The Magazine of the German Design Council

Design Dates

Design moves fast. Those who don’t want to miss a thing need a clear overview. In our calendar, we bring together the most important events, trade fairs, design weeks and exhibitions – showing when and where the industry comes together.

Trade Fair

Light + Building 2026

Light + Building 2026
08. – 13.03.2026
09:00 - 18:00
Messe Frankfurt, Germany
Conference
Trade Fair

'Women in Lighting'

Light + Building 2026
08.03.2026
14:00 - 17:00
Messe Frankfurt, Germany
WDC 2026
Exhibition

Multispecies Members Club – New alliances between living and artificial systems

Museum Giersch der Goethe-Universität
28.03. – 06.09.2026
09:00 - 23:59
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Design Week

Milano Desig Week: Fuorisalone

state of Studiolabo S.r.l.
20. – 26.04.2026
09:00 - 23:59
Milan, Italy
Design Week

Milano Design Week: Salone del Mobile

State of Federlegno Arredo Eventi S.p.A.
21. – 26.04.2026
09:00 - 23:59
Mailand, Italien
Partner Event
Conference

see-Conference

state of Bilder der Zukunft e.V.
25. – 26.04.2026
09:00 - 23:59
Wiesbaden, Germany
Partner Event
Festival

munich creative business week

state of bayern design GmbH
04. – 10.05.2026
09:00 - 23:59
Munich, Germany
Design Week

Clerkenwell Design Week

Clerkenwell Design Week
19. – 21.05.2026
09:00 - 23:59
London, England
WDC 2026
Event Series

Learn & Burn – Lab for Female Networking

Women of DDC and World Design Capital
22.05.2026
09:00 - 11:59
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Partner Event
Design Week

Berlin Design Week – DESIGN REAL

DESIGN GmbH
28. – 31.05.2026
09:00 - 23:59
Berlin, Germany
Festival

3daysofdesign

3daysofdesign
10. – 12.06.2026
09:00 - 23:59
Copenhagen, Denmark
Exhibition

Christian Dell

sam – Stadtmuseum am Markt
17.06. – 18.11.2026
11:00 - 17:00
Marktplatz Wiesbaden, Germany
Exhibition

Women* & Type. Call for Flags

Museum Wiesbaden
10.07. – 03.10.2026
09:00 - 23:59
useum Wiesbaden, LUX, Pavillon der Hochschule Mainz, Germany
Design Week

Helsinki Design Week

Luovi Productions Oy / Helsinki Design Week
28.08. – 06.09.2026
09:00 - 23:59
Helsinki, Finland
Festival

London Design Festival

London Design Festival
12. – 20.09.2026
09:00 - 23:59
London, UK
Design Week

Zurich Design Weeks

Verein Zurich Design Weeks
17. – 27.09.2026
09:00 - 23:59
Zurich, Switzerland
Design Week

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK

state of Verein Neigungsgruppe Design
25.09. – 04.10.2026
09:00 - 23:59
Vienna, Austria
Design Week

Designblok: Prague International Design Festival

state of PROFIL MEDIA, s. r. o.
07. – 11.10.2026
09:00 - 23:59
Prague, Czech Republic
Design Week

Dutch Design Week (DDW)

Dutch Design Week
17. – 25.10.2026
09:00 - 23:59
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Conference

Service Design Global Conference

Service Design Network
28. – 30.10.2026
09:00 - 23:59
Wiesbaden, Germany & Online