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21st International Antalya Piano Festival 3 December 2021Each Autumn the historic city of Antalya celebrates one of the most important music festival of Turkey bringing together musicians of national and international renown. This year the...
A Charabanc To Kinvarra / Arts Festivals Summit 20212 December 2021All the powerpoints had hidden themselves
irretrievably somewhere in a distant inbox for the last time, the microphone
had been snatched from the last speaker who had grabbed it despite the
moderator'...
The Festival Cities Round Table at a glance / Arts Festivals Summit 202130 November 2021The Arts Festivals Summit in Galway in
November could prove to be a seminal moment in the relationship between arts
festivals and the places that host them. At the heart of the discussions was an...
The festivals community came together for EFA's Arts Festivals Summit in Galway26 November 2021[PRESS RELEASE – BRUSSELS, 26 NOVEMBER 2021] The members of the European Festivals Association (EFA), the festivals community and their stakeholders came together in Galway for the Arts...
Divine Comedy Festival9 November 2021The 14th edition of the International Divine Comedy Theatre Festival will take place from 3 to 12 December under the motto POST TENEBRAS LUX. Divine Comedy is a theatre holiday...
Festival Cities (a)live in Belgrade22 October 2021On 1 October, Festival Cities and actors working around this topic met in Belgrade among which the city of Krakow, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Pirot and Kladovo and also EFA and Mittelfest.Inspired by...
CULTURESCAPES Amazonia 202110 October 2021On 29 September 2021, CULTURESCAPES opened its 16th edition, which
also marks the start of a new festival series focusing on regions of
global significance.Until 1 December for two months, artists,...
Large music festivals and the feeling of belonging to Europe among young Europeans29 September 2021The Festival Academy's Project Manager, Anaïz Dessartre Mendonça has dedicated her master's thesis research on understanding the impact of large international music festivals on the social identity...
Mediterranean Info Session: FestivalFinder.eu (a)Live in Cividale del Friuli 7 September 2021The 'FestivalFinder.eu (a)Live - Mediterranean Info Session' is just behind us. It was the very first live event at an international level for many festival makers for a long time. And what emotion!...
18 EFA Members running in September2 September 2021The end of the summer approaches and festivals are still running. 18 festivals organised by our EFA members are taking place until the end of September.Festivals are reinventing themselves, finding...
Rest in Peace Vladimir Mendelssohn18 August 2021Composer, violist and Artistic Director of Kuhmo Chamber Music Vladimir Mendelssohn passed away on 13 August 2021 after a short illness. He was born into a celebrated family of musicians in Romania in...
Perform Europe: Results Step 1 & Application Step 210 August 2021The Perform Europe Jury has made its decision. Out of the 1327 presenters and producers who applied for the first step of the Perform Europe open call, 508 candidates from all 40 Creative Europe...
Festival dos Canais 2021 returns to the city with exciting programme14 July 2021Festival of the Canals, a special editionThe annual multi-disciplinary festival “Festival dos Canais” returns to Aveiro from 15 till 18 & 23 till 25 July and invites everyone “to get lost in...
28 EFA members festivals running in July-August13 July 2021The Summer of festivals goes on! 28 festivals organised by our EFA members are running for the moment until the end of August. Festivals are there and adapt to circumstances to bring the arts to...
Commission guidelines for a safe reopening of the cultural sector1 July 2021[PRESS RELEASE – BRUSSELS, 29 JUNE 2021] On 29 June, the Commission published EU guidelines to ensure the safe resumption of activities in the cultural and creative sectors across the EU. At a...
Afropolitan weekend @ BOZAR25 June 2021In light of the current coronavirus restrictions, the fifth edition of the Afropolitan Festival will not take place this year and will be postponed to 2022. In the meantime, don’t miss the...
Arts festivals reconfirm their vital contribution to Europe with Mariya Gabriel, EU Commissioner23 June 2021[PRESS RELEASE – BRUSSELS, 23 JUNE 2021] Arts Festivals all over Europe reconfirm the vital contribution of festivals for Europe with Mariya Gabriel, EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research,...
Discover Walden Festival21 June 2021Walden Festival takes place on Sunday 18 July in BrusselsWalden Festival is a new initiative from the founders of Klarafestival. The concept? Enjoying music in all its diversity on various stages in...
72nd Dubrovnik Summer Festival programme announced18 June 2021DUBROVNIK SUMMER FESTIVAL
STARTS ON 10 JULYThe 72nd Dubrovnik Summer Festival
will take place on a number of stages and site-specific locations in Dubrovnik
from 10 July to 25 August 2021. Hoping that...
EFA’ s presence on the 6th Heritage Forum of Central Europe “Heritage & Development”17 June 2021The 6th Heritage Forum of Central Europe on “Heritage & Development” takes place online from 16 till 18 June 2021.Kathrin Deventer, Secretary General of EFA, was a panelist on the first day of...
