News
The news section presents you the latest news coming from EFA or its members.
Perform Europe continues: Third Open Call launching soon
Perform Europe will continue with the aim of making international touring more inclusive, diverse and green, while creating new opportunities for artistic exchange and collaboration across Europe and beyond.
EFA Monthly Digest June 2026 - Part II
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.
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 - 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.
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.
Arts Festivals Summit Budva Portrait
Step into the Arts Festivals Summit 2026 through the lens of poet and writer Simon Mundy. His perspective promises to reveal the event in a whole new light, one that is at the same time surprising and delightful.
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.
Capacity building through connection: My experience at the Chemnitz Atelier 2025
Katriona Grixti, Programming & Productions Officer at Festivals Malta, shares her experience of this 7-day Atelier in one of the European Capitals of Culture.
Mittelfest 2026: Paura (Fear)
Celebrating its 35th edition, the festival unfolds through Mittelyoung and Mittelfest. This year's theme invites to explore the instinct for control while delving into the depths and mysteries of human nature.
74th Ljubljana Festival: A summer of the arts at the highest level
This Summer, Ljubljana once again becomes the stage for outstanding artistic events and performances with the 74th Ljubljana Festival.