Design Week Calgary
Design Week Calgary
Meet leaders, share ideas and get inspired at Calgary’s first design festival.
June 1st, 2025
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Design Week Calgary
AUGUST 7 - 9, 2025 A festival showcasing and celebrating the exceptional talent in Calgary’s design community. Created by designers, the public is invited into the delight and wonder of creative worlds. The goal of Design Week Calgary is to celebrate Calgary design and the people behind it - that includes graphic, visual and technology design, film, sound and fashion design and architecture, urban, landscape and interior design. Design Talks Institute is dedicated to advancing public education on the value and impact of good design.
Why Go
AUGUST 7 - 9, 2025 Calgary's inaugural Design Week is a groundbreaking festival showcasing and celebrating the exceptional talent in Calgary's design community. Created by designers, we are inviting the public into the delight and wonder of our creative worlds for the very first time. The goal of this inaugural Design Week Calgary is to celebrate Calgary design and the people behind it - that includes graphic, visual and technology design, film, sound and fashion design and architecture, urban, landscape and interior design. Design Talks Institute is dedicated to advancing public education on the value and impact of good design, and this historic first edition marks an exciting new chapter for Calgary's creative community.
What's Great
Design Week Calgary explores the theme "In Plain Sight" through five main events at Contemporary Calgary: a fashion experience with designer Stuart Trevor, a design-inspired film festival, an industrial design exhibit, design talks, and an interactive installation. Plus, 15 satellite events hosted throughout the city by partnering organizations including SAPL architecture, CMLC, and Bow Valley College. The week begins with a collaboration between Design Week and BUMP Festival, Calgary's premier urban art festival, presenting the Urban Art Conference (August 5-6). This partnership brings together the design and urban art communities for a comprehensive celebration of creativity that spans five days, connecting artists, designers, urbanists, and community leaders to explore how design and art shape our public spaces.
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