ADX Fest is a region-wide art and design festival activating venues, studios, and spaces across the Portland metro area. Throughout October 2026, ADX Fest celebrates the independent artists, designers, makers, and creatives powering our cultural and economic vitality. 

Check our event calendar and discover a new creative experience.We are Community Powered + Created!

ADX Fest shows, workshops and classes take place in studios and spaces throughout the Portland Region. Please check each event for location and ticketing information and please consider using TriMet, Portland Streetcar, and bike. 

*Traffic Alert: Southbound I-5 closures through at least 10/16. Please plan ahead and allow extra travel time when attending events.

Additional collaborations occur at 20+ independent venues, classrooms, makerspaces, and shops throughout the Portland region. See calendar for full list of confirmed events.

ADX Fest is all throughout the ENTIRE month of October. We kick off October 2nd with a grand opening party at ADX, 417 se 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon.

Check our calendar for a complete listing of all of the creative events happening around the Portland Region.

Creatives are the economic engine for Portland.  From fine furniture, screenprinting, poetry, filmmaking, fine art, dance and stop motion animation to graphic design, photography, cartoon arts, music gear, home furnishings, beauty products and more, Portland IS the creative capital of THE UNIVERSE!

Individual artists + locally owned and independently operated businesses that support Portland's creative economy are welcome to be part of ADX Fest and to sponsor events.

Portland’s interdependent network of creativity IS our mojo. Let’s celebrate Portland Independents!

All events are separately ticketed. Please check each event listing for location and ticketing information.

There is no cost for collaborators to join ADX Fest.

ADX Fest is brought to you by Art Design Xchange and our network of amazing collaborators and sponsors.

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities email us at hello@adxfest.com

If coming from out of town, we recommend ADX Fest guests stay at the Jupiter Hotel. Use the code HOOKUPWITHUS for 15% off of your stay.

Thanks Jupiter Hotel!!

*Traffic Alert: Southbound I-5 closures through at least 10/16. Please plan ahead and allow extra travel time when attending events.

ADX stands for Art Design Xchange. We are a woman founded, owned- and operated- creative collective celebrating 15 years in the Central Eastside Industrial District of Portland, Oregon - the creative center of the UNIVERSE!

Art Design Xchange offers a hub for creatives working across a wide variety of mediums, including stop motion animation, woodworking, fashion and textiles, fine art painting and photography, poetry, music, and more. With 14,000 square feet of independent artist studios and event space, Art Design Xchange has been a cornerstone since its establishment in 2011.

We LOOOOOOVE Portland, and our extended network of collaborators and sponsors…AND, we are celebrating 15 years in the Making!

Art Design Xchange is a true reflection of Portland’s entrepreneurial culture. We invite everyone to share in our celebration of our region’s collective accomplishments and thriving creative economy.

Creatives are the economic engine for Portland.  From fine furniture, screenprinting, poetry, filmmaking, fine art, dance and stop motion animation to graphic design, photography, cartoon arts, music gear, home furnishings, beauty products and more, Portland IS the creative capital of THE UNIVERSE! And….We want to party about it! With you!

Join us all month long!