OPEN RUNWAY 2026

SPECIAL EDITION: FASHION EDUCATION
Friday, September 18, 2026*, at noon.

*Rain date: Friday, 9/25

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Using the same premise as an open mic night for singers and comedians, Open Runway provides an opportunity for local fashion designers to show their creations to the public. It is free to participants and the public. The show features fashion designers at every stage of their careers including student fashion designers. This open-air fashion show traditionally takes place on The Steps in Downtown Crossing.

Downtown Boston Alliance will be hosting the Boston Fashion Week initiative, which provides a platform to fashion designers at every stage of their careers, including student fashion designers. Open Runway is an open-air fashion show on The Steps in Downtown Crossing that takes place on Friday, September 18, 2026, at noon. (Rain date: Friday, 9/25)

Join Jay Calderin, the Founder and Executive Director of Boston Fashion Week, and a host panel of industry leaders, Petra Slinkard of Peabody Essex Museum, Keyla Williams of Bogosplit, and local fashionista Evelyn Reyes, as they celebrate a diverse collection of unique designs and bold statements created right here in the Greater Boston area.

REGISTER HERE

As featured in the Boston Globe

Special thanks to Open Runway’s generous supporter over the years

Downtown Boston BID