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• Berlin Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027: Six Standout Shows festival-fair

  Berlin Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027 featured six notable shows, with designers receiving €25,000 support from the German Fashion Council and opportunities to show in Korea and…

• Mathilde Monnier and Lucie Antunes Present 'Silence' at Avignon Festival festival-fair

  At the 2026 Festival d'Avignon, choreographer Mathilde Monnier and composer-percussionist Lucie Antunes debut 'Silence', a choreographed concert in the In program where dance,…

• 25th Anniversary Festival Brings Contemporary Music to Cluny festival-fair

  The festival D'aujourd'hui à demain is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Cluny, offering lunchtime concert-apéros and ambitious evening programs. The event runs until Saturday,…

• 6,000 Gather for Germany's Largest Simson Rally Celebrating East German Moped Culture festival-fair

  Roughly 6,000 enthusiasts convened at the Simson-Treffen Suhl (STS) on an airfield near Suhl in the Thuringian Forest, the site where the Simson moped was manufactured from 1955…

• Andrej Gronau S/S27 'Island's Isolation' at Berlin Fashion Week festival-fair

  During Berlin Fashion Week, Andrej Gronau showcased his Spring/Summer 2027 collection titled 'Island's Isolation.' A graduate of Central Saint Martins, Gronau launched his…

• Avignon Festival Off 2026: Highlights and Premieres festival-fair

  The Avignon Festival Off 2026, recognized as the largest theatre festival globally, has commenced with more than 1,700 performances. This year's lineup includes returning…

• Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'The Bride!' Premieres at Karlovy Vary, Wins President's Award festival-fair

  Maggie Gyllenhaal presented her second feature film, 'The Bride!', at the Karlovy Vary film festival, where she also received a President's Award. The film is a feminist revision…

• Nous ou le paradoxe du hérisson: Muriel Imbach explores family at Avignon Festival festival-fair

  At the 80th Festival d'Avignon, Muriel Imbach presents 'Nous ou le paradoxe du hérisson', a theatre piece running from July 6 to 12 at Benoît XII, with an additional 5pm session…

• Ahmed El Attar's 'Salma, mon amour' at Avignon Festival tackles Gaza and Generation Z festival-fair

  Egyptian director Ahmed El Attar presents 'Salma, mon amour' at the 2026 Festival d'Avignon, a play centered on an ultra-wealthy Cairo family whose TikTok-addicted daughter,…

• Cortonantiquaria 2026: 64th Edition of Historic Antiques Fair in Cortona festival-fair

  The 64th edition of Cortonantiquaria, Italy's premier antiques fair, is scheduled to take place in Cortona, Tuscany, from August 29 to September 13, 2026. Since its inception in…

• Vilnius Summer Festivals: 24,000 Youth Celebrate UNESCO Song Tradition festival-fair

  Vilnius, Lithuania, hosted the Lithuanian Youth Song Celebration from July 3–6, 2026, gathering over 24,000 young artists from across Lithuania and Europe. The quadrennial…

• Pierre Audi's Final Season at Festival d'Aix-en-Provence Opens with Five Premieres festival-fair

  The Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, a leading music festival in France, has begun its summer season with five premieres over four days, signaling the vitality of opera as an art form.…

• JUSTQRO: New International Contemporary Art Fair Launches in Querétaro, Mexico festival-fair

  JUSTQRO, a new international contemporary art fair, will hold its first edition in Querétaro, Mexico, from November 12 to 15, 2026. Organized by JUSTFAIRS, a platform with over 17…

• La Mama Hope Punk Climate Festival to debut in Melbourne festival-fair

  La Mama Theatre in Melbourne will host the Hope Punk Climate Festival from 1 to 20 September, featuring nine experimental shows and free events. The festival aims to empower…

• China's Nüwu Genre Goes Offline at Top Anime Convention festival-fair

  At China's largest anime convention, ComiCup, the niche female-focused nüwu genre has moved from web novels to offline events, attracting a cult following. The genre, which…

• Daniele Cipriani on His First Year as Director of Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi festival-fair

  In his inaugural year as director of the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Daniele Cipriani has centered the 69th edition on contemporary dance, interdisciplinary collaboration,…

• Anne Imhof and Eliza Douglas Reunite for DOOM Duet at Performa Fundraiser festival-fair

  Anne Imhof and Eliza Douglas reunited on stage for the first time since their breakup at Performa's 'Variety Show' fundraiser in Midtown Manhattan. Their performance, 'For Real,'…

• Paris Open-Air Cinema Season: From La Villette to Musée du Quai Branly festival-fair

  Paris's summer open-air cinema season returns with multiple venues offering outdoor screenings from July to September. The Parc de la Villette runs from July 22 to August 16 with…

• SELVA HUYGENS Presents AEROSPATIAL S/S27 at HKW During Berlin Fashion Week festival-fair

  On July 5th, the creative duo Cristian Huygens and Natalia Golubenko debuted AEROSPATIAL, the Spring/Summer 2027 collection from SELVA HUYGENS, at the Weltwirtschaft am Haus der…

• Hors Pistes/Hors Champs festival moves to Fabrice Hyber's forest in Vendée festival-fair

  During the closure of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the festival Hors Pistes/Hors Champs reinvents itself in a rural setting. This year, the event takes place at La Vallée, the…

• Chef Fadi Kattan Brings Palestinian Food to Qatar Pavilion at Venice Biennale festival-fair

