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The fifth annual Melbourne Design Festival will take place from 16 - 26 July, 2009 at Federation Square and venues across Melbourne. Presented by the National Design Centre.

• The Melbourne International Design Festival includes around 50 mainly free events developed by designers for the general community to celebrate design and promote the further understanding of design across all its disciplines.
• Events include exhibitions, forums, design shows, workshops, a design market, competitions, installations amongst others during the 10 days of the Festival.
• In 2008 MIDF attracted over 200,000 people to Federation Square, with more than 16,000 attending the biannual Melbourne Design Market. The annual Speaker Series included lectures by international identities and attracted sell-out audiences of 600+.