Future of Festivals 2026 in Berlin

The Future of Festivals is the largest industry gathering for the festival sector in the German-speaking world. It brings together organizers, service providers, associations, decision-makers and apprenticeships and serves as a central meeting place for networking and exchange. Following the success of the fourth edition with over 7,000 participants, the trade fair cordially invites you to the new date in 2026. The unique festival networking fair will once again offer space for innovative formats and ideas.

The mission for the days DO November 26 & FR November 27, 2026 is very simple:
The fair brings together festival makers, service providers, professionals, university graduates and volunteers. In the spacious STATION BERLIN, the focus is on networking, inspiration and innovation. The 12,000 m2 area offers enough space for the 290 exhibitors, 180 speakers and discussion participants.

In the past three years, big names from the festival scene such as

• Jennifer Yacoubian (Executive Vice President, Coachella, USA)
• Ruth Koleva (Founder, SoAlive Music Conference, Bulgaria)
• Nada Alhelabi (Manager, MDLBEAST, Saudi Arabia)
• Detlef Schwarte (Co-Founder, Reeperbahn Festival, Germany)
• Eugenie Encalarde (COO, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, USA)
• Steven Raspa (Burning Man Festival)
• Sarah Mackenzie (MUTEK Festival and Forum)
• Holger Hübner (Wacken Open Air)
• Kristine Barenholdt (Roskilde Festival)
• Yvonne Heckl (VMS / Oktoberfest)
• Jonas Niersmann (Parookaville)
• Inga Jacobsen (Back to the Roots Festival)
• Tobias Zwiebel (Full Force Festival)
• Hanna Mauksch (Lollapalooza) or
• Jonas Rhode (M'era Luna Festival/ FKP Scorpio)
• Cathi Krämer (Rock am Ring)
• Rainbow Gao (Great Wall Music Festival)
• Andreas Groth Clausen (Rosklide Festival)
• Alexandra von Samson (Lollapalooza)
• Stephan Thanscheidt (FKP Scorpio)
• Carina Wagner (Parookaville) on stage.

The organizers are convinced that the future of festivals will be shaped by innovative ideas. The Future of Festivals invites you to shape the present and future of the festival industry together.