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International Antalya Piano Festival 29 November 2024The International Antalya Piano Festival, one of the most important arts and culture events of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, is the most important music festival that has contributed to the art...
EFA part of the CARE Project: Transforming Mental Health Through Culture27 November 2024A dynamic international consortium led by the Cluj Cultural Centre and joined by seven partners across Europe has officially launched the CARE – Culture for Mental Health project this month. This...
Reflections on Berlin 2024: 20 years of serious discussions26 November 2024There are always moments, a few weeks before
the annual A Soul for Europe (ASfE) Meeting in Berlin each November when it all
looks very shaky. The politicians invited by the organisers at Stiftung...
NEW TOOLKITS by The Festival Academy6 November 2024The Festival Academy and the European Festivals
Association together with their communities have been developing this
series of toolkits. The toolkits have been created as of ...
Ljubljana Festival Announces the 8th Winter Festival Programme31 October 2024[PRESS RELEASE - LJUBLJANA 31 OCTOBER 2024]Next year will see the 8th edition of the Winter
Festival, organised by the Ljubljana Festival, which is set to open in grand
style on 20 February 2025...
EFA at ChinaSPAF202430 October 2024Shanghai is the city hosting the China
Shanghai International Arts Festival, also known as ChinaSPAF. The festival
celebrated its 23rd edition this year from 18 till 21 October 2024, together
with...
Trajectory of the Festival Cities Initiative and the EFFE Seal for Festival Cities and Regions 29 October 2024What have we done so far and what are the potential ways forward?Festivals and cities need to connect with each other in order to give their communities a temper, a spirit, a face, a soul. Festival...
12th Khachaturian International Festival28 October 202420 November - 16 December 2024 Yerevan, Armenia The Khachaturian International Festival is set to return for its 12th edition in Yerevan, running from 20 November to 16 December 2024. This year...
The Future of Festivals: An International Conference in Martina Franca23 October 2024On 8 and 9 November 2024, Martina Franca will host an important event to discuss and exchange
views on the future and prospects of festivals: the international conference
“The Role and Function of...
EFA at the first Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo22 October 2024The European Festivals Association (EFA) was present at the first edition of the Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo (HKPAX), the new platform where international performing arts professionals from China...
EFA involved in the Horizon Europe project "EXCENTRIC"15 October 2024We are EXCENTRIC!We are excited to announce that the European Commission has officially counter-signed the grant agreement for EXCENTRIC, the new Horizon Europe project in which the European Festivals...
YOUNG MUSICAL TALENTS ONSTAGE IN THE 32ND YOUNG VIRTUOSI INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SERIES 10 October 2024Once again this year, with what is now the 32nd edition of the Young
Virtuosi International Concert Series, the Ljubljana Festival offers young
musicians the opportunity to perform in front of a...
European Commission Renews its commitment to support the Festival Sector 9 October 2024The European Commission has awarded a multi-annual grant to the European Festivals Association (EFA), ensuring financial support to strengthen the festival sector over the next four years (...
Call for Artistic Freedom and Autonomy of the Arts8 October 2024On 24 September 2024, Culture Action Europe convened a meeting of Networks. This main common concern of the Culture sector encourages us to present you with this statement.As members of Culture Action...
The EFFE Seal Catalogue #1 On Environmental Sustainability7 October 2024The European Festivals Association (EFA) is delighted to announce the release of The EFFE Seal Catalogue #1 On Environmental Sustainability. The EFFE Seal Catalogue #1 On Environmental...
SarajevoFest 2024: An invitation to the world of arts20 September 2024Speaking about the power of the arts, experiencing a series of powerful performances from the region, listening to young curators’ questions and professional proposals of formats and models that...
“Count me in!” Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Belonging in the seat of arts festivals17 September 2024Festivals are heralds of celebrating the arts as windows to different worlds, connecting and involving people from all walks of life in a particular space and time span. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion,...
EFA & Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Belonging13 September 2024EFA is a network of festivals putting the arts and diversity at the core of its mission. Since its inception in 1952, the European Festivals Association (EFA) has valued the celebration and...
