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Meet leaders, share ideas and get inspired at Calgary’s first design festival.

Lineup announced June 13 2025

OUR 2025 THEME

IN PLAIN SIGHT

Celebrating the seen and unseen aspects of design. We’re honouring the full spectrum of design, from the visible and tangible to the hidden and intuitive.

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August 5, 2025
6:00 pm
Workshop
Fashion

Upcycled Purse Workshop with Threads by Thea

Exhibit
Film/FX

Upcycled Purse Workshop with Threads by Thea

Dorian Hotel
Lorem Ipsum
Tour
Interior

Beyond the Cover

Kasian Offices
Kasian, MRU
Architecture

SAPL Exhibit

GROTTO - Contemporary Calgary
SAPL
Film/FX

The Space Between

THEATRE - Contemporary Calgary
HCMA

Plot Twist

Offsite (tbd)
Downtown Core Neighbourhood Assocation, ActivateYYC

TBD | BMO Centre Talk

BMO
CMLC, Standtec, Calgary Stampede
Film/FX

Women in Animation Film Series

THEATRE - Contemporary Calgary
Quickdraw Animation Society, Giraffe Animation Festival
Planning

Community By Design

East Village
CMLC
Architecture

Trauma-Informed Design Through An Indigenous Lens

Offsite (tbd)
Wanda Dalla Costa, Safehouse Society
Planning

Interactive Tour & Workshop / In.between

Celebration Park
Kumlin Sullivan
Architecture

Work In Process

GROTTO - Contemporary Calgary
Two Row

Design & Architectural Film Mini Series

THEATRE - Contemporary Calgary
Curated by Mark Cooper and Daniel (SAPL), ADFF tbd
Interior

Dinner with a Designer

Fortuna's Row
IDC, Fortunas Row
Workshop
Film/FX

Bow Valley Production Hub Tour

Bow Valley College
Bow Valley College
Planning

Hidden Histories

Offsite (tbd)
Calgary Gay History
Interior

Beauty and the Brain

THEATRE - Contemporary Calgary
Teknion
Architecture

Pathways for Indigenous Youth Housing Design

USAY
Lemay, USAY, pipikwan petakwan
Architecture

Tour of the National Music Centre

NMC
National Music Centre, Bill Chomik
Visual/Graphic

Art, Craft and Architecture

Sunalta Community Centre
Craft, Metafor, AUArts

In Plain Sight Panel

THEATRE - Contemporary Calgary
GGA, MRU, IKEA
Fashion

Re:Frame; A New View of Fashion

GROTTO - Contemporary Calgary
MODE, Contemporary Calgary

In Plain Sight AR Installation

ATRIUM - Contemporary Calgary
d.talks

Manifesto

GROTTO - Contemporary Calgary
curated by Anna (Kasian)

VIP Welcome Event at Desgn Week Calgary

Montauk Showroom
d.talks, Montauk Sofa
Visual/Graphic

Delight in the Unseen

Perkins + Will
Perkins & Will

Exploring Innovation Design at KPMG Ignition Thursday

Platform Calgary
KPMG
August 30, 2023
5:00 am
Pop-Up
Architecture

Design Innovation Summit

Contemporary Calgary
Mode, contemporary calgary
December 1, 2023
1:30 am

Sustainable Architecture Conference 2023

November 20, 2023
7:00 am

Urban Design Symposium 2023

October 5, 2023
3:00 am

Architecture Expo 2023

September 15, 2023
4:00 am

Design and Architecture Festival 2023

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