NEB Festival 2026 Events

Making use of what we have: rethinking vacant and underused spaces

Building Europe’s future: transforming the construction sector for a climate-neutral, circular and competitive economy

Concluding perspectives with Commissioner Dan Jørgensen

This event is dedicated to young students and will take place at the Łukasiewicz Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics (IMiF), Poland.

Viana STARTS: A Living Lab for the New European Bauhaus opens the renovation site of the former Municipal Slaughterhouse of Viana do Castelo, Portugal.

Aracelis connects the Baixo Alentejo region of Portugal with the Santuario de la Virgen de la Peña in Andalusia, Spain.

This NEB Satellite Matchmaking Event brings together third-sector organisations, New European Bauhaus practitioners, researchers and technical partners to explore how inclusion can be embedded in the New European Bauhaus.

The event combines a series of nature-based activities employing arts-based methods and digital tools to co-create nature-based solutions in Pansio-Perno, a post-industrial landscape in coastal Turku, Finland.

Moving from research evidence to practice, we examine how craft and creativity supports wellbeing across different stages of life.

FAIR Projects in Action. Interactive hands-on workshops led by FAIR exhibitors

Participatory creative ateliers to make, experiment and create together

Playful activities where children explore sustainability, beauty and inclusion through creative activities

Live music, dance, theatre, storytelling and more (Lunch break)

INSE 2026 is a free international conference and matchmaking event bringing together innovators from research, industry and public institutions to shape the future of sustainable economy and construction.

Repurposing industrial heritage in Molenbeek

Construction Forum brings together experts, decision-makers and researchers from the real estate and construction sectors to explore how responsible, knowledge-based decision-making can support a sustainable transition.

Social housing transformation at Peterbos, Anderlecht

From Research to Reality: Evidence-Based design for inclusive and nature-positive spaces

From feeds to streets: Social media, democracy, and the future of our cities