2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival Launch + Exhibition Openings
About this event
Join them to formally launch the 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival and celebrate the opening of four exciting exhibitions in the Craft + Design Canberra Gallery and Civic Square.
Opening | 6pm
Official Speeches | 6:30pm
Exhibition openings include
Exhibition | NEST | Design for a Displaced Future | Multiple Artists
Exhibition | EMERGENCY | Signal, Adapt, Repair | Multiple Artists
Exhibition | ROBERT FOSTER METAL PRIZE | Multiple Artists
Exhibition | SMALL RITUALS | Hand Carved, Handheld | Senden Blackwood
Exhibition | SOFT MATTER | Isabelle Mackay-Sim
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 for creativity as a powerful tool for questioning, challenging and reshaping societal norms.
Accessibility at this event
Shared by the event organiser via ATDW, where provided. Check with the organiser if you need specifics.
Nearest accessible public toilet to 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival Launch + Exhibition Openings
The nearest accessible public toilet to 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival Launch + Exhibition Openings is High Jinks, City, about 150 m away.
High Jinks · about 150 m away in a straight line
16 Kendall La, City, ACT (food outlet)
- Right-hand transfer
Open: Venue hours
Source: the National Public Toilet Map, data as at 1 September 2026. Distances are straight-line, not the walking route, and facilities can change — check before you rely on one. Facility record
Event information courtesy of the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW).
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