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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FestivalFinder.eu Networking Session: Festival makers, let’s connect!
TheFestivalFinder.eu Networking Sessions are EFA's online format offering festivals a dedicated space to connect, collaborate, interact, exchange ideas, share knowledge, explore synergies and share best practices.
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.
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EXCENTRIC and Krakow Festival Office: exploring social impact measurement
EFA is partnering with Krakow Festival Office for the Horizon Europe EXCENTRIC project to develop a system for festivals to use data in more meaningful, collaborative, and human-centred ways.
EFA Monthly Digest June 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.
39th International İzmir Festival
The 39th International İzmir Festival will once again bring Izmir together with world-class artists between 4 June – 8 July 2026.
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Flanders Festival
