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EVENT DATES
May 14th - 17th 2025
8 am - 6 pm daily
DURATION
4 days of innovation
Workshops, exhibitions & more
EVENT DATES
May 14th - 17th 2025
8 am - 6 pm daily
DURATION
4 days of innovation
Workshops, exhibitions & more



Design Week
Design Week
Design
Week
Freetown
Freetown
Freetown
A 4-day celebration of design,
technology, and heritage in
Sierra Leone
A 4-day celebration of design,
technology, and heritage in
Sierra Leone
A 4-day celebration of design,
technology, and heritage in
Sierra Leone
Where Tech Meets Heritage!
Where Tech Meets Heritage!
Where Tech Meets Heritage!
18 : 13 : 27 : 15
18 : 13 : 27 : 15
18 : 13 : 27 : 15
Join Us to
Unbox Freetown
Join Us to
Unbox Freetown
Join Us to
Unbox Freetown



About Design Week
Freetown
About Design Week
Freetown
About Design Week
Freetown
Design Week Freetown (DWF) is a 4-day event celebrating
the intersection of design, technology, and heritage.
It aims to showcase how modern innovation can preserve
and amplify Sierra Leonean and African creativity.
Design Week Freetown (DWF) is a 4-day event celebrating
the intersection of design, technology, and heritage.
It aims to showcase how modern innovation can preserve
and amplify Sierra Leonean and African creativity.
Design Week Freetown (DWF) is a 4-day
event celebrating the intersection of design,
technology, and heritage. It aims to showcase
how modern innovation can preserve
and amplify Sierra Leonean and African creativity.
Highlighting how design
and technology shape
Africa's creative industries
across multiple disciplines.
Highlighting how design
and technology shape
Africa's creative industries
across multiple disciplines.
Highlighting how design
and technology shape
Africa's creative industries
across multiple disciplines.
Celebrate Cultural
Innovation
Celebrate Cultural
Innovation
Celebrate Cultural
Innovation
Providing platforms for
scaling local talent and
businesses through
workshops, exhibitions,
and networking.
Providing platforms for
scaling local talent and
businesses through
workshops, exhibitions,
and networking.
Providing platforms for
scaling local talent and
businesses through
workshops, exhibitions,
and networking.
Empower Creators
& Entrepreneurs
Empower Creators
& Entrepreneurs
Empower Creators
& Entrepreneurs
Using technology to digitize
and commercialize
African heritage for
future generations.
Using technology to digitize
and commercialize
African heritage for
future generations.
Using technology to digitize
and commercialize
African heritage for
future generations.
Empower Creators
& Entrepreneurs
Empower Creators
& Entrepreneurs
Empower Creators
& Entrepreneurs
OPEn Calls
OPEn Calls
OPEn Calls
Be part of shaping Design Week Freetown! We’re inviting
visionary creators, designers, and technologists to contribute
to this year’s event through the following open calls:
Be part of shaping Design Week Freetown! We’re inviting
visionary creators, designers, and technologists to contribute
to this year’s event through the following open calls:
Be part of shaping
Design Week Freetown!
We’re inviting visionary creators,
designers, and technologists to
contribute to this year’s event
through the following open calls:
For artists, designers & storytellers
Are you a visual artist, fashion designer, architect, or cultural creator?
We’re inviting you to exhibit, perform, or lead sessions at Design Week Freetown 2025.
Share your work where tech meets heritage.
For artists, designers & storytellers
Are you a visual artist, fashion designer, architect, or cultural creator?
We’re inviting you to exhibit, perform, or lead sessions at Design Week Freetown 2025. Share your work where tech meets heritage.
For artists, designers & storytellers
Are you a visual artist, fashion
designer, architect, or cultural creator?
We’re inviting you to exhibit, perform,
or lead sessions at Design Week
Freetown 2025. Share your work
where tech meets heritage.
🎨 Creative Open Call
🎨 Creative Open Call
Submit Now
Submit Now
For innovators, makers & digital creatives
Do you have a product, experience, or design solution pushing the boundaries of
culture and technology? Join us to showcase your innovation, from digital tools to
interactive installations — during DWF 2025.
For innovators, makers & digital creatives
Do you have a product, experience, or design solution pushing the
boundaries of culture and technology? Join us to showcase your
innovation, from digital tools to interactive installations
— during DWF 2025.
For innovators, makers &
digital creatives
Do you have a product, experience,
or design solution pushing the
boundaries of culture and technology?
Join us to showcase your innovation,
from digital tools to interactive
installations — during DWF 2025.
🧠 Design & Innovation Participation
🧠 Design & Innovation
Participation
Submit Now
Submit Now
Our Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Curators
Curators
Curators







Where Tech Meets Heritage!
Where Tech Meets Heritage!
Where Tech Meets Heritage!
2025 Design Week Freetown. All rights reserved.
2025 Design Week Freetown.
All rights reserved.