2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival Launch + Exhibition Openings   

with [insert speakers/performers/etc]

5 November 2026

Day + Time | Thursday | 6pm
Location | Craft + Design Canberra, 180 London Circuit, Canberra, ACT, 2601 
Entry | Free event | Registration required 
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Join us to formally launch the 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival and celebrate the opening of 4 exciting exhibitions in the Craft + Design Canberra Gallery and Civic Square.  

Exhibition | NEST | Design for a Displaced Future 
Exhibition | EMERGENCY 
Exhibition | Robert Foster Metal Prize  
Exhibition | TBC (Crucible Exhibition) 

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The 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival runs from 5 - 15 November. Presenting an innovative program of exhibitions and events responding to the theme of Dissent, the Festival celebrates Canberra as a creative capital and a global city of design.   

Connecting Canberra's community with over 500 artists, craftspeople and designers, the 2026 Festival advocates creativity as a powerful tool for questioning, challenging and reshaping societal norms.  



Images | 2024 Craft + Design Canberra Festival Launch in Civic Square | Photography by 5 Foot Photography 
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