Published on
November 15, 2025
The 2025 BODW In the City Design Festival returns with even more promise as designers, enterprises, and cultural collaborators celebrate the BODW Design Festival. This highly anticipated event will take place from November 24 to December 7 and will consist of more than thirty events and activities located across twelve of Hong Kong’s districts, with Convenience Locations in Central, Admiralty, Wan Chai, and Tsim Sha Tsui. This Strategic Location and Range of Activities make it perfectly tailored for International Visitors. This anticipatory Event will be co-organised by Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) and select World-Class Design Institutions, making it a richly cultivated and creatively engaging event for Visitors.
The Design Festival, as a part of Business of Design Week (BODW), embodies the spirit of BODW. BODW is a Design and Innovation Instantiation that BODW invigorates Calendar each Year. The 2025 Edition is titled CurioCity and aims to immerse participants in a Festival of Pleasure and Joy that promotes Engagement with Design Activities. The Celebration of Balance between Art and Culture will result in Participants obtaining Desirable Outcomes. The Festival will contain a remarkable assortment of contemporary exhibits, innovative presentations, engaging discussions, and participatory activities, making it a valuable opportunity for Visitors to access and engage with the leading trends and talents of the Future.
The Celebration of Design Throughout Hong Kong
Within Asia, Hong Kong has been a center of design creativity and a base for a number of creative industries. The return of BODW In the City 2025 Capture Value shifts Hong Kong’s position to a leading global centre for design and creative exchange. 30+ events spread over the city highlights design in myriad forms, from architecture to interactive installations to product design in Central, Admiralty, Wan Chai and Tsim Sha Tsui.
The city design festival is fully accessible, tailored for all levels of immersion from design admins to amateurs. Whether it be hands-on, in the form of a workshop to enact fashion design, or part of the audience in a design dialogue, or in active participation at the creative festival BODW In the City has something for everyone.
Thematic Events and Cultural Exhibitions
The theme of curiosity for this BODW In the City 2025 invites participants to engage with the curiosity of design and how it intertwines with culture and creativity. While the details of some events remain to be determined, the events scheduled for the intersection of design, technology, and sustainability, as well as future cities, are expected to showcase the discourse of Hong Kong design innovation and the opportunity for future dialogues on global issues, including climate change and sustainable cities.
A pavilion that is expected to be a showpiece of the festival is the Design Exhibitions, which will include a collection of design disciplines, including graphic design, industrial design, fashion, interior design, and digital design. In a display of artistic creativity, Hong Kong will become an open-air museum as the design installations turn public areas and well-known sites into artistic venues.
The Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency, the festival’s Lead Sponsor, will be instrumental in realizing these plans, and, in particular, in enhancing the level of interactivity of the events and enabling them to stimulate further development of Hong Kong’s creative economy.
Opportunities for Tourists and Visitors
While BODW In the City 2025 is of great value to the local population of the city and their culture, it is also of great value to the culture of the visitors to the city. A festival of this nature, including all the city’s attractions and shopping and dining activities, provides a unique opportunity for travelers to partake in all the vibrant activities. Some of the participants of the festival include the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Design Institute, and other important educational and cultural attractions. All will be highlighted in the festival for their synergy in the arts and design.
While the visitors to the city are for the festival, the city will also receive a temporary boost in its economy. The visitors, including those arriving for the festival, will include design professionals and travelers from all parts of the globe. Due to this, hospitality and tourism in the city will receive a boost, fulfilling accommodation, dining, and transport needs for travellers and festival visitors. Tourists will also be able to enjoy what the city has to offer.
Programs and Interactive Engagements for All Types of Participants
One of the main attractions of BODW In the City 2025 is the interactive component. Tourists get the chance to interact with designers and creators while participating in workshops and learning about the various forms of design in a hands-on manner. Visitors get the opportunity to create original designs while engaging in dialogues with international design professionals and participating in question and answer forums.
The festival’s all-age approach means that children and families can take part in entertaining and educational engagements of construction and creative arts and participatory artworks. These activities aim to motivate design and artistic pursuits for the young ones, further establishing Hong Kong’s role in international cultural and artistic collaborations.
The Future of Design in Hong Kong
The BODW In the City 2025 festival is the first of this kind to happen in Hong Kong, and thus, will position the city as the first design and cultural hub in the world. With the city opening doors to designers, businesses, and cultural institutions to build new collaborations, the city will be a home to pioneered working relationships in the different spheres of design. With this BODW initiative, Hong Kong will become a creative city in the sphere of cultural tourism, and thus, will help in the city’s greater aspiration of becoming a hub in tourism.
Conclusion
The BODW In the City 2025 festival in Hong Kong is a portal of excitement to the new design culture to be offered to visitors and locals. The festival will also allow tourists to experience the city’s design culture firsthand. With the festival, the city will be hosting international designers, artists, and cultural leaders, and thus, the city will be fortifying its place as a global cultural center and a hub in the tourism of culture. The festival will help Hong Kong realize its dream to become a center for world tourism.
