100% FREEPlaying Field — become a piece in giant Ludo
Join a full-scale Ludo installation where visitors become the playing pieces. Four teams of four use handmade cement tiles produced with stone-quarry waste.
Representative photograph of a Ludo board; not the Dubai Design Week Playing Field installation.
Dubai Design District, Dubai · Dubai Design Week, Dubai Design District (d3), Dubai
Follow organiser directions for the exact entrance.
When to go
3–8 November 2026, 10:00–22:00 daily (UAE time).
Who can go
All ages · Free public festival · all ages
Organiser says the free festival is open to visitors of all ages.
Check age guidanceWhat’s free & what to know
- Free public installation within Dubai Design Week.
- Downtown Design tickets, optional purchases and transport/parking are not included.
- The game is designed for 16 participants in four teams; this is a game format, not a promise of reserved group capacity.
Sources & photo credit
Last successfully checked 29 Oct 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.
29October2026: inspected current original playing-field programme and free festival admission policy. Visually inspected current Visit-page timetable confirming10:00–22:00 daily3–8November2026; this replaces earlier10:00–20:00 restriction. Item remains an eligible public free experience; separately ticketed activities and purchases excluded.
Dubai Design Week — AlterPhoto: Adib (Meghmollar2017) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and converted to WebP. Adapted images retain the source licence.