Overview

Oman Design and Build Week (ODBW) returns for its 21st edition at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre in Muscat, May 10 to 13, 2026. The Sultanate’s largest gathering for the building, construction, design, and real estate sectors, ODBW brings together industry professionals and consumers, connecting contractors, architects, engineers, interior designers, property developers, investors, homeowners, and the general public with products, solutions, and innovations shaping Oman’s built environment.

The 2026 edition is expected to draw over 34,000 attendees, with 160 exhibitors from 8 countries and 60 thought leadership sessions. The event runs over four days and hosts three co-located events, making it the most comprehensive built environment platform in the Sultanate. Its alignment with Oman Vision 2040 gives it institutional backing and positions it as a policy-linked industry platform rather than a purely commercial trade show.

Co-located Events

Focus

ODBW covers the full spectrum of Oman’s built environment sectors: sustainable building materials, smart building technologies, real estate investment, interior design, construction systems, and infrastructure delivery. The four-day format is structured to serve both trade and consumer audiences simultaneously, which gives the event a scale and reach that specialist trade shows do not achieve alone.

The Real Estate component is significant in the current Omani context. Real estate transactions in Oman rose 27.1% year-on-year to RO 235.8 million by January 2026, and the first phase of Sultan Haitham City is launching this year. OREX functions as the primary public platform where these developments are presented to investors, buyers, and the general market.

ODBW facilitates partnerships between various stakeholders in the sector, establishes strategic links and alliances, and offers a platform for companies to showcase their innovative projects.
H.E. Dr Khalfan Bin Said Al-Shueili, Minister of Housing and Urban Planning, Oman

ODBW Symposium — Key Topics

The Symposium, brought to you by PMI, addresses construction project management and infrastructure delivery as its primary focus. The 2026 programme covers:

Featured Real Estate Projects at OREX

Investment and development projects showcased at OREX 2026 span Oman’s major urban and regional growth axes. Among the developments on display are a Muscat masterplan community positioned as a sought-after residential destination, a mountain destination celebrating Oman’s highlands with luxury resorts and cultural attractions, a coastal development in Salalah leveraging the city’s unique climate, a new mixed-use city in Sohar planned as a hub for commerce and economic activity, and Sultan Haitham City, whose first phase is launching in 2026 as Oman’s flagship smart city project. These projects reflect the breadth of urban development currently active across the Sultanate under Vision 2040.

Sponsors and Partners

The 2026 edition is supported by OMRAN as main sponsor; Al Ahly Sabbour and Talaat Moustafa Group as strategic partners; Wujha Development as lead sponsor. Additional sponsors include Majd Oman (diamond), Sadolin Dulux, Dubizzle, Al Moftah (platinum), with gold, silver, paint, and registration sponsors covering the full exhibition floor. PMI serves as knowledge partner; the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning is organizing partner for OREX; the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry is organizing partner for ODBX.

Audience

ODBW addresses a broad professional and consumer audience: architects, engineers, contractors, interior designers, developers, investors, government planners, homeowners, and general visitors. The four-day, free-entry format is deliberately inclusive, designed to give the event reach across both the trade sector and the consuming public. Visitor registration is free via badge-registration.com.

Event Details