European Design Festival
From emerging talents to established studios, the European Design Festival 2025 in Ljubljana invites you to rethink the centre of design — and explore the power of working from the edge.
Hosted in the Slovenian capital from 5 to 8 June, this year’s Festival unfolds under the theme Ex-Centric Design. It’s a week dedicated to ideas, dialogue, experimentation and celebration — uniting professionals, students, academics and institutions through a city-wide programme that challenges conventional thinking and expands the boundaries of communication design.
With over 40 events, the Festival spans three core stages (Main, Business, and ICoD), as well as exhibitions, workshops, design walks and satellite happenings across Ljubljana. From typographic craft to digital innovation, and from design ethics to nostalgic storytelling, the Festival offers multiple ways to engage with today’s most relevant design questions.
