DesignTO Festival is Canada’s largest annual design festival celebrating design as a multidisciplinary form of thinking and making, with over 100 exhibitions and events forming Toronto’s design week each January.

Since 2011, the DesignTO Festival has welcomed almost one million visitors, showcased the work of 6K+ artists and designers, and reached 1.8 billion users through print and digital media.

Here are three ways you can participate in the Festival:

1. Independent Projects
Independent Projects are exhibitions, events (e.g. tours, talks, workshops), and window installations that are wholly created and executed by an individual or organization during the DesignTO Festival at a venue of their choice (in-person or online).

2. Venue-Designer Matchmaking Program
This program pairs designers with a venue to host their project. Projects include exhibitions, events (e.g. tours, talks, workshops), and window installations that are wholly created and executed by an individual or organization during the DesignTO Festival at the host venue. Host venues provide their spaces free-of-charge and pay the registration fee.

3. DesignTO Projects
DesignTO Projects are exhibitions and events at the Festival curated and executed by DesignTO. Participation in these projects is through a combination of open calls for submission and by invitation.

Key Dates:

Friday, September 22
DEADLINE: DesignTO Symposium – Call for Submissions Closes
DEADLINE: DesignTO Group Exhibition – Call for Submissions Closes

Friday, October 6
DEADLINE: Call for Independent Projects Closes
DEADLINE: DesignTO Prototype Exhibition – Call for Submissions Closes (extended from September 22)

Friday, October 20
DEADLINE: All Projects – Event Listing Due