Uniting festivals across Europe
The European Festivals Association (EFA) connects festivals and festival makers in an interactive and ever-inclusive network at the service of the arts and artists, ready to engage with the alliance of stakeholders surrounding festivals today.
Festivals
104 festivals from 40 countries working across borders in music, dance, theatre, visual arts, circus, film, literature, and more, form the core of the Association and all its initiatives.
Collective Festival Associations and Affiliates
National associations of festivals and colleague networks in different artistic disciplines worldwide connect their local and international communities and topics to EFA through joint membership.
Festival Cities and Regions
Today, 29 festival cities and regions extend the conversation around festivals and exchange local practices and policies related to festival life with colleagues from all over Europe.
Topics in focus
Sustainable Festivals
EFA is committed to offer learnings and exchanges on sustainable practices within the festival sector, aligning with broader global and European climate initiatives.
70-Years-On Agenda
For over seventy years, EFA has been inviting for a continued agenda setting for festivals. The starting point for the ongoing and evolving reflections is the 70-Years-On Agenda.
Arts Festivals Summits Show all events
Arts Festivals Summit 2025
Arts Festivals Summit 2025 | Edinburgh 27 - 30 April, hosted by the Edinburgh International Festival, Festivals Edinburgh, and the City of Edinburgh.
Arts Festivals Summit 2024 | Usedom 12 - 15 May
Arts Festivals Summit 2024 "The art of awareness, caring and connectivity" | Usedom 12 - 15 May, hosted by the Usedom Music Festival.
Arts Festivals Summit 2023 | Peralada 23 - 26 April
The Arts Festivals Summit 2023 hosted by the Festival Castell de Peralada. Let’s talk Business: the European Arts Festivals Alliance at work