After the last GO Group workshop in Roskilde the participants told us that they would like us to organize something in between the yearly workshops that keeps everyone connected. This is why GO Group, in connection with WIRE Group, is now launching the WIRE to GO webinar format.

The goal: share best practices, new or successful established projects, inspiration, and provide space to discuss and exchange with others working on event sustainability – be it social or environmental sustainability. The two groups will host the webinars approximately every two months.

The first call is on March 26, 2026, at 3 p.m. CET.

Topics:

• “How Colours without Barriers makes Colours of Ostrava accessible,” presented by Colours of Ostrava’s Head of Booking Pavla Slivova
• “Safety as brand identity – Sziget’s safety & wellbeing program,” presented by Sziget’s Head of Operations Ádám Kiss

The webinar is open to anyone interested! Feel free to sign up here:

What is WIRE Group?

WIRE Group is YOUROPE’s newest working group on topics like wellbeing, inclusion, responsibility, equity, mental health, accessibility, and diversity. Its members work for major festivals and music-related organizations across Europe. Their goal is to collect and share knowledge and best practices to raise the standard of these topics in the whole festival sector.

WIRE Group grew out of the project team that created and published YOUROPE’s acclaimed Diversity & Inclusion Toolset as part of the European project “3F – Future-Fit Festivals.”

The group organizes an annual seminar in fall, each time in a different European city, and is currently establishing the WIRE to GO webinar series. Both the seminars and webinars are open to anyone who is interested.

WIRE Group also plans to contribute its expertise to collaborative pan-European projects. The first is already in the making: developing a DEI roadmap for festivals that corresponds with the Diversity & Inclusion Toolset as part of YOUROPE’s current project “3F 2.0.” 

Newsletter for WIRE Group & GO Group

We have created specific newsletters for social sustainability (WIRE Group) and environmental sustainability (GO Group), respectively. Don’t want to receive the bulk of YOUROPE news? Then sign up only for the topics relevant to you!