OFFF Barcelona 2026

Returns for 26th Year in Celebration of Creativity, Art and Design

Industry leaders including Emmy award winner Seth Epstein, Nils Leonard, Reuben Wu, Maggie West, Valtteri, Björn Kusoffsky and Noah Dillon are part of the stellar line-upTalks by architecture studios Foster+Partners and CODA honour Barcelona’s selection as UNESCO World Capital of Architecture 2026Visual campaign was created by Uncommon Creative Studio, with Main Titles designed by PJ Richardson to be screened for the first time outdoors on the Disseny Hub façade

OFFF Barcelona returns once again with the very best in creativity, art and digital design. A major international benchmark and a pioneer in its field, the festival will celebrate its 26th edition on April 16, 17 and 18 at its usual venue, Disseny Hub Barcelona. Since its founding in 2001, OFFF has maintained the same goal: to serve as a meeting point for the most innovative and outstanding talents in the industry, offering audiences a first-hand look at their creative processes.

This year’s lineup spans a wide range of disciplines, creative contexts and professional experiences. From major agencies and studios such as LOS YORK (Seth Epstein), Stockholm Design Lab (Björn Kusoffsky), Nils Leonard from Uncommon Creative Studios, teamLab, Volvox Labs, Moment Factory and Silent Partners Studio, to renowned creatives like Reuben Wu, Maggie West and Valtteri, alongside animation, 3D, art direction, branding, strategy and communication studios. See notes to editors for more details and the website for full line up.

This year, OFFF Barcelona has collaborated with Uncommon Creative Studio to develop the festival’s visual campaign, marking the official kick-off of the festival with a presentation by the studio’s co-founder, Nils Leonard. Titled What We Make It, the campaign explores creativity as something shaped by the obsessive collection and curation of references, ideas, and perspectives drawn from a living, collaborative community. It reflects a simple belief: our industry is what we make it. Design is what we make it. Culture, too, is formed under the right conditions – through collaboration, shared agency, and intentional growth. Together, OFFF and Uncommon are testing what happens when collaboration becomes the method, not the byproduct – when minds are mixed and new forms are grown collectively through conversation, experimentation, and determination. What We Make It is also an open invitation to the design community: come in, give yourself over, and play a part, because creativity is culture shaped by many rather than authored by a few.
Several disciplines are explored this year, with a festival programme broadening its horizons and looking to the future by capturing the latest trends in creativity. Barcelona has been selected as UNESCO World Capital of Architecture 2026, so the OFFF programme has been curated to reflect this honour for the city, and leading architecture studios such as Foster+Partners and CODA are part of the programme. Photography will also have a strong presence, with artists including Nathalie Gordon, Reuben Wu, Noah Dillon, the photographer behind the cover of Rosalía’s ‘LUX’ album.

This year’s Main Titles, designed by PJ Richardson, will be screened for the first time as part of The Screen festival programme on the façade of Disseny Hub Barcelona. This section of the festival is also open to the public.
The Full Pass, which grants access to all three days of the festival, is now available on the official website. Day Tickets and tickets for the official afterparty will go on sale soon. The afterparty will take place on Saturday, April 18 at La Paloma (separate ticket required, open to the public).
Two pre-festival mixer events will be held in New York City and London. The details will be shared on the OFFF social channels.

Festival Additions : The Screen

The Screen mapping project returns for 2026 across all three nights of the festival. The project which is also open to the pubic will be divided into two parts: Open Call, a showcase of works created by the OFFF community (open call dates: February 2 – March 2) and invited by OFFF: 6 artists/studios will take part, creating site-specific pieces for the mapping. Confirmed artists: Burton Rast, Somnia Lab, OnionLab.

About OFFF

Founded in Barcelona in 2001, OFFF is a global platform for the creative industry that sets the trends for new imagery and aesthetics in the fields of design, art, and post-digital culture. Over its 25-year journey, OFFF has evolved into an international network, expanding beyond the main festival with OFFF On Tour, OFFF Studio, and other projects. By bringing together a global community of design and creativity professionals, OFFF fosters collaboration and the exchange of ideas to push the boundaries of contemporary visual culture.