08/05/2026
TCDW is back! So excited to share this year's Call for Sessions/Exhibitions. So grateful to be part of Traverse City's design community!
Traverse City Design Week is back!
Join us October 4-10, 2026 for a week-long celebration of the creativity, innovation, and collaboration shaping Northern Michigan.
This year's theme, Design Outside the Box, is a challenge to question assumptions, rethink the familiar, and imagine new possibilities. From architecture to products, graphics, fashion, electronic media, digital experiences, and beyond, great design begins when we're willing to see things differently.
Throughout the week, expect inspiring talks, hands-on workshops, exhibitions, studio tours, community events, and interactive opportunities to connect with fellow creatives, businesses, and design enthusiasts.
And if you're a designer, maker, artist, educator, or creative professional - we want you to be part of it.
We’re opening our Call for Design Sessions and Call for Designer Exhibitions, inviting designers of all disciplines to help shape this year's festival. Whether you have work to exhibit, an event to host, or an idea worth sharing, we'd love to hear from you! Apply on our website (links in bio): https://www.tcdesignweek.com/
Let's celebrate the ideas, people, and places designing the future of our region!
📅 October 4-10, 2026