The sixth Hajj Conference and Exhibition is scheduled for 8–11 November 2026 in Jeddah. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is organising it with the Pilgrim Experience Program as part of preparations for Hajj 1448 AH.

More than 520 public, private and non-profit organisations are participating, with attendance and representation from over 150 countries. The exhibition covers more than 67,000 square metres.

Its three tracks address infrastructure and operations, empowerment and integration, and development and sustainability. More than 15 programme areas include workshops, entrepreneurship and innovation, a hackathon, a business centre, specialist technology and health zones, and a meeting for heads of pilgrim affairs offices. The awareness and training forum is being held for the first time.

The gathering enables service providers to discuss operational needs and explore solutions across the pilgrim journey.

Illustrative archive photograph: the Kaaba in Makkah in 2016, not the conference. Credit: Moataz Tawfiq Aghbaria via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized; display cropping may apply. The adapted image retains the same licence.