On 29 August 2025, Wear It Purple Day will unite LGBTQIA+ youth and allies to shine a light on the thousands of schools, community organisations, universities, and workplaces that are coming together to create a more inclusive future for all Australians.

World Photo Day, celebrated on 19 August, is a great opportunity for workplaces to spark creativity and connection by encouraging employees to share photos that inspire them. Whether showcasing team moments, favourite places, or unique perspectives, it’s a fun way to recognise the power of photography to tell stories and bring people together.

The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, observed on 9 August, is a chance for workplaces to recognise and celebrate the rich cultures, knowledge, and contributions of Indigenous communities around the world. It’s also a time to reflect on the importance of supporting Indigenous rights, inclusion, and reconciliation within our own professional environments.

International Safe Places to Work Day on 25 April encourages organisations to foster inclusive, respectful, and secure workplaces. It’s a chance to highlight the importance of safety—both physical and emotional—and to strengthen a culture where everyone feels protected and empowered.

World Population Day is a moment to ask who is still going uncounted and why – and what this costs individuals, societies, and our global efforts to leave no one behind. It is also a moment for all of us to commit to doing more to ensure that our data systems capture the full range of human diversity so that everyone is seen, can exercise their human rights and can reach their full potential. 

Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. 

Dry July is a fundraiser that encourages you to go alcohol-free in July to raise funds for people affected by cancer. The funds you raise as part of your Dry July will provide invaluable services for cancer patients, their families and carers – whether it’s a lift to a life-saving appointment, guidance from a specialist nurse, connection to an informative voice, access to therapy programs or a bed close to treatment.

26-29 June 2025

When envisioning the future, design is inherently a part of our collective imagination: a tool for reimagining how we connect, create, and challenge existing narratives. This concept expands beyond the exploration of technological spectacle. Design Futurism is a solution-oriented exploration of human potential. In 2025, LADF invites you to explore Design Futurism through various lenses of our collective human experiences.

25-26 June 2025

The Birmingham Design Conference 2025 features highlights from the Birmingham Design Festival, with a selection of creative workshops and talks.

Focusing on the theme of 'play', interactive workshops will be held at Birmingham City University followed by talks from local and international speakers.

18-20 June 2025

Annual festival 3 Days of Design returns to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2025 for its 12th edition, presenting a series of exhibitions, installations, talks, tours, workshops and parties.

World Oceans Day reminds every one of the major role the oceans have in everyday life. They are the lungs of our Planet and a major source of food and medicine and a critical part of the biosphere.

The purpose of the Day is to inform the public of the impact of human actions on the ocean, develop a worldwide movement of citizens for the ocean, and mobilize and unite the world’s population on a project for the sustainable management of the world's oceans.

World Environment Day, marked annually on 5 June, was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972. Over the past five decades, the Day has grown to be one of the largest global platforms for environmental outreach. Tens of millions of people participate online and through in-person activities, events and actions around the world.

1-30 June

1-30 June 2025

Celebrating its 21st edition, the festival takes place for the entire month of June and celebrates the theme Voices, addressing the importance of "listening, amplifying and intertwining" the voices of communities.

1-5 June 2025

The inaugural edition of Antwerp Design Week aims to showcase more than 70 international designers across five participating districts.

Architects, designers and enthusiasts are invited to the city to attend over 60 events, including talks, tours, workshops and parties.

27 May - 3 June

The National Reconciliation Week (NRW) 2025 theme, Bridging Now to Next, reflects the ongoing connection between past, present and future.

At a time when Australia faces uncertainty in its reconciliation journey, this theme calls on all Australians to step forward together.

Bridging Now to Next urges us to look ahead and continue the push forward as past lessons guide us.

National Sorry Day remembers and acknowledges the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities.

Australia's Biggest Morning Tea is a community event that raises vital funds to make a big difference for those impacted by cancer.

19-26 May

Running from the 19th to the 25th of May, Australian Made Week celebrates the creativity, crafspersontship, and dedication of local makers and growers across Australia. It’s a time to discover new brands, learn the stories behind the products, and make a positive impact on the local economy.

May 17 marks the date in 1990 that homosexuality was removed from the WHO Classification of Diseases. Over three decades later, LGBTQIA+ communities still face discrimination – but every one of us can make a difference.

16-25 May 2025

Romanian Design Week hosts its 13th edition in 2025, exploring architecture, fashion and product, graphic and interior design disciplines.

15-25 May 2025

Melbourne Design Week (MDW) celebrates design in an annual 11-day program of talks, tours, exhibitions, launches, installations, and workshops across Australia’s design capital. The program is driven by ideas through providing a platform for designers, educators, enthusiasts, thinkers, and businesses to come together to share these ideas, show and sell new work, and consider how design can be used as a force for good in an increasingly complex and precarious world.

10 May - 23 September 2025

The 19th edition of the Venice Architecture Biennale is hosted in 2025, curated by the architect Carlo Ratti. The latest edition follows the theme Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective, addressing the future of intelligence through exhibitions and installations.