Discover how design shapes our world at the 16th Annual Seattle Design Festival, August 15-20 at Lake Union Park from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.
The weeklong celebration kick-offs with the Seattle Design Festival Block Party on August 15 and 16, a free two-day street fair featuring large-scale installations, performances, and hands-on activities. This immersive experience showcases how design shapes our everyday lives.
Seattle Design Festival 2025 (via Seattle Design Festival)
For six days, participants can immerse themselves in experiences responding to the theme of IN[FLUX]—how it transforms ideas, spaces, and communities.
- IN[FLUX] How can design respond to constant change and uncertainty?
- IN[HABIT] How do our routines, behaviors, and systems shape the way we live?
- IN[FORM] How do ideas take physical shape through design, materials, and space?
- IN[TENSION] How can design engage conflict, difference, and competing priorities?
Seattle Design Festival 2026 installation (via Seattle Design Festival)
The festival also features dozens of large-scale built installations and pop-up experiences throughout the week, including LocalLoop Seattle: A Participatory Sculpture for Collective Urban Imagination; Sing to Me: Sound-Responsive Architecture; and the (Un)Build Kaleidoscope.
The (Un)Build Kaleidoscope, for example, is a pop-up installation that encourages visitors of all ages to rotate a series of oversized kaleidoscopes and encounter ever-changing reflections of the surrounding city. This highly interactive, family-friendly installation will be open from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. on August 15 and 16.
What: Seattle Design Festival 2026
When: August 15-20, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Where: Lake Union Park, 860 Terry Ave N Seattle, WA
More Information: Seattle Design Festival 2026 website
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Lake Union Park, 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
