Delhi, Get Ready! FOAID Festival 2026 Is Coming on 27th & 28th November

Delhi’s design community has a date to mark. FOAID Festival 2026 opens at NSIC Exhibition Ground in Okhla on 27 and 28 November, with doors open from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM on both days. It is the kind of event architects, designers and brands plan their calendar around.

Over two days, the festival brings brands, designers, students and industry leaders together for displays, discussions, competitions and awards. Whether you come to explore new products, learn from experts or put your own work forward, here is a closer look at what to expect.

40+ Brands Participating in FOAID Festival 2026

This year, 40+ brands come together at FOAID to present products, materials, installations and project showcases. The Design Arena gives each of them a stage to introduce new work, so architects and designers get a first-hand look at what the market is offering.

Expect surfaces, lighting, furniture, glass and façade solutions, paints, fittings and sustainable building materials. Seeing them side by side lets you compare options in person and speak directly with the teams behind each product, asking about specifications and lead times instead of relying on a catalogue.

Share Your Ideas with Leading Brands

The exhibition floor is built for conversation. Walk up to a stall, describe the problem you are solving on a live project and hear how a brand’s product or material could help. Those direct exchanges are often more useful than weeks of emails and brochures.

Good conversations often lead to better specifications and sometimes new collaborations. Bring a short list of current projects and a few specific questions, such as lead times, finishes and customisation, so every stall visit leaves you with something you can act on.

Present Your Innovations to Industry Leaders

If you have a product, concept or design approach worth showing, FOAID puts you in front of architects, interior designers and decision-makers in one place. That kind of audience is hard to gather otherwise, and the festival format makes introductions feel natural rather than forced.

Competitions such as VOX Architecture Ideas give emerging architects under 35 a stage to present concepts before expert juries. Formats, eligibility and deadlines for 2026 are published on the official FOAID website, so check there before you start preparing your entry.

Experience Design Through Displays, Discussions & Debates

FOAID is far more than a walk past stalls. Displays show what is new, while conference and panel discussions explain the thinking behind it, covering themes such as sustainable architecture, technology integration, future living and user-centred design. Together they connect each product to the idea behind it.

Debates add another layer, with different voices testing ideas in public and challenging easy answers. Together, the displays, talks and debates turn a day at an expo into something closer to a masterclass, where you leave with sharper questions as well as new contacts.

Design Manthan: Where Ideas Turn Into Conversations

Design Manthan is where the festival’s discussions and debates take shape. Industry leaders, educators and trendsetters share their views, question one another and invite the audience to join in, which keeps the sessions open and practical rather than one-sided.

These sessions are the best place to hear how experienced professionals approach real problems. Choose two or three that match your work, sit near the front and bring a question; a good question often becomes a conversation in the corridor afterwards.

Meet the Next Generation of Architects & Designers

FOAID gives students and young professionals a visible place in the festival. Expressions and Creative Minds Next are open to fresh talent with unconventional ideas, while VOX Architecture Ideas is aimed at emerging architects under 35 who want to present their thinking to juries.

For established professionals, it is a good chance to meet the people who will shape the next decade of design. For students, it is a chance to be noticed, to learn from working practitioners and to see how their ideas measure up against others at a similar stage.

Celebrate Creativity Through Art, Design & Installations

Creativity at FOAID is something you can walk through. Installations and project showcases in the Design Arena turn ideas into experiences you can see, touch and discuss, which makes them far more memorable than images on a screen or pages in a portfolio.

The Light First Arena adds a space focused entirely on lighting, where colour temperature, beam angle and layering show how light changes the feel of a room. If lighting is part of your projects, set aside proper time to experience it in person.

Two Days of Displays, Discussions, Debates, Competitions & Awards

The programme runs across two full days, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, so there is room to see the exhibition, attend sessions and meet people without rushing. Walking the floor on the first day and going deeper on the second is an easy way to plan.

Competitions and awards bring recognition to emerging and established talent alike. The official website www.foaidindia.in lists the latest schedule and speakers, along with winners from past editions, which is a good way to see the standard of work the festival attracts.

Your Ideas Deserve the Spotlight – Register Now

FOAID 2026 is a chance to see, learn and be seen. Whether you come to explore products, join a discussion, enter a competition or exhibit your own work, the festival gives your ideas a real audience and your questions real answers.

Visit the official FOAID website at foaidindia.in to register and get the latest updates. Mark 27th and 28th November in your calendar and join Delhi’s design community at NSIC Exhibition Ground, Okhla, for two days that could shape your next project.

Register Now – Limited Seats Available:- www.foaidindia.in