Admission Policy

Only the following badge holders will be permitted entry into The Speciality Food Festival: pre-registered trade visitors, trade visitors who register on the day, exhibitors, VIP badge holders and Media.

The badge gives free unlimited access also to the colocated food events Sweets & Snacks Middle East, Sweet & SnackTec Middle East and ITCA Dubai.

Visitors should be involved in or have some connection, or interest in food & hospitality and the associated industries.

Badge holders must not allow their badges to be worn by anyone else. Failure to do so is likely to lead to the badge holder and the person wearing the badge being removed from the venue.

Anyone obtaining a Speciality Food Festival visitor or exhibitor badge by theft, deception or other illegal means may be asked to leave the event.

Anyone attending The Speciality Food Festival should carry some form of photo-ID (passport, photo-ID driving license, national identity card) or other identification acceptable to the Organiser, which the Organiser may ask to see.

No one under the age of 18 will be able to attend The Speciality Food Festival except for Students by prior arrangement, who must be accompanied by a faculty member.

Anyone attending The Speciality Food Festival must not take part in any canvassing, leafleting, demonstrations, objectionable behaviour or any activity which may disrupt the exhibition or conference.

The Organiser reserves the right to exclude or remove anyone from The Speciality Food Festival and Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre who does not comply with this policy or who they reasonably consider are likely to break these rules.