Birmingham Design Festival has never been interested in keeping design in a neat little box. Across graphic design, digital, illustration, animation, craft, product, typography, storytelling, and social change, the event has built its reputation on celebrating creativity as something gloriously interconnected.
Returning from 10-12 June, BDF 2026 looks set to push that idea even further. Founded by Luke Tonge and Daniel Alcorn in 2017 as a way to bring a major design event to England’s second city, this festival’s latest edition is themed around Change, by name and by nature.
