Events
EFA organises and participates in numerous meetings, workshops, and working groups throughout the year across Europe and beyond. Focused on networking, training, knowledge-sharing, or political discourse, these events - guided by the evolving needs of the network - contribute to sector-wide conversations.
Artists Words: Łukasz Twarkowski
Join us online on 9 September at 11.00 AM CEST for the next 70-Years-On Conversation: Artists Words, with Polish theatre director and multimedia artist Łukasz Twarkowski.
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.
FestivalFinder.eu Networking Session: Festival makers, let’s connect!
The FestivalFinder.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.
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.
A Soul for Europe - Jean Monnet House Meeting 2026
On the theme “Belonging Europe - Identity as Practice", this meeting serves as a working platform to shape the results, and recommendations for the Berlin Conference 2026.
EFA at Classical:NEXT 2026
EFA is hosting the ‘Networking Session’ and Thomas Hummel from Usedom Music Festival will speak about "Sustaining International Collaboration in the Arts" on EFA's behalf on Friday, 10 April 2026, at Classical:NEXT in Budapest, Hungary
Perform Europe: Reimagine Touring online events
Perform Europe organises four online events to share the findings and knowledge generated by its 42 partnerships, involving 187 partners, touring 63 artistic works for a total of 260 presentations.
Arts and Democracy: What’s at stake today?
EFA is glad to invite you to the Performing Arts Coalition (PAC)'s first online event that will explore findings from our new study Between Rhetoric and Reality: Cultural Rights, Artistic Freedom, and Democratic Resilience. Register now.