KidsFest, 2025 Festival
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Our Annual Festival
October 1 - 11, 2026
The DesignPhiladelphia Festival is the oldest design event of its kind in the country and annually showcases the work of practicing architects, designers, and creative professionals. Experience design in unexpected ways through more than 100 exhibitions, workshops, demonstrations, tours, talks, and events held in venues across the city. Learn about wide-ranging topics, including architecture, urban planning, landscape, graphic, multimedia, product, furniture design, fashion, and the like.
Participate in the Festival
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Host an Event
Join us by hosting an event or exhibition during the Festival, October 1-11, 2026. Events can be talks, receptions, or hands-on activities. Sign Up Here.
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Create an Installation
Create an installation to engage festival attendees at our festival hubs. Sign Up Here.
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Sponsor/Advertise
Join the community of contributors who have supported DesignPhiladelphia in the past and connect with thousands of people here in Philadelphia. Full sponsorship opportunities will be published soon, please contact Jermaine Jenkins for more information.
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Volunteer
With your lending hands, volunteers help support event hosts during the festival and collect demographic information from participants. Please consider donating some time with us this October. Sign up today!
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