Design Week Portland

April 18–24, 2020

Design Week Portland is built on the strength of hundreds of independent Events and Open Houses, conceived and hosted by the creative community of an entire city. We invite you to host a program next spring. Our jury, comprised of leaders across disciplines and communities, will review each application and help you tweak your program to make it the best it can be. Applications are due January 17.

202 Festival Event Applications Announcement

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Festival Events

Have you run engaging design events, or always dreamed of doing so? Do you see a gap in the conversation about design and have an idea about how to close it? Do you have skills or work that you’d like to share with the community? We’d love to have you involved.

2020 Open House Applications Announcement

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Open Houses

Each quadrant throws open their doors from 4-7pm on a specified day during the festival. You’ll have the opportunity to tour people through your space, talk about your work, and meet new people— from prospective talent, to future collaborators, to your biggest fans.

October 15, 2019

Applications are open for 2020 festival events and open houses!

Our partners host programs at a diverse range of venues all over the city. Submit ideas that explore process, craft, and practice across disciplines.

January 17, 2020

Applications due for all programming. We have a multi-disciplinary jury review all proposals and we work with organizers to get their ideas fleshed out to add the most to the line-up.

February 18, 2020

Festival schedule launches. The community will register on a brand new system that integrates completely with our platform and will be able to build a clearer itinerary on our site.

April 18, 2020

The festival begins! 7 days of incredible conversations and experiences. This is a rare opportunity to come together as a community and consider the state of design and where we're going.