  Palestinian chef Fadi Kattan runs the food program at the National Pavilion of Qatar during the 61st Venice Biennale. The pavilion, designed by Rirkrit Tiravanija and curated by…

• Rebecca Chaillon's 'La parabole du seum' at Avignon Festival festival-fair

  At the 2026 Festival d'Avignon, Rebecca Chaillon presents 'La parabole du seum' in the In program, a work blending text, performance, images, and sound creation that transforms…

• Mathilde Monnier and Lucie Antunes debut 'Silence' at Festival d'Avignon festival-fair

  At the Festival d'Avignon, choreographer Mathilde Monnier and multi-instrumentalist Lucie Antunes present 'Silence', their first collaborative work. The performance blurs the…

• Frieze London 2026 to feature multiplayer video game sculpture by Theo Triantafyllidis festival-fair

  Athens artist Theo Triantafyllidis is set to debut his interactive sculpture, Feral Metaverse (Spider), at Frieze London 2026. This unique installation will feature an engaging,…

• Arte vivo en la plaza returns to Madrid region in summer 2026 festival-fair

  In the summer of 2026, the Comunidad de Madrid plans to unveil the second edition of "Arte vivo en la plaza," featuring live art displays in public squares throughout eleven…

• Paris l'été Festival Returns for 36th Edition from July 11 to August 4 festival-fair

  The 36th edition of the Festival Paris l'été will run from July 11 to August 4, 2026, offering four weeks of artistic and cultural events across Paris and its region. Created in…

• Montreal Jazz Festival 2026: 15 Highlights from the World's Largest Jazz Event festival-fair

  The 46th Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (FIJM) took place from June 25 to July 4, 2026, in Montreal's Quartier des Spectacles, featuring hundreds of gigs, many free,…

• Rébecca Chaillon's 'La Parabole du seum' at Festival d'Avignon festival-fair

  At the Festival d'Avignon, director and performer Rébecca Chaillon presents 'La Parabole du seum', a disconcerting show featuring a troupe of seven marginalized individuals—fat,…

• L’Île-de-France fête le théâtre 2026: 10e édition du 3 juillet au 5 août festival-fair

  The 10th edition of the festival 'L’Île-de-France fête le théâtre' runs from July 3 to August 5, 2026, organized by the Région Île-de-France and directed by the Tréteaux de France…

• Plaid-à-Porter SS27: Heritage Textiles Meet Wearable Art at Berlin Fashion Week festival-fair

  Berlin-based label Plaid-à-Porter presented its SS27 collection during Berlin Fashion Week, showcasing a reversed design process where antique and vintage textiles—handmade…

• Berlin Fashion Week SS27: DAGGER, GmbH, and Haderlump Lead the Pack festival-fair

  Berlin Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027 took place over four days, featuring collections that explored themes of time, memory, and identity. Luke Raines' DAGGER collection, titled…

• Hamptons Fine Art Fair Returns for 20th Season with $1M Statue of Liberty festival-fair

  The 20th season of the Hamptons Fine Art Fair is set to take place in Southampton, New York, from July 9 to July 12, 2025, with an anticipated attendance of over 10,000 guests. A…

• Pintalis Fest 2026 Unveils Six New Murals in Mollet del Vallès festival-fair

  The Pintalis Fest 2026, organized by the mural company Pintalis from Barcelona in collaboration with Mollet del Vallès, has introduced six new murals. This festival embodies a…

• Celebrity Front Row at Fall 2026 Paris Haute Couture Week festival-fair

  The fall 2026 Paris Haute Couture Week featured major debuts: Pierpaolo Piccioli for Balenciaga, Duran Lantink for Jean Paul Gaultier, Maria Grazia Chiuri for Fendi (staged at…

• Watercult Video Art Program at Videocittà Explores Water as Geopolitical and Ecological Force festival-fair

  The ninth iteration of Videocittà is scheduled for July 10–11, 2026, at Rome's Terrazza del Gazometro G3. This year's event showcases 'Watercult,' a curated video art program by…

• Carolina Bianchi's 'Uma Luz Cordial' Debuts at Avignon Festival festival-fair

  At the Festival d'Avignon, Brazilian artist Carolina Bianchi presented 'Uma Luz Cordial,' the third episode of her trilogy addressing sexual violence. The work draws on a text by…

• Orange Culture S/S27 at Berlin Fashion Week: Water Will Carry Us festival-fair

  Orange Culture presented its S/S27 collection 'Water Will Carry Us' at Berlin Fashion Week. Designer Adebayo Oke-Lawal drew inspiration from Makoko, the waterfront community in…

• Summer Art Destinations Across Europe: Festivals, Biennales, and Open-Air Exhibitions festival-fair

  A curated guide highlights top European art destinations for summer, including Berlin, Lausitz, Arles, Bad Gastein, and Hydra. The Humboldt Forum in Berlin hosts a music festival…

• Giuseppe Penone Retrospective Across Spoleto for 2026 Festival dei Due Mondi festival-fair

  The 2026 Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi features a city-wide homage to Giuseppe Penone, curated by Saverio Verini. The project, a collaboration between Fondazione Carla Fendi,…

• Agorà Platform Connects Italian Digital Art to Global Markets at Videocittà 2026 festival-fair

  Videocittà, the Vision and Digital Culture festival founded by Francesco Rutelli, returns to Rome's Gazometro from July 10-12, 2026, with the theme Watercult focusing on water and…