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Clothing the Loop: Circular Design Festival

5 women on a crosswalk in New York. They wear dynamic green, black, and white flowing clothing,
A large space with people sitting around the edges, in the middle, panelists sit in chairs and talk.
A woman with diamond-shaped classes smiles smartly. Her long grey ponytail sweeps around her.
The audience sits in a large circle. In the middle, a figure in white holds a graceful pose.
Branches of varying size have been wound in yarn in different colours and textures.
A blonde woman in a beige hat wears a black t-shirt. She stands smiling next to a camera
At a u-shaped table, a group of people sit and create small wove tokens out of recycled materials.
Pink patterned fabric is surrounded by blue fabric to create a hexagon
5 women on a crosswalk in New York. They wear dynamic green, black, and white flowing clothing,
A large space with people sitting around the edges, in the middle, panelists sit in chairs and talk.
A woman with diamond-shaped classes smiles smartly. Her long grey ponytail sweeps around her.
The audience sits in a large circle. In the middle, a figure in white holds a graceful pose.
Branches of varying size have been wound in yarn in different colours and textures.

Overview

Clothing the Loop: Circular Design Festival - where fashion meets activism, performance meets purpose, and dissent becomes a work of art. Across one vibrant weekend of ticketed and free events, Clothing the Loop unfolds as a spectacular evening event and a full day of activities including; panel talks, clothes swaps, installations and practical workshops celebrating sustainable fashion, circular design, live performance and creative activism.

Presented by Australian Dance Party, Kelli Donovan and Canberra Institute of Technology, and held on the first weekend of the Craft + Design Canberra Festival, experience runway glamour, edgy contemporary dance, sensorial music and stimulating conversation, inviting powerful dialogue towards change.

Clothing the Loop is a positive act of dissent, a joyful rebellion against the waste and over-consumption that define fast fashion. The festival re-imagines what it means to design, wear, and value clothing and textiles, re-framing them as a medium for care, creativity, and collective action.

The opening evening event is a glamorous convergence of sustainable fashion by leading local and national designers, brought to life through immersive and electric live dance and music performances that echo themes of circularity.

During the daytime program, audiences take part in hands-on workshops, design installations, age and ability inclusive tour, and auslan interpreted panel discussions that explore circular design in fashion, interior design and design for live performance.

Dates

6–7 Nov 2026
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CIT Woden Campus36 Bradley St, Phillip, Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaGet Directions
  • Family Friendly
  • Non Smoking
  • Public Toilet
  • Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
  • Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
  • Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
  • Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.

Contacts

0410 628 280
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australiandance.party

When

Next on 6 Nov 2026 from 6:00am to 10:00am

Where

CIT Woden Campus, 36 Bradley St, Phillip

Price

Adult
from $16.5 to $90.2

Accessibility

Actively welcomes people with access needs.
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