Following the success of EventMania Festival 2025 in Dubai, EventMania has announced an ambitious international expansion, with events set to launch across nine markets between September and October 2026.
Held at SkyLight Gallery, Arjaan by Rotana Dubai Media City, the 2025 edition brought together 400 event professionals from across the UAE’s events ecosystem. The festival featured its signature Event Maze speed-dating format, a TED-style stage programme, live performances, a podcast studio, and an exhibition zone, creating a dynamic platform for suppliers, agencies, venues, performers, and corporate buyers to connect.
“The hardest part was getting speed-dating participants to move correctly through the Event Maze. With 40 tables and 3-minute rotations, even small disruptions in flow affect everyone.”
Sergey Larin
Founder
EventMania
Building on this momentum, EventMania will expand into Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Georgia, Serbia, Turkey, Qatar, and the UAE in 2026. Each edition will feature the platform’s structured networking model, combining B2B speed-dating, an expo zone, keynote sessions, and networking opportunities designed to facilitate meaningful business connections.
“The event industry in most markets is fragmented. Agencies, buyers, vendors, and artists operate in silos. EventMania is the infrastructure that connects them — not digitally, but in person, with structured mechanics that actually produce results in a single day,” said Larin.
The expansion marks a significant step for the platform as it scales its networking-focused event format across emerging and established event markets worldwide.
