YOUROPE, the most important organization representing popular music festivals in Europe, is inviting all festival organizers, interested stakeholders and event professionals to participate in the European Festival Summit. The Summit is your exclusive opportunity to meet like-minded people from all over Europe in a relaxed atmosphere and to take a look to the future together.
The brightest minds in the festival industry will share their knowledge, internationally renowned scientists will provide insights into relevant research, and experts from various fields will support our participants with their specialist expertise. Together with them and you, we want to find out what the resilience, responsibility and relevance of popular music festivals looks like today and tomorrow.
We are really looking forward to two amazing days that are all about popular music festivals and therefore about you. This is your chance to meet your peers and even more people who will help you progress. Be there when the festival family meets at the first European Festival Summit.
The summit will take place in Karlsruhe – in the very heart of Europe. We will meet in the creative quarter of the city in the southwest of Germany, which is one of the main transport interfaces of European mobility. Excellent connections with various means of transport are available.
The European Festival Summit consists of
Mon, 18 November, 19h: Warm-up and Get-Together
Tue, 19 November, full day: Summit Day 1 & Evening Event
Wed, 20 November, until approx. 16.30h: Summit Day 2