General Design

San Francisco Design Week 2026 Date Jun 1–11, 2026 Location: San Francisco, USA Website: https://sfdesignweek.org/ San Francisco Design Week is a week-long, city-wide design festival produced by Design Bay Area, marking its 20th anniversary with the 2026 edition running June 1 to 11 across the city. It brings together design studios, agencies and organizations throughout

Design Week Africa 2026 Date September 23–26, 2026 Location: Nairobi, Kenya Website: https://designweek.africa/ Design Week Africa is an annual trade fair and conference for commercial interior design, organized by the Interior Designers Association of Kenya and held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi. It combines an exhibition floor with seminars and conferences aimed

DW! São Paulo Design Week 2026 Date March 5–15, 2026 Location: São Paulo, Brazil Website: https://dwsemanadedesign.com.br/ DW! São Paulo Design Week is Latin America's largest urban design festival, founded in 2011 by entrepreneur Lauro Andrade and marking its 15th edition in 2026. It transforms São Paulo into a city-wide circuit spanning nine districts, eight physical

València Design Fest 2026 Date September 11–October 15, 2026 Location: Valencia, Spain Website: https://www.valenciadesignfest.com/ València Design Fest is a city-wide design festival held across Valencia, Spain, that grew out of the city's 2022 World Design Capital designation and has run every autumn since, using the long-established Feria Hábitat València trade fair as its central hub

Anchorage Design Week 2026 Date October 17–25, 2026 Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands Website: https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/programs/special-events/anchorage-design-week/ Anchorage Design Week is an annual design gathering held in Anchorage, Alaska, running since around 2016 and based primarily at the Anchorage Museum, timed each year to overlap with the city's Fur Rendezvous winter celebrations. The event focuses on place-based design, exploring

DesignDays Berlin 2026 Date Sep 24–26, 2026 Location: Berlin, Germany Website: https://designdays.berlin/ DesignDays.Berlin is a new design platform taking place in Berlin, bringing together architecture, interior design, craft and contemporary design across the city. Initiated by H.O.M.E. and on time PR, the event launches in September 2026, celebrating Berlin’s creative energy and marking 20 years

Matter and Shape Paris 2026 Date March 6–9, 2026 Location: Paris, France Website: https://matterandshape.com/ Matter and Shape is a Paris design salon founded in 2024 that presents contemporary collectible design during Paris Fashion Week, staging each edition inside a different landmark setting rather than a fixed trade-fair hall, with the 2026 edition marking its third

Rome Future Week 2026 Date September 21–27, 2026 Location: Rome, Italy Website: https://romefutureweek.it/ Rome Future Week is a free, city-wide festival exploring technology, design, innovation and culture across Rome, now in its fourth edition after a prior year drawing more than 75,000 participants to over 150 venues. The 2026 edition, themed Materia Prima (Raw Material),

Forward Festival Vienna 2026 Date October 1–2, 2026 Location: Vienna, Austria Website: https://forward-festival.com/ Forward Festival Vienna is the Vienna edition of Forward Festival, a creative conference and festival founded in 2015 that now runs annually across several European cities including Berlin, Zurich, Munich, Amsterdam and Hamburg. Each city edition combines curated talks, panel discussions and

RPDC Design Week 2026 Date September 24–October 5, 2026 Location: Shanghai, China Website: https://www.worlddesignweeks.org/ RPDC Design Week is a Shanghai design event run by the Red Product Design Center on the Xiaohongshu platform since 2021, with the 2026 edition marking its fourth staging under the theme Design Growing. Rather than a conventional trade show, RPDC