2025 DesignTO Festival

Celebrating 15 years of DesignTO!

Attention art and design lovers! The DesignTO Festival returns January 24-February 2, 2025, celebrating its 15th birthday in 2025! Join us in-person at venues across Toronto for 10 days of incredible exhibitions, installations and events.

Known as Canada’s largest annual design festival, DesignTO transforms Toronto into a creative hub, featuring over 100 free exhibitions and events. Over the past 15 years, the Festival has welcomed over 1 million attendees, showcased 6,500+ creatives, reached 2.6 billion people through media, and generated $120 million in tourism impact. Explore bold and ambitious ideas that respond to the climate crisis, social justice, technology, and more.

“DesignTO isn’t just a festival; it’s an anti-loneliness machine,” said co-founder Christina Zeidler. It’s a place where creativity brings people together to shape a better, more sustainable, just, and joyful future.

Visit the DesignTO website to view the whole Festival Schedule, and start planning your Festival activities today!

DesignTO acknowledges funding support for the 2025 DesignTO Festival from the Government of Ontario, City of Toronto, and the Ontario Arts Council.