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14 Oct 2018

Uppsala International Guitar Festival turns 15

Sweden Festivals congratulates Uppsala International Guitar Festival for a new edition and the 15th of the order. The festival is a fireworks of guitar art in all musical genres with many musical experiences beyond the usual. This anniversay-year, many musicians will be returning to the festival, but new ones will still be added; the line-up includes Al Dimeola, Joanna Shaw Taylor, Jack Broadbent,Carlos Pinana, Mercedez Lujan, Göran Söllscher, Murcia Symphony Orchestra, José González and...

14 Oct 2018

NordicBaltic Arts Festival Conference - See who's coming!

The 2018 Conference of the NordicBaltic Festival Platform will take place on 22-24 October 2018 in Gdansk, Poland. The Conference will bring together managers and artistic directors of festivals from all fields of art and culture to exchange ideas and best practices, make new connections and explore various possibilities for cooperation, while attending some great Polish performances.

NordicBaltic Arts Festival Conference i Helsingør 2017
15 Sep 2018

NordicBaltic Arts Festival Conference 2018 - REGISTER NOW!

Nordic-Baltic Arts Festival Conference 2018 is themed "RELEVANCE". The 2018 Conference will take place on 22-24 October 2018 in Gdansk, Poland. The Conference will bring together managers and artistic directors of festivals from all fields of art and culture to exchange ideas and best practices, make new connections and explore various possibilities for cooperation, while attending some great Polish performances.

15 Sep 2018

CHECK!2018 engage Paul Gudgin

Paul has over 30 years’ experience in the management of festivals and events including the Aldeburgh Festival, Bury St Edmunds Festival, City of London Festival, Durham International BRASS Festival and 8 years as Director of the world’s largest arts festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

15 Sep 2018

Welcome to CHECK!2018 - register NOW!

NOW YOU CAN REGISTER FOR CHECK! 2018. November 10-11 at Karlsgatan 2 in Västerås. This year, Paul Gudgin, who lectures on festivals and events throughout the world, will play a central role. He holds six lectures and workshops. Oterwise it's CHECK! as usual. This year, as last year, Region Västmanland will host the conference.

See the THE PROGRAM  and register(Swedish) 

Read more about CHECK! (Swedish)

EFA Academy participants in Gothenburg August 2018
15 Sep 2018

Closing News - Atelier Gothenburg 2018

On 29 August The Festival Academy (an initiative of the European Festivals Association, EFA) officially closed the 14th edition of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers, taking place in Gothenburg, Sweden from 23 - 29 August 2018, co-organised with Kultur I Väst, the cultural administration of the Region Västra Götaland in collaboration with 

Umefolk 2019 - vem ska vi boka, mejla dina förslag....
27 Aug 2018

Umefolk - new member of Sweden Festivals

Umefolk is one of the largest folk music festivals in Sweden, and is held every year in the last weekend of February. Next time is 21-24 February. It is a festival for everyone that are interested in folk music and dance; we create meeting places for old and young, amateurs and professionals, dancers and musicians. The festival has a wide program with concerts, dancing, shows, workshops and activities for children.

Read more at Umefolk