NEB Festival 2026 Events

UTOPIZE Forum is an online event taking place on 9 June 2026 as part of the New European Bauhaus Festival, exploring how to build cities that work for everyone.

Extending the Body, Reflecting the Earth is an interdisciplinary platform where art, technology, ecology and education converge through a constellation of interactive installations and participatory encounters bringing together students, alumni, artists and research.

DRAC is a flagship, co-designed event coordinated by the Municipality of Ravenna, Italy, connecting the vibrant community of the Darsena district of Ravenna to the New European Bauhaus framework.

The European Garden at EEB4 is a Green and Clean School initiative, promoting cross-curricular learning about European identity, nature and sustainability.

Why Is Ortica More Beautiful? is an experiential walk exploring the perception of urban biodiversity by city users and enhancing its recognition in the Ortica neighbourhood in Milan.

Experience art without seeing it. Housed in a 17th-century former monastery, eight immersive rooms of textile artworks featuring 12 international artists aim to gently reverse habitual hierarchies of visual perception.

Smart Cities: Between Design, Sustainability and Innovation is organised by University for SDGs and Echoes Cooperation as a forum dedicated to the cities of the future.

Non Tox Talk explores how the way we think about projects shapes the world we build.

t Event engages local and European stakeholders through two main components.

Opening Ceremony featuring official speeches from President Ursula von der Leyen, President Antonio Costa setting the stage for the days ahead

Inaugurating the NEB Festival 2026 with a live performance to welcome participants and inaugurate the opening ceremony

Walking with Water #2 builds on the first edition held during the second Festival of the New European Bauhaus.

SEXY BEANS Bootcamp Rome Edition brings together education, experimentation and public engagement through a transdisciplinary and place-based format.

A special building is to be constructed at Dresden University of Technology: the “Projekthaus Zukunft”. The construction of this building not only meets functional requirements but also reflects the visions of the New European Bauhaus.

This online event, organised under the SURE project (SUstainable and REsilient Communities), brings together citizens, local authorities, civil society organisations and experts to discuss sustainable living and housing solutions in rural areas across Europe.

FACTS2 is a cultural forum exploring how urban imaginaries shape the way cities are experienced and transformed.

DESPLAZADOS II is organised and hosted by Espronceda – Institute of Art & Culture in Barcelona in collaboration with Associació Arte Sostenible.

Stockholm Region EU Office and Stockholm Green Innovation District welcome you to a breakfast seminar in Brussels.

Resilient by design: cutting carbon, cutting costs