100% FREEISEA2026 — explore art, technology and immersive installations across Dubai
Register for ISEA2026’s free live art programme across Dubai. Explore installations that bring art and technology together at venues including Kanvas, The Foundry and Al Wasl Plaza. Each venue has its own dates and hours.
Al Wasl Plaza photographed during Expo in 2021; one of the announced ISEA2026 venues, not a photograph of the 2026 programme.
Across Dubai · Multiple Dubai venues; representative pin: Al Wasl Plaza, Expo City Dubai. Confirm the exact venue for each programme.
Follow organiser directions for the exact entrance.
When to go
Live programme 6–15 November 2026. Kanvas and The Foundry: 6–15 November, 10:00–17:00. Al Wasl Plaza: 8–15 November, 18:00–22:00. Check the organiser’s venue schedule before travel.
Registration required. Check the organiser for remaining spaces.
Who can go
No age range published; confirm suitability with organiser · Free artistic pass · registration required
The current official pages say open to the public but give no numerical age policy. Individual work/venue suitability must be checked.
Check age guidanceWhat’s free & what to know
- Only the Live Artistic Programme is free; the Online Academic Programme is separately ticketed and excluded.
- Create an organiser account and verify your email to request the free Live Artistic Programme pass. No paid academic ticket is required for this pass.
- Venue schedules are now published. For example, Kanvas and The Foundry run 6–15 November, 10:00–17:00; Al Wasl Plaza runs 8–15 November, 18:00–22:00. Check your chosen venue and free pass before travelling.
- The map pin represents one announced venue, Al Wasl Plaza; it is not a single meeting point for the city-wide festival.
- No numerical age range is published. Check child suitability and supervision with the organiser and venue.
- This listing does not promise unrestricted entry to any venue’s ordinary paid attractions, all exhibitions or unlisted performances.
Sources & photo credit
Last successfully checked 6 Nov 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.
6 November 2026: Current organiser programme, free registration form and FAQ confirm public live art access and now publish venue-specific dates/hours. The free pass requires an organiser account and registration. Separately paid academic programming and ordinary paid attractions are excluded. Keep this multi-venue listing as one experience. Do not assign all venue hours to its single representative map pin.
ISEA2026 — official Live Artistic ProgrammeOfficial free registration and event dates FAQ
Live free artistic-pass registration
Official artistic programme overview
Photo: Dennis Sylvester Hurd / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · Resized and compressed to WebP; original photograph proportions preserved; licensed derivatives retain the source licence.