We have prepared a list of activities for festivals not to be missed in 2022. 

We have categorised them as activities related to: networking, training, policy and communication. Take your agenda and save the dates!

JANUARY

• NETWORKING: 11-13 January, New York | International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) Congress 
• COMMUNICATION: 20 January, Online | Launch Eye-to-Eye, The Festival Quarterly e-magazine Winter edition 2022
  

FEBRUARY

• NETWORKING: 19 & 20 February, Sochi | Sochi Conversations #2 hosted by the Winter International Arts Festival in Sochi

MARCH

• TRAINING: 21-27 March, Kampala | Atelier for Young Festival Managers Kampala
• NETWORKING: March, Salzburg | Salzburg Global Seminar, the rendez-vous challenging current and future leaders to shape a better world (dates TBC, by invitation only)

MAY

• NETWORKING: 17-20 May, Hanover | Classical:NEXT, the global gathering for all classical and art music professionals. EFA will lead the Sector Meet-up “EFA structured networking” session
  
• COMMUNICATION: May, Online | Launch Eye-to-Eye, The Festival Quarterly e-magazine Spring edition 2022 

JUNE

• TRAINING: 1-7 June, Montréal | Atelier for Young Festival Managers Montréal
• POLICY: 13 June, Brussels | Final event Perform Europe
• NETWORKING: 13-17 June, Extremadura | Festival Cities in A Soul for Europe Conference including Closing Event FestivalFinder.eu (a)Live Now
• POLICY: June, Brussels | Round Table with EU Commissioner for Culture for 25 festival leaders to agree on the long term strategy for EFA within the EU context (date TBC)

JULY

• NETWORKING: 4-10 July, Tirana | Tirana Conversation on Arts Festivals in the frame of the European Year of Youth by EFA in cooperation with ArtLink (TBC)

AUGUST

• NETWORKING: August, Edinburgh | Edinburgh International Culture Summit, the biennial ministerial forum which brings together Culture Ministers, artists, thinkers and arts leaders from around the world to inspire positive change in cultural policy and investment

SEPTEMBER

• NETWORKING: 12-15 September, Yerevan | EFA’s 70th birthday, EFA Members General Assembly and Arts Festivals Summit, the annual Get-Together for 250 festival makers, hosted by "Yerevan Perspectives" International Music Festival
• NETWORKING: 17 September - 8 October, Usedom | Gathering of major festivals in Germany at the occasion of Usedom Music Festival (exact date TBA)
• COMMUNICATION: September, Online | Launch Eye-to-Eye, The Festival Quarterly e-magazine Summer edition 2022 

OCTOBER

• TRAINING: 8-15 October, Nicosia | Atelier for Young Festival Managers Nicosia
• NETWORKING: October, Shanghai | EFA delegation to China SPAF - the China Shanghai International Arts Festival / Forums and Performing Arts Fair, the leading annual marketplace for new work from China, connecting creators and arts professionals worldwide

NOVEMBER

• POLICY: 7-9 November, Berlin | A Soul for Europe Conference and Cities for Europe meeting
• NETWORKING: 24 November, Online | Denis de Rougemont Forum