NEB Festival 2026 Events

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

This is a New European Bauhaus–SHAFE online satellite event exploring how people, places and technologies can better integrate to support intergenerational solidarity and care in ageing societies.

This NEB–SHAFE online satellite event explores how people, places and technologies can better integrate to support intergenerational solidarity and care in ageing societies.

RE-CODING VILLAGES reimagines two historic villages in the Italian Apennines, Castel Del Giudice and Gagliano Aterno, as European living labs to address the systemic crisis of left-behind places.

From algorithm to artisan: Crafting new lifestyles for a circular future

Panel discussion, providing wrap up reflections and strategic insights to conclude the FORUM

Designing with water: building resilient and beautiful cities

Keynote Speech

Introductory speech from Commissioner Jessika Roswall

This event brings together landscape planners, urban designers, civil society initiatives and policy-related perspectives in Vienna to discuss concrete approaches for integrating green infrastructure into dense urban contexts.

s on the regeneration and contemporary valorisation of minor urban centres, rural inner areas, and traditional and vernacular architecture that are often marginalised in mainstream planning, design and policy frameworks.

Led by STARHAUS, this satellite event explores open innovation within the New European Bauhaus, focusing on participatory design, co-creation and inclusive governance that turn New European Bauhaus values into social, cultural and economic impact.

CitySenZ presents COST Action CA23145 as a living laboratory to rethink European cities through their lived and sensory qualities.

This satellite event at POLE unites policymakers and practitioners to explore how sustainability can drive true transformation across Europe.

ARCHÈ, Festival of Ephemeral Architecture, is a cultural event in Rieti, Italy, that explores how temporary architectural installations can activate public spaces and communities.

Awards Ceremony: Trophies Competition

Live music, dance, theatre, storytelling and more (Evening)

SALONPARCOURS #31 is a performative city walk through hidden and everyday spaces in Vienna's 6th district.

This one-day urban innovation workshop explores the future of the historic Machinery Construction Factories platform in Reșița, Romania, a major industrial heritage site currently undergoing transition.