Project Qatar 2027 · Doha
Qatari contractors, building materials makers and national trade agencies take space at Project Qatar, IFP Qatar's construction show in West Bay. Lazulite has crewed three editions there, from 2024 to 2026. Our Dubai workshop builds stands and shared pavilions for these exhibitors, then sends them to Doha by road. An engineer stays by the screens until the halls close. The 2027 edition is expected at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in late May or June, with dates still to be announced.
Show facts
Project Qatar is an annual exhibition of building materials, construction equipment and construction technology, held in Doha since 2004 and organised by IFP Qatar.
Show details checked: 9 November 2026
Project Qatar is Doha's trade show for building materials, construction equipment and the technology behind Qatari buildings and roads. IFP Qatar ran the 2026 edition under the theme Manufacture, Build, Innovate. According to QNA, that edition set out to support Qatar National Vision 2030 through local industry and sustainable infrastructure.
Pavilions shape much of the Project Qatar floor. In 2026, Strategic Partner Ashghal used its own pavilion for flagship projects and project delivery methods. Qatar Development Bank hosted 18 Qatari companies in a second. In 2023, IFP Qatar listed eight official country pavilions, among them Italy, Türkiye, Kuwait, China and India.
Qatari firms held most of the 2026 floor, with QNA counting 120 local companies among 145 exhibitors. A B2B Matchmaking Platform set up meetings between buyers, suppliers, contractors, developers, government entities and investors. Procurement teams arrive with tender questions, so put an Arabic-speaking sales lead on duty.
IFP Qatar had not announced dates for Project Qatar 2027 by 9 November 2026, so plan for late May or June. The 2023, 2024 and 2025 editions each opened in the final week of May and ran four days. The 22nd edition then moved to Tuesday 9 to Thursday 11 June 2026, a day shorter.
DECC in West Bay is the expected venue, as it was for every edition from 2023 to 2026 and in 2021. Qatar Tourism puts its covered floor at 29,035 square metres. Metro visitors use DECC station on the Red Line.
A stand built in Dubai for Project Qatar must clear Qatari customs, a step no UAE show adds. Qatar accepts ATA carnets for goods shown at exhibitions, with relief from duties and taxes. IFP Qatar then sets its own dates for stand drawings and service orders in the exhibitor manual, which our team confirms once you book. Inside five weeks of opening, only a modular stand still fits; call +971 50 173 8408.
Planning timeline
Twelve weeks out
Carnet list started for every screen, kiosk and product sample bound for Qatar
Ten weeks out
Custom brief, pavilion layout and content languages agreed
Six weeks out
Stand drawings filed with IFP Qatar by the manual's date
Two weeks out
Packed stand leaves the Dubai workshop by road
Build-up days at DECC
Stand assembled, powered and handed over before the doors open
Road freight from Dubai shapes every stand we send to Project Qatar, so each wall breaks down into panels that fit a truck bed. Modular Exhibition Stands suit Qatari SMEs that book late through a pavilion host.
Project Qatar exhibitors include building materials makers, construction equipment brands, MEP services firms and architectural design studios. A Miniature Model gives a smart city scheme its streets and towers at table height.
Project Qatar's B2B Matchmaking Platform sends visitors to stands with meetings already booked. Interactive Kiosks confirm each booking and log the person as contractor, developer, consultant or government buyer.
In 2023, Project Qatar opened to visitors from 2pm to 9pm, leaving mornings free. Our engineer uses them to test screens and reload price files, then stays through the evening session.
Ashghal used its 2026 pavilion to present flagship projects to the Project Qatar floor. Suppliers to those roads and drainage schemes can pin each delivery on a Dynamic LED Table map of Qatar.
Manufacture, Build, Innovate was the 2026 theme, and QDB's pavilion brought together 18 Qatari companies. Give your product three faces on a Rotating Triangle: the item itself, the Qatari plant that made it and its test certificate.
IFP Qatar runs the Excellence in Industry & Innovation Awards with the Gulf Organisation for Research and Development. Projection Mapping on a Miniature Model can light each energy or water saving feature of an entered building in turn.
