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Every year, the Seattle Design Festival brings together designers, community members, experts, city officials, and business leaders to celebrate and explore how design improves the quality of our lives and our community.
The 2025 Festival was August 16-21 exploring the theme of FEEDBACK. Call for Proposals launched April 2 and were due May 28. 285 designers participated in our call for proposals process —representing 58 design teams engaging this year with Installations, Pop-Up Experiences, Mainstage performances and our Mixers! We were thrilled to receive such creative and innovative proposals in our 15th year of the Festival.
For media inquiries, contact Bray Hayden, Senior Communications Manager, AIA Seattle + Seattle Design Festival
SDF 2025 at a Glance:
- 7,400+ Attendees*
- 6 days of Festival programming + 6 mixers throughout the year!
- 28 Festival Sponsors
- 58 Design Teams
- 285 Local and International Designers
- 64 Festival Programs
- 29 Built Installations
- 21 Pop-Up Experiences
- 7 Mainstage Programs
- 7 Mixers/Social Events
- 25 Press Mentions in 18 Media Outlets
*Attendance so far – you can still attend by watching the Festival Rewind on YouTube.
Check out our Festival in Review here. To see images from this year and past Festivals, visit the Flickr page, our Instagram, or #SeattleDesignFestival.