Coburger Designtage

A Walkable Overall Experience Instead of a Classic Exhibition

The Coburger Designtage is not an ordinary trade fair format. The festival by the Coburger Designforum Oberfranken e.V. sees itself as a "walkable overall experience": Various designers curate individual rooms, each with its own character and theme, thus transforming an entire location. Design is thus not exhibited behind glass cases, but made tangible as space, atmosphere, and process.

Diverse Program Over Several Days

The program of the Designtage is deliberately broad: multi-story design exhibitions, design talks and discussion rounds, hands-on workshops (e.g., building keyboards from wood, graffiti lettering, yoga, storytelling), creative activities for children (Anker building blocks, stuffing dolls, painting), readings and games, as well as live music with singer-songwriters, DJ sets, bands, and theater workshops. The ground floor and outdoor areas are accessible with reduced mobility.

Changing Locations in Coburg

The Designtage move through various locations in the city. In 2025, the 37th edition took place at the Kulturfabrik Cortendorf (motto "Looking Beyond the Obvious", focus on Co-Creation). In 2026, the 38th edition will move to Heiligkreuzstraße in Coburg's city center — a location that will be further developed beyond the Designtage in cooperation with Wohnbau Coburg.

Motto 2026: "Design can Transformation"

The 38th Coburger Designtage 2026 are under the motto "Design can Transformation". The edition will be opened by the Bavarian State Minister for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy, Hubert Aiwanger. AI visualizations of the planned spaces will be shown on the website. A broad network of local companies and organizations supports the festival.

Significance for Coburg and Upper Franconia

With the Designtage, Coburg positions itself as a hub for the cultural and creative industries in Upper Franconia. The festival connects the regional design university landscape (Hochschule Coburg) with business, crafts, and urban development, and is a firm fixture in the Bavarian creative industry calendar.