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.
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Together in Care: Well-being of Artists and Festivals
Fearless Festivals: a grape / EFA Denis de Rougemont Forum
Athens is hosting EFA's next Denis de Rougemont Forum: The Fearless Festivals Forum adresses performing arts festivals and is part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival’s grape platform which takes from 22 to 27 July 2025.
Berlin Conference 2025
21 years after its first edition in 2004, the Berlin Conference continues to show how essential culture is for Europe’s freedom, cohesion, and democratic strength.
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Usedom Music Festival 2025 – Spotlight on Finland
As autumn’s light softens and the Baltic Sea grows wilder, the Usedom Music Festival welcomes you on a journey to the North. From 20 September to 11 October 2025, Finland takes centre stage.
Music Focus Workshop: Arts Festivals Summit 2025
Classical music festivals are adapting to a rapidly changing cultural landscape. The workshop explored the pressures facing classical music today - from funding and logistics to shifting audience expectations.
Artistic Freedom Workshop: Arts Festivals Summit 2025
The workshop explored the role and limits of artistic freedom in today’s polarised world. Participants examined the idea of art as a human right, capable of challenging norms and provoking necessary discomfort.
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International Izmir Festival
Holland Festival
