The Expo Centre Sharjah, alongside its affiliated centres in Khorfakkan and Al Dhaid, has organised and hosted 80 major exhibitions. 

 

These events featured extensive international and regional participation from leading companies and renowned brands, attracting nearly 3 million visitors from across the UAE and beyond, it stated.  

 

Expo Sharjah’s event portfolio encompassed diverse sectors, including commerce, real estate, manufacturing, and culture. 

 

Its key highlights included the Sharjah International Book Fair, which recorded a remarkable turnout of 1.82 million visitors, and the Watch and Jewellery Middle East Show, which attracted more than 150,000 visitors and 1,400 exhibitors over two editions. 

 

Other notable events included the Emirates Perfumes and Oud Exhibition, the Sharjah Real Estate Exhibition 'ACRES' the metal working and steel fabrication exhibition “SteelFab”, and numerous other specialised events. 

 

"Expo Centre Sharjah continues its journey of achievements, cementing the emirate’s status as a leading regional and global hub for exhibitions and conferences," said its spokesman. 

 

It further strengthens the exhibition industry’s role as a key driver of economic diversification and sustainable growth in Sharjah and the UAE. 

 

Among the standout exhibitions on Expo Sharjah’s events calendar for the year was the International Education Show, which drew 25,000 visitors and brought together 125 universities and academic institutions from over 20 countries, he stated. 

 

The Centre also hosted the "Ethraa" Career Fair, dedicated to the financial and banking sector, which featured over 100 entities from the leading banks and financial institutions in the UAE, he added.-TradeArabia News Service