FESTIVAL THEME: DETROIT CITY OF DESIGN
As a UNESCO City of Design, Detroit is where creativity meets global impact. The 2025 Detroit Month of Design theme highlights the power of design to drive bold solutions for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—tackling challenges like equity, cultural heritage, technological innovation, AI, education, and community resilience.
In a world of rapid change and growing divides, design is a powerful tool to reimagine systems, amplify voices, and create real impact. This year’s theme celebrates collaboration, experimentation, and storytelling, proving that creativity is more than expression—it’s a force for opportunity, dignity, and progress.
Join us as we shape a more connected, inclusive, and forward-thinking future—together!
ABOUT THE UNESCO CREATIVE CITIES NETWORK
Founded in 2004, the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) unites cities that see creativity as a powerful driver of economic, social, cultural, and environmental progress. By joining the network, cities commit to collaborating, sharing best practices, and building partnerships that fuel innovation and strengthen cultural industries. They also pledge to integrate culture into urban development and support the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The network spans seven creative fields—Crafts & Folk Art, Design, Film, Gastronomy, Literature, Media Arts, and Music—showcasing the diverse ways creativity shapes vibrant, thriving communities worldwide.
