The European Agenda of Street & Circus Performing Arts Festivals updated month by month

INTERNATIONAL “CITTÀ DI GERACE” AWARD

Street Art, Urban Theatre and Contemporary Circus within the International Festival “IL BORGO INCANTATO” Gerace, 26–28 July 2026

The Award aims to promote artistic excellence in street art, urban theatre and contemporary circus; support the work of Italian and international artists regardless of their country of residence, encouraging the circulation of new creations and new performative languages; foster dialogue among artists, cultural operators and the professional community; create opportunities for exchange and collaboration among festivals, companies and programmers; and contribute to the cultural growth and national and international visibility of the town of Gerace.

Applications must be submitted exclusively through the online form provided by the organisation and available at the following address:
https://eu.jotform.com/it/build/261332255228351

Applications must be received no later than midnight on Tuesday, 2 June 2026.

FESTIVAL APPLICATION CALLS FOR ARTISTS

In a single list you can access 41 calls for participations from some of the most awaited 2025 street arts festivals in many European countries, with all the references and contacts to send your application. Open Street aisbl is always alongside performing arts companies for cultural cooperation and for the promotion of artistic creations. The list is in alphabetical order but pay attention to the deadlines: many of these already expire in January! For further information on the listed Festivals you can also consult the Open Street European Agenda.

Creative Europe Cooperation Webinar

Webinar on preparing applications and building partnerships in the Performing Arts sector for the Creative Europe call expiring on 23th February 2023.

Open Street aisbl organizes a two-day webinar on Wednesday 25th and Friday 27th January 2023. The meeting will be aimed to understand all the theoretical and practical aspects of the last Creative Europe Call - Cooperation Projects – in order to prepare good applications by the deadline of February 23th, 2023.

Open Street is a performing arts network that embraces Europe and has been successful with EU culture tenders countless times. One of its tasks is to bring together organizations from all countries of the continent in the performing arts sector and to foster the creation of new partnerships. That's why the initiative at the end of January is not just a workshop but a cultural cooperation event.

The meeting will take place on Zoom platform. In the two afternoons it will be possible to follow and participate of work in English, Italian and French, thanks to the provision of 3 different audio channels within the platform and the simultaneous translation carried out by professional interpreters.

Creative Europe call for cooperation projects open

This new Creative Europe call will support projects to carry out a broad spectrum of activities and initiatives involving artists and stakeholders active in different cultural and creative sectors. With a budget of €60 million, the action will foster cooperation between organisations active in the culture field, to increase the European dimension of creation and circulation of European artistic content as well as to encourage the development, experimentation, dissemination or application of new and innovative practices.

SECOND CREATIVITY: ARTS & SECOND GENERATION MIGRANTS

The call for participation addressed to 3 operators with experience in the field of art education is open until 21th January 2023.

As part of the STIGMA project (ERASMUS+ programme), Open Street aisbl has opened the selection for 3 operators with experience in the pedagogy of artistic disciplines (theatre, music, dance, circus, visual arts, audiovisual etc...), working with young artists and available from 13th to 19th February for an international workshop in the small town of Pelhřimov (Czech Republic). The European Union will fully cover the course and the participation costs of the 3 operators. The workshop aims to discover the best practices for using art as a means of social inclusion. Applications must be filed by 21 January 2023 (EXTENDED DEADLINE).