The biennial Geelong Design Week is back with a stacked program of events. Pop over to this city for over 100 exhibitions, workshops, talks, tours, performances, public activations and a brand-new design fair. The last time this event took place, back in 2024, Geelong attracted over 40,000 people. Geelong Design Week is on from now until Sunday October 11.
Geelong Design Week
The centrepiece is the inaugural Victorian Regional Design Fair, at the newly opened Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre. This event will bring together over 50 designers, studios and creative businesses from Greater Geelong and regional Victoria. They will showcase their work across architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, ceramics, landscape design, advanced manufacturing and emerging technologies. Attend talks, discover projects and go shopping, with over 100 locally made products. Think homewares, fashion, limited-edition pieces and more.
The fair will kick off with an industry night on Thursday October 1, followed by free entry to the public from Friday, October 2 to Sunday, October 4.
More highlights
- Extra Lives – take part in an interactive video game concert at Platform Arts, where you can vote on where the character goes, while a live band provides the music and sound effects.
- What A Ripper! – Join Tim Ross on a funny and nostalgic celebration of Australian design icons.
- On The Move – the National Wool Museum will host an interactive family exhibition, created in collaboration with illustrator James Gulliver Hancock.
- Gardens by Design: Shaping 175 Years of the Geelong Botanic Gardens – move through three garden spaces, and hear the stories behind them at three talks.
- Women in Street Art Walking Tour – on this trail, you’ll see large-scale murals from female artists across Geelong.
- Design Your Own Zine Workshop – get creative and make your own zine at Geelong Library & Heritage Centre.
- Fyansford Paper Mills: Heritage Tour – explore this historic precinct and learn how the past can inspire the future.
- Geelong Fashion Community Runway Event – celebrate Geelong’s independent fashion scene with this runway show, along with DJs, dancing, drinks and food.
The full program is on the Geelong Design Week website.
Getting there:
Geelong is just one hour away from Melbourne by car. If you’re taking public transport, it’s also about an hour away from Southern Cross. Just be sure to check the V/Line website for any disruptions.
