Geelong Design Week is now taking expressions of interest

It’s a celebration of our UNESCO City of Design status through art, architecture, landscapes, and urban planning.

Calling all Geelong creatives within the design space – this one is for you!

City of Greater Geelong has announced that expressions of interest are now open to join Geelong Design Week from 1 – 11 October 2026. Open to designers, makers, design businesses, manufacturers, creatives, and organisations, Geelong Design Week are call for submissions for exhibitions, workshops, showcases, talks, tours, and more to join this years dynamic program.

Geelong Design Week

When: 1 – 11 October 2026

Where: Across Geelong

EOI closes: Sunday 29 March 2026, 11.59pm

Keep up to date with all things arts, exhibitions and stage here.

 

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Geelong Design Week is the premier celebration of design and creativity in Australia’s UNESCO City of Design. It highlights the excellence across all design disciplines in our region across, ranging from architectural marvels, interior studios, furniture manufacturing, engineering, textiles to arts and everything in between. Our city houses award-winning architectural studios including recent feature artists tsai Design and Belsö Design Studios. Our urban landscape is rich with design intention, with state of the art buildings like Geelong Arts Centre, the Geelong Library and Heritage Centre (The Dome), and the newly developed Geelong Convention Centre drawing significant attention in the design space.

Geelong Design Week are seeking interest for their 2026 program from creatives to present their work to a broader audience, host workshops, panels, or pop-ups, and connect with industry leaders, locals, and design lovers.

In a first for the Geelong Design Week, there will also be a chance to join the inaugural Victorian Regional Design Fair at Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention & Event Centre. Running from 1 – 4 October, the fair will extend beyond Geelong, showcasing the works of design-led creatives.

For your chance to be involved in both Geelong Design Week and the Victorian Regional Design Fair submit an EOI via the Geelong Design Week website here. 

Applications close Sunday 29 MARCH 2026 at 11.59pm.