The aim this year is to demonstrate how creativity can be employed to create a better physical and social environment. The focus is on small places that have been revitalised via creative design thinking. A dedicated international design forum will bring together architects, urban planners, designers and enthusiasts who share a common interest in creating sustainable, liveable and aesthetically pleasing environments. Inspiring presentations will be given by Cameron Sinclair (USA), Stephan Clambaneva (USA), Spyros Bofylatos (Greece) and Kitti Butter (Hungary). 

Delegations of designers, urbanists, researchers from nine countries will visit Tallinn to present examples of transformations that have been implemented in peripheries thanks to the four-year EU project ("SMOTIES - Creative Works for Small and Remote Places"). The results and methodology of the project will be published in a book, which will be presented at the festival. In addition, one of the festival satellites in Joaveski – where the Estonian design team has carried out a series of innovations on the site of an old paper mill – will be visited.

Most of the events are free of charge for visitors. In case of a fee or a requirement for registration, the information is available online for each event, ticket information is available few lines below. The festival area is wheelchair accessible. Festival activities take place both indoors and outdoors!