What is Geelong Design Week about?
Geelong Design Week is a 10-day community event celebrating Geelong’s global recognition as Australia’s only UNESCO Creative City of Design.
The event seeks to engage the community in a high quality and inclusive program that supports the designation and showcases local design talent and our creative industries.
A successful 22-event partnership in 2019 with the National Gallery of Victoria and the Melbourne Design Week program, progressed to become a stand-alone event in 2020 with more than 80 events. However, COVID-19 forced the cancellation of this program.
In 2021, Geelong Design Week attracted more than 6000 people, attending 69 events that showcased local design and creativity under the theme ‘Unpredictable’.
Almost a third of the 2021 audience came from outside Greater Geelong, demonstrating potential for Geelong Design Week to become a flagship destination event for the region.