València Design Fest 2026

València Design Fest 2026 turns the city into a design hub from 11 September to 15 October, with more than 30 venues and over 60 activities spanning exhibitions, talks, presentations, children's workshops and themed routes across the city.

The programme opens on 10 September at the Barreira A+D school with the inaugural talk "Hacking the World: Craftsmanship". Through September the schedule includes a talk by Liam Aldous on his work for Loewe (22 September) and "Noche en el Museo" on 28 September at the Museo de Bellas Artes de València, where contemporary design meets the museum's classical collection. From 28 September to 1 October, Feria Valencia hosts València Inspira Diseño, a professional meeting point for design, interior design, architecture and habitat. The cycle closes on 6 October with a talk by Australian curator Dan Thawley at the European University of Valencia on contemporary craftsmanship in fashion and luxury.

Valencia holds UNESCO City of Design status, and this festival is the annual gathering that brings international professionals and the general public together around local creativity. To round out the cultural calendar for those weeks, the month-by-month guide to Valencia's fiestas covers the rest of September and October's key dates.