Startups and SMEs present to investors and large companies on Project Qatar's Startup Stage. A Curved LED Kiosk on a host's stand can replay each short pitch and take details from visitors who missed the session.
IFP Qatar reviews space-only stand designs before fabrication, through the route its exhibitor manual sets. That manual was not public on 9 November 2026. We prepare plans, elevations and material specifications in its format, and cut panels only after approval.
IFP Qatar registers stand builders and crews for DECC build-up by a deadline in its manual. Our crew's travel from Dubai is booked once the build-up days are confirmed. Pavilion booths also follow the host's layout.
DECC can run as five independent halls, so supply points differ by hall. We list the power, rigging and internet loads your DECC stand needs and lodge every service order under your company name. Orders go through the channel IFP Qatar's manual names.
Your Project Qatar brief lists the products you will show, your pavilion if any, and every item that must cross into Qatar.
We file drawings and specifications with IFP Qatar, then answer any comment well before the deadline its manual gives.
Each Project Qatar stand is fully assembled in our Dubai workshop, content running on every screen, before it is crated.
Trucks carry the crated stand through Saudi Arabia into Qatar, where it clears customs on the carnet and goes straight to DECC for build-up.
After the final show day closes, carnet items are counted, repacked and driven back out of Qatar, and your visitor records reach you that week.
Overland freight and customs clearance into Qatar are cost lines a Dubai show never carries. Per square metre, Project Qatar modular stands typically cost AED 1,000 to 2,000; custom stands for DECC come to AED 1,500 to 3,500.
IFP Qatar sells Project Qatar space directly and had published no rate card by 9 November 2026, so ask its sales team. Qatari SMEs may also join a pavilion host such as QDB. Our quote lists every DECC service charge apart from the build.
A modular kit cleared under a carnet returns to Dubai intact. Its frames and kiosks can then serve a later GCC show with new graphics.
Budget bands
Compact
Pavilion booth or small supplier on about 12 square metres over three days, held to a typical Doha figure of AED 30,000 to 70,000
Standard
Materials maker or MEP supplier on about 36 square metres, typically costed for Doha at AED 80,000 to 200,000
Flagship
Main contractor or national pavilion on about 100 square metres, with AED 300,000 to 650,000 indicative for Doha
Ranges checked: November 2026
Pricing note: These ranges are indicative, for planning only. Your final quote depends on your requirements, stand size, show duration and the resources your stand needs. They exclude organiser space, venue charges for power, rigging and internet, and VAT.
Rent vs custom
Rent
Kiosks and tables hired for the Doha days and brought home on the same carnet
Custom build
Joinery made for the products and contracts you bring to Doha
DECC, Project Qatar's home since 2023, is one of 11 Qatar venues on Lazulite's record. Our files also list 16 Qatar exhibitions and events, including the Qatar Grand Prix at Lusail International Circuit.
The 2026 edition ran three days, one fewer than the editions before it, so Lazulite sends a spare for each critical screen and kiosk.
Qatar National Vision 2030 framed the 2026 edition, and government buyers ask how a product supports it. Our content team writes Arabic and English screens from your certificates and local production figures.
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The other DECC show on our Qatar list returns to West Bay from 31 January to 3 February 2027.
dmg events brings its construction show to Dubai World Trade Centre between 23 and 26 November 2026.
Riyadh's property exhibition now opens on 1 February 2027 at Malham, running for four days.
Can't find your answer? Speak with our Dubai team.
No. The 2023, 2024 and 2025 editions opened in the last week of May, but the 22nd edition ran from 9 to 11 June 2026. It also dropped from four show days to three. IFP Qatar had not set 2027 dates on 9 November 2026, so keep late May and June open.
Let's build it together
Send our Dubai team your stand number, the products you plan to show and a list of anything that must cross into Qatar. A first concept and an indicative cost range for your Project Qatar stand follow, and the quote is fixed once you approve the design. Call +971 50 173 8408 as soon as IFP Qatar confirms your space.
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