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, 33 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.
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Arts Festivals Summit 2026
The Arts Festivals Summit is EFA's annual rendez-vous gathering festival representatives, policymakers, and partners for a 4-day in-person exchange about the arts and their role in society, hosted this year by Theatre City Budva.
Denis de Rougemont Forum in Varna
Varna Summer International Music Festival hosts the Denis de Rougemont Forum Live at the occasion of the festival’s 100th anniversary. Music festivals will come together on the Bulgarian coast to network, collaborate, and co-produce.
The Time We Spend Together: Gozo Forum 2026
Addressing the importance of well-being, and the role arts plays in individual and collective welfare, we are inviting EFA Members to participate in the upcoming Gozo Forum in Malta.
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209 festivals came together in Budva for the Arts Festivals Summit 2026
209 festival delegates from 42 countries came together in Budva, Montenegro to discuss festivals, the arts, Europe, and politics during the Arts Festivals Summit from 16 to 19 May 2026, hosted by Theatre City Budva.
EFA Monthly Digest May 2026
Each month Simon Mundy highlights what is happening across the European Festivals Association (EFA)’s network, offering a glimpse of the many ways our community is active across Europe and beyond. Check out the May edition.
The return of care: a living culture takes hold
The concept of care is experiencing a powerful renaissance within festival culture, transforming public gatherings into spaces of connection, healing, and shared responsibility. Mahir Namur highlights important points from the Festivals Care! Working Group and other EU projects.
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