Since its founding, the <em>Łódź Design Festival</em> has held over 240,000 participants from around the world, and is considered the CEE's most significant design event. The main programme consists of curated exhibitions revolving around the festival's annual theme and the display of different approaches to design. The "make me!" competition allows young, beginning designers to showcase their works, with a chance to win 20,000 PLN, while the "must have" competition selects and exhibits the best Polish product implementations. An edu-creation centre marks a place for children and families to play and be creative together, and the Open Programme gives a chance for everyone to become a part of the festival, inviting institutions, curators, artists, and designers to show their work. The festival promotes a gathering of creative minds, while also showing Łódź's developing identity as an expanding member in the creative industry.