FASHIONCLASH Festival 18th Edition Brings 100+ Emerging Talents to Maastricht, November 2026
The 18th edition of the FASHIONCLASH Festival is set to occur in Maastricht from November 13 to 15, 2026, featuring more than 100 designers, artists, and performers hailing from 25 different countries. The event will offer both free and ticketed activities. The campaign identity is designed by Sudanese artist Hashim Nasr. The festival opens with the main exhibition, New Fashion Narratives, at Bureau Europa, curated by Jamal Nxedlana and others, followed by a Fashion Film Program at Lumière Cinema and a complimentary runway show. Various installations will be available throughout the three days. On November 14, the CLASH House will present ten designers, with awards from the Meester Koetsier Foundation and TIM Award. Citywide events include Fashion Makes Sense at Centre Céramique and Class of 2026 at The Social Hub.
Key facts
- FASHIONCLASH Festival's 18th edition runs 13–15 November 2026 in Maastricht
- Over 100 emerging talents from more than 25 countries participate
- Hashim Nasr, a Sudanese artist based in Alexandria, Egypt, created the 2026 visual campaign
- New Fashion Narratives at Bureau Europa is curated by Jamal Nxedlana, Karmen Samson, Welmoed Bosch, and Agatha Prieto Jeanty
- The Meester Koetsier Foundation funds a €2,500 incentive prize at The CLASH House
- The TIM Award offers up to €1,500 excluding VAT plus knitting facilities at Qeske Maastricht
- The Fashion Film Program at Lumière Cinema presents 44 international short films
- Fashion Makes Sense runs at Centre Céramique from 3 to 22 November 2026
Entities
Artists
- Hashim Nasr
- Jamal Nxedlana
- Karmen Samson
- Welmoed Bosch
- Agatha Prieto Jeanty
- Ida Stachura
- Pola Negri
- Ping Chen
- Justin Jacob
- Valentina Gal
- Aurore Montagner
- Jessica Laures
- Johannes Hartmann
- Marga Weimans
- Studio Paul & Haiko
- Alper & Tim
- AKPIL
- Cement Blanche
- Giles Shepherd
- Gloria Tomassucci
- Gouled Ahmed
- Isa Herrera
- Maizie
- C.PROTOCOL
- Josiane Martinho
- Julia Mazur
- Martijntje Cornelia
- Mia Bøgedal
- Özgür Deniz Koldaş
- Rosan Olij
- NNAEJ
- Xanthe Pölk
- Liew & Wang
- Nouka Rous
- Paco Teepe
- Isa Hazelager
- Anna Strengers
- Emma Magermans
- Larissa de Jager
- Dies van Herk
- Amy Praat
- Aron Saxe Lydon
- Soojeong Lee
- Teun Seuren
- Daniëlle Huyghe
- Nader Adabnejad
- Feliz
- La Monroy
- Pedro Antonio Cano
- Miguel Adrover
- Marcel Schlutt
- Alex van der Steen
- Esther Muñoz Grootveld
- Katie Metcalfe
- Gloria Maria Cappelletti
- Christos Panagiotou
- Sofia Ivanova Kozhevnikova
- Izzy Mana
- Emma Evelein
- Storm Nijhuis
- Denise Bakker
- Ida Boxem
- Claudia Sanchez
- Alyne Li
- Qiyun Zheng
- Jodi Cranen
- Yorvique Macaay
- Javi Bisbal
- Naranjargal Enkhbat
- Inez Carmen van Kessel
- Polina Kulbachevskaia
- Alessandro Amaducci
- Aron Saxe
- Michal Kucharski
- Will Venter
- Guus Bos
- Adam & Nick Hayes
- Zhenia Kazankina
- Yiwei Huang
- Emma Hakansson
- Vittoria Mengoni
- Lei Jiang
- Hildegard Oehler
- Stee van Stark
- Cenyi Wang
- Christophe Chudy
- Anastasia Popescu
- Noa Schraven
- Hannah Varnell
- Jordan Harvey
- Sylwia Nazzal
- Jad Madi
- Kees de Klein
- Marco Blazevic
- Meike van Lelyveld
- Victor Claramunt
- Adam Muscat
- Isa Carmejoole
- Karisma Oluchukwu Ekeh
- Sara Del Barba
- Shako
- Maria Nazarova
- Julian Achilles Pawlak
- Daniel Le Hai
- Luigi Dalena
- Yayra David Agbofah
- Gina Siliquini
- Luciënne Venner
- Juul Sadée
- Mira Verhoeve
- Arian
- Peishan
- Hsin
- Pauline
- Anto López Espinosa
- Berend Brus
- ULTRA-ORA
- RADVLAD
- Yani Jongen
- Jonas Zitter
- Cristina Palacios
- Anne Prins
- Arthur Wagenaar
- Casper Naafs
- Elia Anania
- Nia Millano
- JJAYCE
- Kaat van Spaendonck
- Kelly Cecilie Foss
- Mare Langen
- ROZE GOUD
- Hellion Sin
- Azzurra Ruimschotel
- Berber Struiksma
- Josquin Fromangé
- Sarah Palomares
- Tara de Smit
- Piet Paris
- Seeing Black
- Dre Drevens
- Maya Gawel
- Anouk Beckers
- Iris de Leeuw
- Harm Stevens
- Tonya Sudiono
- Ruben Jurriën
- Teigetje & Woelrat
- Amy Pratt
Institutions
- FASHIONCLASH Festival
- FASHIONCLASH Foundation
- Bureau Europa
- Lumière Cinema
- The Social Hub
- ENCI Maastricht
- Centre Céramique
- Jan van Eyck Academie
- Amarte Fonds
- Meester Koetsier Foundation
- Textile Innovation Maastricht
- Qeske Maastricht
- Musica Sacra
- Nederlandse Dansdagen
- SALLY
- Intro in Situ
- schrit_tmacher Festival
- Toneelgroep Maastricht
- Via Zuid
- Stichting Kanunnik Salden
- De Hustinx Stichting
- Kaltblut Magazine
- TEARS.RIP
- Puss' Poetry
- Het Maastricht Jaar 2026
- Ecopolitan Magazine
- Kunstbende
- Toneelacademie Maastricht
- Kledingcast
- Kantamanto Social Club
- S.A.C.59
- Limestone Books
- Townhouse Design Hotel
- Galerie Post + García
- Boekhandel Dominicanen
- De Bijenkorf
- Bonnefantenmuseum
- Province of Limburg
- Municipality of Maastricht
- Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie
- Fonds Cultuurparticipatie
- Cultuurfonds
- E.G. Bakker-Swart Fonds
- VSB Fonds
- Townhouse Hotels
- Blanche Dael
- Art of Colors
- Living Things
- FashionUnited
- Chapeau Magazine
- Curation Hour
- Marketing Maastricht
- Rennes Prison
- FASHIONCLASH
- Amarte
- Provincie Limburg
- Gemeente Maastricht
- Fucking Young!
- KALTBLUT Magazine
Locations
- Maastricht
- Netherlands
- Sphinxkwartier
- Sphinx Passage
- Peutzhal
- Alexandria
- Egypt
- Sudan
- Vienna
- Austria
- Heerlen
- South Africa
- Mongolia
- Italy
- New York
- United States
- Spain
- Rechtstraat
- Limburg
- ENCI
- Bureau Europa
- Lumière Cinema
- Centre Céramique
- China