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NEW CREATIONS, COMMISSIONS AND BIG NAMES AT THE PERALADA FESTIVAL 202431 May 2024The 38th Peralada Festival presents 14 shows over 13 nights where every artistic proposal shines with its own personality. Big names like Beczala, Yoncheva, Savall, Pirozzi, the return of Sara Blanch...
International Izmir Festival 202430 May 2024International Izmir Festival is proud to be a member of the European Festivals Association, which brings together one hundred festivals and festival associations from forty countries. The...
Cistermúsica: a meeting point for music lovers24 May 2024What to expect for the 2024 editionCistermúsica is presenting its 32nd edition, which will take place between 28 June and 3 August 2024. The programme includes more than 40 concerts under the motto...
Join our #WeVoteForEurope campaign with your festival17 May 2024The European Festivals Association (EFA) joins forces with Yourope, the network for rock and pop festivals, to invite festivals from all over Europe to be part of the #WeVoteForEurope campaign. #...
230 festival makers discussed the power of the arts at the Arts Festivals Summit Usedom 202415 May 2024[PRESS RELEASE – 15 MAY 2024] 230 festival delegates from 51 countries came together at the Baltic Sea on Usedom to discuss the power of the arts for the Arts Festivals Summit of the European...
EFFEA Call #3: Results are out!7 May 2024The results of EFFEA Call #3 are now out: 57 residencies will be supported by the third round of the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA), an initiative of the European Festivals...
Policy Statement on the social and professional situation of artists3 May 2024We applaud the current Commission for prioritising the improvement of working conditions in the cultural and creative sectors (CCSs). We see a timely opportunity to address this matter comprehensively...
UDINE CASTELLO FESTIVAL29 April 2024The UDINE CASTELLO FESTIVAL takes place in May of each year in the Salone of the Parliament of the Castle of Udine, a splendid place for music and art, rich in history, icon and symbol of the city of...
EFA at Classical:NEXT - Meet up on 16 May26 April 2024EFA will host the ‘Delegates Networking Session’ on Thursday, 16 May, at Classical:NEXT in Berlin, Germany.During the European Festivals Association’s ‘Delegates Networking Session’ you will...
UNFORGETTABLE SPECTACLES OF THE 72nd LJUBLJANA FESTIVAL23 April 2024[PRESS RELEASE - LJUBLJANA, 23 APRIL 2024] The Ljubljana Festival announces a summer of cultural superlatives and extraordinary experiences The 72nd Ljubljana Festival, which runs from 20 June to 3...
Open Call Europe Beyond Access 9 April 2024Europe Beyond Access, the world’s largest Arts and Disability collaboration, just launched an open call, inviting Deaf and disabled artists from Europe to apply for co-production support. Europe...
EFA, partner of the European Climate Pact2 April 2024We are thrilled to share that the European Festivals Association (EFA) has been selected as a Climate Pact Partner. Out of a remarkable 417 applications, EFA stands among the top 31 selected partners...
10th anniversary Odessa Classics21 March 2024The music of great composers tells about man's love for freedom and life, it resists totalitarianism and war, pianist Alexey Botvinov is sure about it.In 2015, he held the first festival of classical...
Mittleyoung 2024 Record Participation with 250 applications from 27 countries 11 March 2024There have never been so many: 250 applications arrived in Cividale del Friuli to take part in the fourth edition of Mittelyoung, the Mittelfest stage reserved for the new European artistic young...
[Placement Stories] Thobile Maphanga and Holland Festival5 March 2024Thobile Maphanga, a Durban-based dance practitioner, writer, creative collaborator, and emerging curator from South Africa, participated in the Festival Academy’s Atelier for Young Festival Managers...
Our support will continue: 2 years of Solidarity with Ukraine23 February 2024The European Festival Association (EFA) was born out of the wounds of the second World War as a project that aimed at sustaining a peaceful co-existence by uniting together countries around the arts....
EFA engages in the world’s largest transnational Arts & Disability collaboration23 February 2024As a network of festivals striving for more inclusion, the European Festivals Association (EFA) is delighted to be part of the large scale European project 'Europe Beyond Access' and involve its...
The 3rd Call for placements is open5 February 2024The Festival Academy, in collaboration with the European Festival Association (EFA), just launched the 3rd call of its newest initiative: placements opportunities in emerging or established festivals...
Italy's Mittelfest announce International Theatre Trilogy To Celebrate First Cross-Border European Capital of Culture 202524 January 2024Inabili alla Morte (Unable to die) consists of three productions in Italian and Slovenian that will be performed in both countries between May 2024 and September 2025. The trilogy explores the...
EFFEA Call#3 is open: Apply now!15 January 2024The third EFFEA call for festivals to support emerging artists is now open. Submit a residency proposal before 19 March 2024.The European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists - EFFEA, an initiative...
Call For Applications! S-EEE programme10 January 2024The Sustainable EEEMERGING (S-EEE) programme aims to bolster 10 promising Early Music ensembles throughout 2024 and 2025, recognising them as key partners to ensure a diverse and high quality...