Shenzhen Design Week dates

Shenzhen Design Week 2026 will run from April 27 to May 6 at the Longgang International Arts Centre in Shenzhen. (szft.gov.cn) The 10-day program is set to include exhibitions, talks, conferences and the 2026 Kunpeng Global Design Award ceremony. Macao News, citing Chinese media reports, said the awards drew close to 6,300 submissions from 20 countries and territories. (macaonews.org) Shenzhen’s Futian district government said this year’s theme is “Design Makes Cities More Integrated,” and a special exhibition will focus on “Design and the Boundless Possibilities of the Future.” (szft.gov.cn) The timing puts the event a month after Art Basel Hong Kong 2026, which is scheduled for March 27 to 29, with preview days on March 25 and 26 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. (artbasel.com) That sequencing keeps the Pearl River Delta’s spring arts calendar active after Hong Kong’s marquee fair week, with Shenzhen picking up the regional design circuit in late April. Shenzhen has promoted design as part of its city identity for years through government-backed festivals and awards. (artbasel.com) (worlddesignweeks.org) Shenzhen Design Week was founded in 2017 and is hosted by the Shenzhen Municipal Government, according to World Design Weeks. The festival’s official English-language site says the 2024 edition ran on the same April 27 to May 6 window and used a “main venue + branch venues + star venues” format. (worlddesignweeks.org) (sz.design) City officials have also tied the festival to industrial policy, not only gallery programming. The Futian government said the 2026 special exhibition will connect creative work with Shenzhen’s strategic emerging industries. (szft.gov.cn) The next marker is Monday, April 27, when the 2026 edition opens in Longgang and starts Shenzhen’s latest push to turn design into a citywide public event. (szft.gov.cn)