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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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.
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.
China Shanghai International Arts Festival and Performing Arts Fair 2026
EFA and a delegation of members will take part in ChinaSPAF's 25th edition to explore possibilities of connecting with colleagues from these continents.
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70-Years-On moves towards 75-Years-On
Dive into the European Festivals Association's everyday business and the 70-Years-On Thinking Group's meeting at the Arts Festivals Summit Budva with Simon Mundy.
Perelada Festival: Celebrating 40 years
From 17 July to 9 August, the 40th edition of the Perelada Festival presents a programme that revisits forty years of history through opera, dance, chamber music and contemporary creation.
EFA Monthly Digest July 2026 - Part I
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.
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Festival Ljubljana
Piccolo Opera Festival
The Piccolo Opera Festival is more than just a musical event: it's an invitation to experience Opera in a new, free, and surprising way.
