MODE: The World’s Photography Festival
September 18-20, 2026
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
What is MODE?
MODE is a photography festival unlike any other: A three-day party across downtown Minneapolis dedicated to art, experimentation, and community. We’re bringing photography out of the apps and into the streets, and you’re invited.
Take your pick
Try gear you've been eyeing. Join a photo walk at sunrise. Catch a sold-out concert. Talk business over a beer. Pick and choose from speakers, performances, workshops, and masterclasses to build your one-of-a-kind MODE experience.
How’s it work? Meet the MODEs.
MODE is built around seven pillars of photography to help you (and our event organizers) wrangle the wild and wide-ranging diversity of our beloved craft.
The kind of change that rocks the world often starts with a single photo, and CHANGE is where that photography finds its home at MODE.
Want to have one of the coolest jobs of all time? Of course you do, and MODE: MONEY is where you’ll learn the ins and outs of the business of photography.
If one frame isn’t enough, you might be looking for MODE: MOTION. Home to all things video, this is where you’ll get your hands on the latest advances in moving pictures.
Food, music, fashion, sports—photography unites us with a one-of-a-kind, up-close-and-personal perspective on the best things in life.
Film ain’t retro anymore. Like vinyl or fine wine, it won’t go away and gets better with age. MODE: IRL is where the Old Ways become new again.
When touching grass is a lifestyle. Join birders, landscape lovers, and adventure photographers in the great outdoors for a taste of everything our planet has to offer.
Sustainability and accessibility.
Photography forever means photography for all. We’re dedicated to running a festival that leaves the planet better than we found it, and brings everyone to the table.
Space is limited. Get your passes today.
