March (Wednesday-Friday): MENA Transport Congress and Exhibition 2024, Dubai.

Signposted to happen sometime in February:

World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

5-6 March (Tuesday-Wednesday): MRO Middle East, Dubai Trade Centre.

5-7 March (Tuesday-Thursday): World Police Summit, Dubai World Trade Centre.

5-8 March (Tuesday-Friday): Forbes’ Third Annual 30/50 Summit In Abu Dhabi During International Women’s Day

12 March (Tuesday): Start of Ramadan, public holiday.

11 April (Thursday): End of Ramadan, public holiday.

12 April (Friday): Eid Al-Fitr, public holiday.

16-18 April (Tuesday-Thursday): World Future Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.

16-18 April (Tuesday-Thursday): Middle East Coatings Show, Dubai World Trade Centre.

23-25 April (Tuesday-Thursday): Connecting Green Hydrogen MENA, Madinat Jumeirah Conference Centre.

8-9 May (Wednesday-Thursday): Innovative Finance Expo, Jumeirah Emirates Towers.

14-15 May (Tuesday-Wednesday): Seamless Middle East, Dubai World Trade Centre.

4-6 June (Tuesday-Thursday): The Hotel Show, Dubai World Trade Centre.

4-6 June (Tuesday-Thursday): INDEX, Dubai World Trade Centre.

4-6 June (Tuesday-Thursday): WORKSPACE, Dubai World Trade Centre.

4-6 June (Tuesday-Thursday): Leisure Show, Dubai World Trade Centre.

15 June (Saturday): Arafat day, national holiday.

16-18 June (Sunday-Tuesday): Eid Al-Adha, national holiday.

7 July (Sunday): Islamic new year, national holiday.

9-11 September (Monday-Wednesday): World Utilities Congress, Abu Dhabi.

30-1 November (Wednesday-Friday): World Cities Cultural Summit, Dubai.

11-14 November (Monday-Thursday): ADIPEC, Abu Dhabi.

11-14 November (Monday-Thursday): ADIPEC Maritime and Logistics Exhibition and Conference, Abu Dhabi.

11-14 November (Monday-Thursday): ADIPEC Decarbonisation Accelerator, Abu Dhabi.

2-3 December (Monday-Tuesday): National Day, public holiday.

10-12 December (Tuesday-Thursday): Middle East Business Aviation, Dubai World Central.