NEB Festival 2026 Events

Introduction with Audrey Henry

This session of the strategic Plan Regenera Madrid is part of the strategic plan Regenera Madrid, developed by the General Directorate of Urban Regeneration of Madrid City Council.

The event deals with urban microclimate mitigation solutions and the role of culture and heritage in citizen science for adaptive regeneration actions.

Keynote speech: Eamon Ryan

This online event presents New European Bauhaus-aligned research, tools and approaches from INHERIT and sister projects supporting heritage retrofit and management.

While cultural and creative activities, like film shoots, festivals or music tours, can have a big carbon footprint, these sectors also have a crucial role to play in influencing attitudes and supporting the just, inclusive, clean transition.

This is a one-day New European Bauhaus satellite event organised by the Coimbra Bauhaus Local Chapter and coordinated by the University of Coimbra, Portugal.

Open Neighbourhoods is a forum that takes place on 12–14 June 2026 in Pankow-Buch, Berlin, during the New European Bauhaus Festival.

The NEB Academy is evolving into the innovation engine of the NEB, developing connections, tools, and instruments to ensure that knowledge produced is channelled towards skilling activities, capacity-building, and applied innovation.

This event combines field research with mindfulness and artistic experience. Observation of nature is slowed through conscious use of the senses, breathing and attentive presence in a place.

The Timber Construction Living Lab transforms a section of the Landesgartenschau into an open‑air research space where a modular roundwood pavilion is built through public participation.

Join members of the NEB Lab 'Renovation, transformation and renewal of church buildings and religious heritage in the EU'.

Drawing on the Ruhr metropolis’ tradition of emerging from the void, we step from the post-industrial heritage into the dynamic neighborhoods, where the need for change remains very urgent

New galleries present a rich overview of Belgian Art Nouveau and Art Deco through 300 objects displayed across 13 sections.

Explore how Rotor DC is pioneering the circular economy by turning construction waste into valuable resources.

NEB Academy worldwide: Building skills, knowledge and alliances for a regenerative future

From Non-Place to Third Place brings together community traces, digital art and urban dialogue at Paribu Art in Söğütlüçeşme, Istanbul, Turkey.

Living Waters Forum-Fest emerges from the deep relationship between water, life, and space in Esposende.

In this workshop, NEB Junction (the NEB Hub for Results & Impact) gathers insights from across the Festival and community to explore how NEB can strengthen competitiveness and local readiness when it comes to creating climate positive, regenerative, inclusive and beautiful neighbourhoods.