Event Details
Welcome to the Madrid Design Festival 2026
Every winter, Madrid turns into an international stage for contemporary design for several weeks. The Madrid Design Festival takes place for the ninth time in 2026, from 5 February to 8 March, bringing more than 200 activities and around 20 exhibitions to over 80 venues across the city under the theme "Redesigning the World". This edition's guest country is Guatemala.
Highlights
- Ninth edition of the international design festival, running since 2018
- Main venue at Fernán Gómez. Centro Cultural de la Villa
- Retrospective "André Ricard. Diseño en uso"
- Spain's first exhibition dedicated to Guatemalan textile design
- New FORMA Design Fair for collectible design
- Madrid DesignPRO conference series with international guests
- Open Studios and showrooms across many neighborhoods
- Free entry to nearly all exhibitions and activities
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Program
Fernán Gómez. Centro Cultural de la Villa serves as the central exhibition venue for the ninth consecutive year, hosting the retrospective "André Ricard. Diseño en uso" alongside "Arte textil en Guatemala: diseño e identidad", the first comprehensive presentation of Guatemalan textile design in Spain. Other institutions, including CaixaForum Madrid, the National Museum of Decorative Arts, the Cerralbo Museum, the National Archaeological Museum and the Institución Libre de Enseñanza, open their doors for special exhibitions and installations. As a new addition this year, the festival presents FORMA Design Fair, Spain's first fair dedicated to collectible design, from 5 to 8 March at Matadero Madrid. The program is rounded out by the Madrid DesignPRO conference series, featuring panel discussions, talks and masterclasses, plus Open Studios across several neighborhoods where visitors can explore workshops and ateliers.
Tickets
Access to the exhibitions and most activities of the Madrid Design Festival is free, subject to venue capacity. Some formats such as workshops, masterclasses or the FORMA Design Fair may require separate registration or an entry fee; the festival publishes updated details on its website throughout the event.
Visitor Tips
- Since entry is mostly free, arriving early helps for the most popular exhibitions.
- The program spans many neighborhoods, so planning ahead with the official schedule saves time.
- Public transport is the best way to get around, as venues are spread across the whole city.
- Some exhibitions run beyond the festival's official end date, so it's worth checking individual closing dates.
- Booking ahead is recommended for Open Studios and workshop visits.
