International Circular Fashion Week Conference 2026

16–17 March 2026 | Leeds Beckett University – The Rose Bowl

Welcome to the International Circular Fashion Week Conference — a global platform where innovation, sustainability, and collaboration shape the future of fashion.

Hosted annually in the UK, this pioneering non-profit event brings together designers, entrepreneurs, researchers, educators, policy-makers, students, and changemakers from around the world to reimagine a fashion industry that works for both people and the planet.

Through panel discussions, exhibitions, workshops, live showcases, performances, award ceremony and pop-ups, we highlight groundbreaking circular models, materials, and ideas that challenge the status quo. The conference also offers meaningful opportunities for international networking, cross-sector collaboration, and real-world impact.

The 2026 edition places a special focus on cultural heritage, folklore, traditional craft, repair, and upcycling, woven together through bold contemporary expression.

From folklore-inspired garments and ancestral techniques to modern design created from rescued and reused materials, we believe tradition and sustainability walk hand in hand.

We carry beautiful traditions we cannot afford to lose — stories stitched into fabric, identity expressed through embroidery, skills passed through generations, and history revived through design.

✨ If your work is rooted in heritage, folklore, tradition, craft, or cultural storytelling — this is your place.

We are proud to partner with Oxfam for a dedicated circular fashion pop-up, celebrating reuse, repair, and community-driven fashion. The pop-up will showcase curated pieces, creative interventions, and circular fashion stories alongside the main conference programme.

If you are a designer, maker, artist, or collective and would like to exhibit your work, take part in the pop-up, or contribute to the wider programme, we would love to hear from you.

📩 Exhibiting, collaborations & partnership enquiries:
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We warmly invite anyone passionate about circular fashion, heritage craft, sustainability, and creative education to join us — whether to attend, collaborate, or support the movement.

Organised by Circular Fashion Incubator CIC, in collaboration with students and staff at Leeds Beckett University, International Circular Fashion Week is more than an event — it is a growing movement of repair, storytelling, skills, and transformation.

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Host or Publisher Circular Fashion Incubator CIC