His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday reviewed the final preparations being made to host Expo 2020 Dubai.

“All teams are ready to host the event a month from now October 1, 2021. Infrastructure is complete and the pavilions of countries are ready for the largest global event after the pandemic,” Sheikh Mohammed tweeted.

“The UAE and Dubai will be the focus of attention for 191 countries. I am optimistic about the most beautiful and greatest event,” Sheikh Mohammed added.

The six-month event, which runs from October 1, 2021 until March 31, 2022, is the first World Expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region.

Another full moon cycle and Expo 2020 Dubai will finally open its long-awaited majestic gates to the world. In only 30 nights, we get to taste glow-in-the-dark ice cream and kangaroo meat, watch a ‘teqball’ match, tour a vertical farm, see Timbuktu’s prized manuscripts and so much more. Coming to Dubai is an amalgamation of humanity’s historic feats, trailblazing ideas and invaluable masterminds striding towards one objective: ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’. While we count mere days to October 1, here’s a list of 30 unmissable things to see and do during the 182-day event.