General Design

Design Shanghai 2026 Date March 19–22, 2026 Location: Shanghai, China Website: https://www.designshanghai.com/ Design Shanghai is an annual design trade fair founded in 2014, with its 2026 edition marking the event's thirteenth year and its return to the historic Shanghai Exhibition Centre after six years at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre. Held each

Melbourne Design Week 2026 Date May 14–24, 2026 Location: Melbourne, Australia Website: https://designweek.melbourne/ Melbourne Design Week is Australia's largest annual design event, launched in 2017 and presented by the National Gallery of Victoria as an initiative of the Victorian Government, with 2026 marking its tenth edition. Held over eleven days each May, it has grown

Nairobi Design Week 2026 Date March 7–15, 2026 Location: Nairobi, Kenya Website: https://www.nairobi.design/week/2026 Nairobi Design Week is an annual design platform held in Nairobi each March, founded and directed by Adrian Jankowiak and run as part of the World Design Weeks network of international design festivals. It brings together Kenyan and international designers, makers and

Bangkok Design Week 2026 Date January 29–February 8, 2026 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Website: https://www.bangkokdesignweek.com/en/bkkdw2026/about Bangkok Design Week is an annual design and creativity festival organized by Thailand's Creative Economy Agency together with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, with 2026 marking its ninth consecutive year. Running from January 29 to February 8, it activates four core creative

Berlin Design Week 2026 Date May 28–31, 2026 Location: Berlin, Germany Website: https://berlindesignweek.com/en Berlin Design Week is an annual design festival launched in 2024 by Berlin Design e.V., held each spring across studios, galleries, universities and partner venues throughout the German capital. Rather than centering on one district, it activates locations citywide, with organizers publishing

DesignMarch 2026 Date May 6–10, 2026 Location: Reykjavik, Iceland Website: https://designmarch.is/ DesignMarch is Iceland's leading design festival, established in 2009 and organized by the Iceland Design Centre each spring in Reykjavik. It opens with DesignTalks, a keynote lecture day held at the Harpa concert hall, before expanding into a citywide programme of exhibitions, talks and

Bogotá Design Festival 2026 Date April 22–26, 2026 Location: Bogotá, Colombia Website: https://bogotadesignfestival.co/ Bogotá Design Festival is a four-day design event held annually in Bogotá since 2015, founded and directed by Diego Garcia-Reyes Rothlisberger. It functions as a platform connecting Colombia's creative and cultural sector with international design, drawing an average of around 5,500 attendees

Lisbon Design Week 2026 Date May 27–31, 2026 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Website: https://www.lisbondesignweek.com/en Lisbon Design Week is an annual design festival held each May in Lisbon, with 2026 marking its fourth edition. Run in partnership with institutions including MUDE, the Museum of Design, it spreads across more than 80 venues in eleven neighborhoods, ateliers, shops,

Seoul Design Festival 2026 Date November 26–29, 2026 Location: Seoul, South Korea Website: https://seoul.designfestival.co.kr/ Seoul Design Festival is an annual design event held at Seoul's COEX convention center, established in 2002 and organized by Design House through Monthly Design, Korea's first design publication, founded in 1976. Held over several days each November, it brings together

Barcelona Design Week 2026 Date October 14–25, 2026 Location: Barcelona, Spain Website: https://barcelonadesignweek.com/en/ Barcelona Design Week is Barcelona's principal annual design event, established in 2006 by the Barcelona Design Centre, now known as the Barcelona Creativity & Design Foundation, in partnership with Barcelona City Council, FAD and the Museu del Disseny. Held each autumn across