European Design Festival 2026

European Design Festival is a touring festival of European communication and graphic design, organized by the Bureau of European Design Associations, that moves to a different host city each year and marks its 20th edition in 2026 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Running over four days each June, it combines talks, exhibitions and an awards ceremony in a single program for the continent’s design community.

The festival’s core focus is European graphic and communication design, bringing together designers, studios, agencies and educators for keynote talks, panel discussions, portfolio exhibitions and the European Design Awards ceremony, which recognizes standout work from across the continent. Attendees can expect a mix of professional networking, workshops and city-specific programming tied to the host location. Reaching its 20th edition in 2026, the festival continues its role as one of the longer-running pan-European gatherings for the design profession, rotating between cities rather than anchoring permanently to one location.