35th Festival "Theatre City" from 10 July until 22 August16 June 2021The motto: "Revival"In the period from 10 July to 22 August 2021, "Theatre City" will confirm once more its vocation as an international and multidisciplinary festival - theater, music, art and...
Perform Europe call is out!15 June 2021We are happy to announce that the first step of Perform Europe’s call for international touring and distribution grants is now open on the brand new Perform Europe digital platform.Perform Europe is...
Romaeuropa Festival - Programme announcement14 June 2021Romaeuropa Festival crosses the nowadays dramatic scenario with its 36th edition. The festival aims to offer new spaces and values to international cultural exchange, to revitalise art venues, and to...
24 EFA members festivals running in June-July11 June 2021It's amazing!!! 24 festivals organised by our EFA members are either running for the moment or will start before 17 July.Despite the crisis, festivals are alive. They have reinvented themselves and...
Livestreams of The Festival Academy's 'Atelier Düsseldorf/Theater der Welt'9 June 2021We are happy to announce that our The Festival Academy will livestream a series of inspiring speakers, keynotes and panel conversations from the hybrid 'Atelier Düsseldorf/Theater der Welt' taking...
EFA’s General Assembly 2021 7 June 2021Last week, on 2 June, EFA Members came together for the 69th General Assembly of the European Festivals Association (EFA).For the second time in a row, members had to meet online: 74 participants from...
NEW UPDATES OF THE EFA - PEARLE* ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR CULTURAL MANAGERS NOW ONLINE4 June 2021Pearle* and the European Festivals Association (EFA) present two updated versions of the Ultimate Guide for Cultural Managers – Artist Taxation and VAT in an International Context Joint Press...
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 69th LJUBLJANA FESTIVAL2 June 2021[Press Release, Ljubljana, June 2021]ANNOUNCING THE 69th LJUBLJANA FESTIVALFestival Ljubljana is proud to announce a programme packed with world-renowned international performers and domestic stars...
Festivals and Cities meeting together on 27 May31 May 2021Some Notable Points Arising from the Festival Cities (a)Live Workshop / Bergen 27 May 2021The workshop was held in the context of the Bergen International Summit and the Bergen International...
Mittelfest 27 August > 5 September 2021: Eredi28 May 2021From 27 August to 5 September 2021 Mittelfest confirms once again its vocation as an international and multidisciplinary festival – theatre, music and dance, as a meeting point between Italy,...
Black Swan Meeting - April 20216 May 2021A Note In Summary And Response The relationship between Europe and Africa, community to community within both, those represented and un- or under-represented, was the topic for discussion raised...
FestivalFinder.eu (a)Live Now - Report on the survey on Festivals & Cities, Regions23 April 2021Festivals and cities are Siamese twins. There is a great potential to unlock on a local level through more collaborations between festivals and their cities, regions, villages, towns, islands,...
ANNOUNCING TWO NEW EDITIONS OF THE EFA-PEARLE* ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR CULTURAL MANAGERS21 April 2021Announcing two new editions of the EFA-PEARLE* Ultimate Guide for Cultural Managers Pearle* and the European Festivals Association (EFA) present the updated versions of the Ultimate Guide for...
Re-opening of festivals in Europe and beyond12 April 2021Re-opening of festivals in Europe and beyond: Policies, examples and practices In this report presenting a brief overview per country, we asked the EFFE HUBS (EFA's national and...
Welcoming New Members7 April 2021There is a freshly minted scheme by which existing members of EFA can help the organisation grow by introducing a new or returning member at half the usual subscription rate. This allows those joining...
WE ARE EFA19 March 20212020… EFA and the festival community we represent have not been standing still. EFA has been gathering its members during what became the traditional zoom meetings, connecting festivals makers,...
25th Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival “Beethoven and Penderecki. The Sphere of Sacrum” 17 March 2021March 2021 is a special time. It is the 25th jubilee edition of the Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival and we will also commemorate the great Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki. Leading cultural...
PREPARING TO RESTART TRAVEL & TOURISM3 March 2021The European Tourism Manifesto alliance – representing more than 60 travel and tourism organisations among which The European Festivals Association - unveils concrete recommendations for re-opening...
OPEN CALL FOR MITTELYOUNG19 February 2021A call open until 31 MarchFor Theatre, Dance and Music projects of UNDER-30 artists, companies and collectives from Central Europe and the Balkans 9 projects for MittelYoung (24-27 June...
Moscow & Sochi Conversations11 February 2021The Moscow & Sochi Conversations are taking place this February 2021. These Conversations organised by the European Festivals Association are about bringing together festival managers and...
Perform Europe Opening Event Thursday 28 January 202118 January 2021Perform Europe was launched during the opening event on 28 January at 14.00 PM with more than 600 participants on Zoom and 15.000 viewers on the livestream. Perform Europe aims to reimagine...
Call for the second edition of the Carmen Mateu Young Artist European Award11 January 2021A call open until 28 February Recognising the trajectory of young artists under 36 Category of opera, specifically composition The Carmen Mateu European Award Young Artists, Opera...
