Arts Festivals Summit 2026

The European Festivals Association (EFA), together with the Theatre City Budva, invite you for 4 shared days from 16 to 19 May 2026 with a maximum of 250 Festival colleagues and supporters from Europe and all over the world. Over the last 74 years, EFA has generated a vast array of debates, conversations and outcomes for an ever-increasing variety of professionals: EFA members, young festival managers, emerging artists, representatives of cities, regions, European authorities, and many others. After a successful Summit 2025 in Edinburgh, we will all meet in Budva to discuss, think, and propose new ideas and projects. We will discover each other's wisdom - and the wisdom within the region - during this year's Summit and its many encounters: whether in plenary, in small groups, one-to-one or eye-to-eye. Theatre City Budva hosts the annual festival which includes more than 60 events, 700 artists from 15+ countries over 2 months in July and August each year. Our host, together with local and regional partners, is thrilled to allow festival makers and guests to immerse themselves in the region's artistic treasures and cultural heritage.