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2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival

ArchitectureAU •
October 23, 2026 • 07:00:08 AM
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The program is built around six ways of dissenting: design thinking, to scope alternatives; ‘craftivism’ and art practice as a political act; making by hand, for human wellbeing; performance and access, and who gets to be seen; community connection, for strength; and buying local, as an environmental act.

2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival

Undercurrent Design Market will host over 50 of Australia’s best makers, every piece handmade, at Ainslie Arts Centre.

The Craft + Design Canberra Festival Program is now live with the event running from 5 to 15 November 2026.

The Festival celebrates Canberra as a creative city of design, showcasing the work of more than 500 artists, makers, designers and performers.

The 2026 Festival explores how design and creative practice can question and reshape the world around us, presenting work that engages with environmental and social impact, sustainability, wellbeing, and accessibility.

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The program presents more than 130 activations over ten days, with exhibitions continuing for a full month, bringing together events, exhibitions, markets, open studios, performances, public artworks, symposiums, talks, tours and workshops.

Perth Design Week will return for its fifth year from 11 to 18 March 2027.

Across three weeks and four weekends in November, Powerhouse Parramatta’s Opening Festival program features 179 events ranging across First Nations culture; space, science, technology and …

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