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17 Oct to 25 Oct 2026

Dutch Design Week 2026

Nine days of design across Eindhoven, with the theme R.A.W. (Rebel Authentic Worth).

Official site: ddw.nl ↗ Festival map

All 178 locations

The festival map, by zone

Dutch Design Week is spread over the whole city. We grouped every location into 9 zones you can walk around in one go. 137 locations are free; the rest need a DDW ticket. Pick one of our routes, a zone or an official route.

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  1. 1Station, Fuutlaan and TU/eArrive here: DDW info point and ticket desk in Eindhoven Centraal, the Design Academy Eindhoven Graduation Show (Microstad), Dutch Invertuals, Design Perron and the Young Graduates HUB on Fuutlaan, and TU/e's Atlas building.14 locations
  2. 2Strijp-SThe festival's biggest cluster: Klokgebouw (ticket, info point), Ketelhuisplein food court and Design Rides stop, Area 51, VEEM, Natlab, Microlab, Plug in City and New Order of Fashion LAB.38 locations
  3. 3Strijp T+R (Piet Hein Eek)Piet Hein Eek's factory and the Halvemaanstraat studios, plus Building TT and Building TX (both ticket) and BioArt Laboratories further out.17 locations
  4. 4West (Evoluon)Next Nature Museum in the Evoluon (own entrance fee), Fashion Tech Farm and studios along Zeelsterstraat and Hurksestraat.6 locations
  5. 5City centre and De BergenMostly free walk-ins: TAC, Philips Museum (ticket or fee), Emma District, 18 Septemberplein, Dynamo and The Archives pop-ups in the Kleine Berg shops.42 locations
  6. 6Stadhuisplein, Van Abbemuseum and StratumCity Hall Square installations and Design Rides stop, Van Abbemuseum and its lake (ticket), Kazerne, Schellens Fabriek, Salon Veneman and Pennings Foundation.12 locations
  7. 7Hallenweg and GestelA free cluster of makers south of the centre: Hal2, De Fabriek, Atelier NL, Atelier Fig. and small studios on Hallenweg and Gestelsestraat.11 locations · all free
  8. 8Canal and NRE (Gasfabriek)The old gasworks (NRE) with Stadslab, Make Eindhoven, NUL ZES and APTUM, and further along the canal de Melkfabriek (ticket) and Onomatopee.15 locations
  9. 9Sectie-CIndustrial halls full of maker studios on Daalakkersweg (ticket), with The Pool as the Design Rides stop; de Kruisruimte (ticket) and Wasvenboerderij nearby.16 locations
  10. +Elsewhere in EindhovenSingle venues away from the hubs (Woensel, High Tech Campus, Landgoed Eikenburg and others). Plot them as individual pins, not as a hub.7 locations · all free

Locations, codes and tickets from the official DDW map, checked 2026-10-12. Most locations are open 11:00-18:00 daily. Zones are ours, to help you plan a day. Points marked approximate on the map are near the venue, not on its door.

Need to know

  • Runs Saturday 17 to Sunday 25 October 2026, nine days, in Eindhoven.
  • The 2026 theme is R.A.W., short for Rebel Authentic Worth.
  • Eight large-scale design installations are freely accessible throughout DDW: BLAUPAUSE (18 Septemberplein), Huis, een installatie over drempels (Nieuwe Emmasingel), FIELD (Stadhuisplein), Consultation Room of the Future (Markt), Waiting for the Bus (Demer), and Blind Spots, Colonic Cleansing Clinic and Electric Grand (Strijp-S).
  • Ketelhuisplein at Strijp-S is one of the largest DDW locations, about 7,000 m2, outdoors and free, open daily 11:00 to 18:00.
  • Most ticketed venues, including Klokgebouw, Van Abbemuseum and the Design Academy Eindhoven Graduation Show, are open daily 11:00 to 18:00.
  • A DDW ticket is a personal wristband valid for all nine days, gives access to all DDW ticket locations, and includes the Design Rides.
  • Children up to 11 visit for free. The student ticket is for anyone with a valid student ID and young people aged 11 to 18.
  • Mission Days, the programme for professionals, run Monday 19 to Friday 23 October with one theme per day: living environment, thriving planet, digital futures, health and wellbeing, equal society.
  • The 2026 Beacons are Emma van der Leest, whose Biodesign Warehouse fills Hall D of the Klokgebouw, and Anab Jain of Superflux, who gives a public lecture during the first weekend.

Opening hours. Most locations daily 11:00 to 18:00, 17 to 25 October. The Bar x Otomoto on Ketelhuisplein: 11:00 to 21:00, until 22:00 on Sat 17 and Fri 23, until 23:00 on Sat 24, and 11:00 to 18:00 on Sun 25 October. VEEM floor 8: 11:00 to 18:30 (19:00 on 21 October). Natlab: 09:30 to 13:30 on 19 to 23 October.

Tickets. Regular EUR 29.50 and student EUR 17.50 as shown on ddw.nl on 12 October 2026 (labelled early bird, with EUR 32.50 and EUR 19.50 struck through). Children up to 11 free. Valid all nine days, includes Design Rides. Group discounts for 25+. Free: Ketelhuisplein, Area 51, VEEM floor 8, Natlab and the eight large installations.

Our tips

  • Start free at Strijp-S Ketelhuisplein, Area 51 and VEEM floor 8 (Manifestations) are free, and three of the eight big installations stand at Strijp-S. You can spend a full afternoon there before deciding on a ticket.
  • Swap your e-ticket for a wristband Your online ticket has to be exchanged for a personal wristband at a DDW ticket sales location before you can enter ticketed venues. Do it at your first stop.
  • Walk the city-centre installations Markt, Stadhuisplein, 18 Septemberplein, Demer and Nieuwe Emmasingel each have a free installation, all within a short walk of Eindhoven Centraal.
  • Pick a route DDW publishes 16 routes, from mission themes to the Dezeen and VPRO Gids tours (about 2.5 hours each) and junior routes for 6 to 14 and 14+.
  • Weekday afternoons are for exhibitions On Mission Days (19 to 23 October) no events are scheduled between 12:30 and 16:00, so that is the time to visit exhibitions and tours.
  • Some venues charge per visit The ticket page lists Kazerne (EUR 5), Dutch Invertuals (EUR 5), New Order of Fashion Lab (EUR 2.50) and Philips Museum (EUR 13.50) per visit under the no-ticket column. Check at the door.
  • Get the app The official Dutch Design Week app (Android and iOS) has the programme, map and routes.

Useful before you go

Sources

Facts from the organiser's own site, checked 12 October 2026. Programmes change, so check ddw.nl before you go.