European Shakespeare Festivals Network: call 2025 6 September 2024… spherical, like a globe; I could find out countries in her. Comedy of Errors This is a call for Shakespeare related performance work, from the world theatre community. We ...
New release! Infographic on Copyrights3 September 2024The world of live performance is more connected than ever, with artists, cultural professionals, and organisations frequently taking their talents across borders. However, performing internationally...
Odessa Classics at Flanders Festival Ghent30 August 2024Flanders Festival Ghent and Odessa Classics Music Festival, two EFA members festivals, are partnering to dream of a better future for Ukraine on 12 September 2024.Odessa, the pearl of the Black Sea,...
SKUPI KamerFest 7th Edition29 August 2024SKUPI KamerFest is a chamber music festival organised in North Macedonia, celebrating its 7th edition from 5 till 16 September 2024.As every year, SKUPI KamerFest brings together artists various...
Music alongside the Danube - Varna Summer International Music Festival 28 August 2024The International Symposium ”Music alongside Danube” is dedicated to
classical music traditions and modern tendencies of Danube countries and
interrelations among them. The Symposium ...
Community building: Varna Summer International Music Festival23 August 2024The city of
Varna is investing major attention and resources to its festivals. The city
itself is running 35 festivals, next to many more
independent initiatives developed by the local non profit and...
The Festival Cities and Regions at the heart of EFA1 August 2024Festival Cities and Regions are a cornerstone in the European Festivals Association (EFA)'s work and have found this recognition in the EFFE Seal for Festival Cities and Regions. Discover the ones...
Perform Europe’s 2024 Grants Unveiled8 July 2024Discover the results of Perform Europe: 42 proposals, 196 partners from all 40 Creative Europe countries We are excited to announce the results of the 2024 Perform Europe Open Call. 42 performing...
Arts Festivals Summit Usedom 2024: Festivals needs and commitments for a better living together4 July 2024Under the motto "The art of awareness, caring and connectivity", the Arts Festivals Summit gathered 230 festival makers and festival stakeholders to collectively think about and experience the purpose...
70th FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE MERIDA1 July 2024[PRESS RELEASE, ÁNGELES BLANCAS] Ángeles
Blancas will star in 'Medée' by Luigi Cherubini at the Festival Internacional
de Teatro Clásico de Mérida Mérida, 26 June 2024Ángeles
Blancas...
50th VALLE D'ITRIA FESTIVAL26 June 2024[PRESS RELEASE, MARTINA FRANCA] Titles, casts, and dates of the three operas marking the 50th edition of the Valle d'Itria Festival announced: Norma by Bellini, Aladdin and the Magic Lamp by Rota,...
The European Festivals Alliance gathered on Usedom18 June 2024The Arts Festivals Summit is not just a chance for those professionals who represent members of the European Festivals Association (EFA) to meet. It gathers together a wide array of people who are...
Arts Festivals Summit Usedom Portrait12 June 2024The Baltic Sea is not a calm lake, nor are
its winds warm. That was the discovery made by the delegates from landlocked
countries to the Arts Festivals Summit in 2024.
Those from Armenia, Hungary,...
The Festival Academy open call for the Atelier San Sebastian & Amman 20254 June 2024The Festival Academy, an initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA), calls for applications for the 23rd and 24th edition of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers, to take place in San...
Photo Competition Climate Pact4 June 2024As an official partner of the European Climate Pact, a movement of people taking steps in their own worlds to build a more sustainable Europe, the European Festivals Association invites you, whether...
MITTELFEST 2024: DISORDINI (Disorders)3 June 202416-18 July Mittelyoung / 19-28 July MittelfestCividale del FriuliArtistic direction Giacomo PediniMITTELFEST, NOW IN ITS 33RD EDITION, CLOSES THE 'TRILOGY OF CHAOS' AND, AFTER 'THE UNEXPECTED' (...
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...
Navigate digital transformations with the new infographic version of the Ultimate Cookbook on the EU Digital Strategy29 May 2024Based on the recently released “Ultimate Cookbook for Cultural Managers” on the EU Digital Strategy, this infographic provides a visual and easily understandable guide to navigate the new...
International Izmir Festival 202427 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 Festival](media/profile-photo/18954-thobile-maphanga.jpg)
[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...
