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Published 25 Sep 2025
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Call | New European Bauhaus Festival 2026: Life. Spaces. Buildings.
The New European Bauhaus Festival returns to Brussels on 9–13 June 2026, celebrating creativity, sustainability, and democratic participation. The call for expressions of interest is now open: showcase your project at the Fair, share your performance at the Fest or organise a Satellite Event anywhere in Europe and beyond.
The European Heritage Label Bureau can support in the application / logistics.
About the Event
The Festival of the New European Bauhaus is back!
The European Commission organises the third edition of the New European Bauhaus Festival in Brussels (Belgium) on 9-13 June 2026, and you can be part of it!
The NEB Festival 2026 will, among other topics, address the transformative power of democratic engagement in shaping more inclusive and sustainable communities. It will highlight how empowered citizens and local authorities can play an active role in creating their environments, with a particular emphasis on affordable housing as a cornerstone of democratic participation. In line with the NEB’s core vision, the Festival will be a space to reimagine our built environment, placing first life, then spaces, and then buildings.
The Festival encompasses four key pillars:
- Forum – a platform for engaging discussions and the exchange of ideas surrounding the New European Bauhaus.
- Fair – a laboratory and exhibition, highlighting projects and prototypes that align with and support the core values of the New European Bauhaus.
- Fest – a celebration that unites culture, art, and conviviality, serving as a moment of collective rejoicing, honouring freedom of expression and embracing radical, innovative, and disruptive ideas and visions.
- Satellite events – initiatives and events organised independently in Brussels and beyond, aligned with the New European Bauhaus values.
First held in 2022, the NEB Festival is a biennial event that invites people to celebrate and take stock of the progress of the New European Bauhaus, the European Commission initiative that aims to turn the European Green Deal and Clean Industrial Deal into tangible change on the ground, improving daily lives through sustainable solutions for the built environment and lifestyles. It combines sustainability with good design, inclusivity, accessibility, and affordability, respecting Europe’s diverse places, cultural heritage, and cultures.
Call for for expressions of interest
Get involved and help shape the next Festival!
Whether you’re a project leader, artist, designer, event organiser, or simply someone passionate about shaping a more sustainable, inclusive and beautiful future – you can now apply to be part of the next edition of the New European Bauhaus Festival:
- Showcase your NEB-aligned project – apply for the Fair (deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Share your artistic performance or cultural activity – apply for the Fest (deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Organise a Satellite Event across Europe and beyond (deadline: 31 December 2025)