November 2026 is a busy month. Tehran’s two main venues alone host eleven exhibitions, and Kish, Dubai, Muscat, Erbil and Istanbul all have shows that Iranian companies regularly take space at. If you are exhibiting at one of them and the stand design has not started, this list should help you work out how much time you really have.
Dates come from our fair calendar. Organisers do move dates, so confirm with them before you book freight or hotels.
Tehran International Fairground
- 7–10 November: 26th International Electricity & Renewable Energy Exhibition
- 17–20 November: 7th Laser, Photonics & Quantum Exhibition
- 17–20 November: 23rd International Metallurgy Exhibition
- 17–20 November: 18th International Financial Services & Investment Exhibition
- 27–30 November: 10th International Fisheries & Aquaculture Exhibition
- 27–30 November: 26th International Paint, Resin & Industrial Coatings Exhibition
- 27–30 November: 22nd International Advertising & Branding Exhibition
The electricity show is the closest, about four weeks from today. A custom stand is still possible in that window if the design stays simple and gets signed off within a week. We would not attempt a two-storey structure for it.
Metallurgy tends to bring large, heavy stands, and metal samples weigh a lot. If you are showing heavy parts, tell us early so the platform and plinths are built for the load. Three shows open together on 17 November, which means crowded loading gates during build-up. The late-November group still has enough time for a properly developed design.
At the fisheries show, many stands run display fridges or freezers, and those need power around the clock, including overnight when the hall is closed. Mention this when you order power, and place the units so their warm exhaust does not blow against your stand walls. At the paint and coatings show, colour samples are judged under the lights, so use fittings with good colour rendering.
Shahr-e Aftab
- 5–8 November: 9th Commercial Kitchen, Catering & Restaurant Exhibition
- 5–8 November: 9th Flour, Bread & Grain Exhibition
- 5–8 November: 9th Coffee Shop & Beverages Exhibition
- 16–19 November: 2nd Footwear Materials, Machinery & Technology Exhibition
The three food-service shows share a visitor base, and stands there often run coffee machines, ovens or cooking demos. Plan power, water and drainage from the first sketch, and order power by the deadline in the organiser’s technical manual. Any surface near food and drink should be wipeable. Light fabric and unsealed painted MDF stain on day one.
Shahr-e Aftab is a long way from central Tehran, and trucks and crews lose time on the road. For stands here we do more of the assembly in the workshop so the hall work stays short.
Kish
- 22–28 November: Kish Expo 2026
Kish Expo runs for a full week and the build plan is different from Tehran. Everything ships earlier, because getting freight to the island takes longer and anything left behind is hard to bring over on build-up day. We double-check the load list for Kish and carry spare fixings and lighting parts. As a rule, sign off a Kish design at least a week earlier than you would for a similar stand in Tehran.
Dubai and Oman
- 2–4 November: Project Oman
- 3–5 November: Gulfood Manufacturing
- 10–12 November: Automechanika Dubai
- 23–26 November: Big 5 Global
Gulf organisers review stand drawings closely, and their submission deadlines usually fall earlier than Tehran’s. A structure that passes easily at home may come back with questions about height, structural sign-off or electrical paperwork. Read each show’s technical manual on its own terms. For Project Oman and Gulfood Manufacturing in early November, building a custom stand in Iran and shipping it is no longer realistic. A modular system or a local build makes more sense.
Erbil and Istanbul
- 5–7 November: Clean Eurasia, Istanbul
- 10–14 November: HOSTECH by TUSID, Istanbul
- 11–13 November: LogiTrans, Istanbul
- 23–26 November: Food & Agro Pack Iraq, Erbil
- 23–26 November: Plastprintpack Iraq, Erbil
Erbil is within trucking distance for Iranian exhibitors, so the stand can be built in Tehran and driven over. Allow time at the border and have the cargo paperwork ready before the truck leaves. For Istanbul shows we work with our partner in Türkiye, Ramona Studio, so the stand is built locally and the freight from Iran drops out of the budget and the schedule.
Where to start
Count the weeks to your opening day. Under four weeks means a simple design and quick decisions. Six weeks or more leaves room for proper design work. Send us your hall plan and stand size and we will tell you plainly what can be done in the time left.
