NEB Festival 2026 Events

Healing Garden Living Lab is a two-day event in Hungary, part of the COEVOLVERS Horizon Europe project, providing a platform for all professions and disciplines that deal with the topic of nature and mental health.

The Croatian Society of Art Historians hosts the 6th Congress of Croatian Art Historians at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb from 11–13 June 2026, marking its 70th anniversary.

Time2Adapt features a programme combining a New European Bauhaus framing session, the presentation of the Time2Adapt project and a peer exchange on time-based approaches to climate adaptation.

Inclusive and Green City Awards is the first-ever awards ceremony open to cities and companies showcasing innovative ideas for climate-neutrality, social inclusion and local health.

The conference highlights how alliances between cities, architects and social, public and cooperative housing providers are key to delivering climate-resilient and affordable neighbourhoods.

This event focuses on the often-overlooked early phase of public urban projects: the preparation of strong project briefs.

SZTOS / START is an interdisciplinary STEAM showdown that revives the Bauhaus spirit, the fusion of craft, art and technology.

Exploring how Europe's cultural heritage can support energy-efficient, affordable and inclusive buildings at a time of climate, energy and housing crises.

Bauhaus Nova 2026 is a hybrid student art exhibition under the theme Beauty Unseen, collecting creative works from students across the Bauhaus4EU alliance.

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

Participatory creative ateliers to make, experiment and create together.

A mobile lab running from 11 to 14 June under the NEB ‘Life First’ principle. Examines a landscape of contrasts, from abandoned quarries and tourist hotspots to the ‘sea of plastic’ and informal settlements.

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

The event is held as a hybrid event in Brussels, hosting a panel discussion that brings together representatives from Metsä Group, European Commission, European Parliament, the public sector and the concrete industry.

Across Europe, a new generation of city projects demonstrates how sustainability can drive true transformation.

The event proposes that cities depend on social connections, not just physical infrastructure.

ZIN: Adaptive reuse and decarbonisation in Brussels North

This hands-on workshop introduces Hempforma, a bio-based acoustic material developed from hemp agricultural waste.

Social housing transformation at Peterbos, Anderlecht