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Calgary Design Week 2026: 'In Tune' Festival

festival-fair · 2026-07-10

Calgary Design Week 2026, a city-wide festival celebrating design talent and community impact, will take place in Calgary, Canada. The event features talks, exhibitions, workshops, installations, screenings, tours, and social events exploring how design shapes places, experiences, and the city's future. The 2026 theme, 'In Tune,' examines urban rhythms—sounds, spaces, inhabitants, and daily experiences—revealing connections between the built environment and everyday life. The festival includes talks and panels with designers, artists, architects, and city builders; hands-on workshops; public art installations; film screenings; studio tours; networking events; and opportunities to connect with Calgary's creative industries and cultural leaders. Created by and for designers, the festival invites public participation in conversations about architecture, urbanism, fashion, interiors, technology, public art, film, sound, and the built environment.

Key facts

  • Calgary Design Week 2026 is a city-wide festival.
  • The festival celebrates design talent, creativity, and community impact.
  • The 2026 theme is 'In Tune'.
  • The theme explores urban rhythms: sounds, spaces, inhabitants, and daily experiences.
  • The festival includes talks, exhibitions, workshops, installations, screenings, tours, and social events.
  • Topics covered include architecture, urbanism, fashion, interiors, technology, public art, film, sound, and the built environment.
  • The festival is created by and for designers.
  • The event takes place in Calgary, Canada.

Entities

Institutions

  • Calgary Design Week
  • Design Talks Institute (d.talks)
  • Contemporary Calgary

Locations

  • Calgary
  • Canada
  • 701 11th Street SW

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