The Seattle Design Festival is a platform for bold design conversations. We believe that design is for everyone and that inclusive co-design practices are essential to shaping an equitable Seattle. We are multidisciplinary, socially engaged and civic minded.
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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 will be August 16-21 exploring the theme of FEEDBACK. Call for Proposals launched April 2 and were due May 28. We had 285 designers participate in our call for proposals process —representing 58 design teams! We’re thrilled to receive such creative and innovative proposals in our 15th year of the Festival. And are working to get all of it ready on the site to launch June 25th. Stay tuned!
For media inquiries, contact Bray Hayden, Senior Communications Manager, AIA Seattle + Seattle Design Festival
The 2024 Festival was August 17-22 exploring the theme of WHAT IF?. Call for Proposals launched April 3 and were due May 29 – and we had over 60 Design Teams engaging this year with Installations, Pop-Up Experiences, Mainstage performances and our Mixers.
SDF 2024 at a Glance:
· 7,400+ Attendees*
· 6 days of Festival programming + 3 additional mixers throughout the year!
· 34 Festival Sponsors
· 60 Design Teams + 340 Individual local and national designers
· 20 design disciplines
· 79 Festival Programs:
· 7 Mixers/Social Events
· 34 Built Installations
· 20 Pop Up Experiences
· 9 Mainstage presentations
· 9 Virtual Mainstage presentations – these live on and continues to reach new attendees everyday
· Covered by major Seattle publications in 29 press mentions in 18 outlets
Check out our Year in Review here – and to see images from this year and past Festivals, visit the Flickr page. Share your photos with us on social media by making sure to use the hashtags #SeattleDesignFestival.