Toronto got very excited when the Design Exchange announced it would be throwing ahuge festival in an abandoned soap factory. Now more details have been released, and the scale of the event is even bigger than we imagined.

TheEDIT Festival, which stands for Expo for Design, Innovation and Technology, will take place from September 28 to October 8 inside the Unilever Soap Factory near the Don Roadway and Lake Shore Boulevard East.

The 10-day event will come alive across five separate floors in the 150,000 square foot factory.

The overarching theme, Prosperity for All, will be brought to life by designerBruce Mauand his massive photo exhibit of global conflicts. It'll take place on the main floor of the Unilever building.

Four sub-themes of Shelter, Care, Education and Nourish will be explored byCarlo Ratti,Jamie Oliver Foundation, physician-scientistJulielynn WongandKentaro Toyama, among many other designers.

They'll each create installations that push the idea of how design thinking, coupled with innovative technology, can "help elicit change."

Jamie Kennedywill present a VIP dinner, architectPhilip Beesleywill create an immersive, responsive light exhibit, and artistMoritz Waldemeyerwill showcase an eight foot tall infographic interactive art installation.

The highly interactive festival will also include things like aCyborg arm that shoots glitter, an aquaponics farm, pavilions, yet-to-be-announced performances and a light-graffiti project.

Each of the five floors will have its own theme, and in addition to the installations, there will be a food component where visitors can taste "futuristic meals," such as cricket Bolognese.

Debates, talks, workshops and forums discussing everything from design to innovation and technology and art will happen throughout the event, so start getting excited for September now.