The YOUROPE Hub

This YOUROPE Hub is a collection of knowledge, best-practice examples and tools for those interested in organizing popular music festivals. It will constantly be updated with content recommended by our working groups, the project team or the association’s management.

You can navigate this library with the help of the filter framework of focus topics and categories. “Best practice” includes case studies of projects and festivals that are exceptional in some way and can serve as a role model. “Publication” comprises guides, handbooks, reports, scientific papers etc. “Tools” shows online resources that are more interactive than PDFs. “Article” is for news and announcements by YOUROPE.

Do you have a question that can’t be answered by the Hub? Then check out the Pool of Experts from our network, who have years of experience with topics such as event sustainability, diversity and inclusion at festivals, event safety, communication, and general festival planning.

Do you want to get in touch with an expert? Or do you know of a resource that should be included here? Let us know:

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European Green Festival Roadmap 2030

YOUROPE’s Green Festival Roadmap 2030 aims to give European festivals and events a reliable guide for sustainable actions, including lots of measures in seven areas.

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AGF launches A Greener Future Education

YOUROPE member A Greener Future launches AGF Education to deliver practice-led, research-informed, actionable training on decarbonizing the events industry.

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Study sheds light on German festival scene

The first cross-genre study on the music festival scene in Germany reveals its economic and cultural significance. Conducted by Initiative Musik.

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Danish festival safety guide updated

The Danish Ministry of Culture has updated its “Guidelines on safety at outdoor music events and similar events.” The original was published after nine people had died in a crowd crush at Roskilde Festival 2000.

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Toolkit: Creatives for Climate Action – Thailand

Check out this first-ever climate action toolkit for the Thai creative industries and learn how to make your event more sustainable.

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Cultural sector calls for stronger Creative Europe

70+ European associations and 200+ national organizations have signed an open letter calling on the EU to strengthen its Creative Europe program.

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240 bookings thanks to European Talent Exchange

So far, 240 shows by 110 artists from 29 countries have been booked via the European Talent Exchange by festivals in Europe and beyond. Find out which artists were the most popular in this article.

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Report: Learnings from YES Group seminar 2025

Read up on the results of the 32nd YES Group Seminar on event safety and security.

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Survey: How festivals communicate sustainability

Take part in this survey by the European Talent Exchange to help them understand how festivals communicate about their sustainability measures. Only takes 5 minutes!

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Learnings from the 11th GO Group workshop

In this report, you can find a summary of the key takeaways of the 11th GO Group workshop on sustainable festival production in Roskilde, Denmark.

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Juicy stats: AGF’s 2024 festival sustainability insights

AGF’s annual analysis of festivals for 2024 shows that more festivals are going plant-based and an increased focus on recycling.

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Interview: Ivan Milivojev on European Talent Exchange

Ivan Milivojev, the new ambassador for the European Talent Exchange of ESNS, talks in an interview about his role and what’s needed to lift the program onto new levels.

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Video: “Tools, tools, tools & inspiring festival stories”

In this recording of the panel “Tools, Tools, Tools” at Future of Festivals in Berlin, you can learn about free, useful tools and publications by YOUROPE. Their goal is to make festivals safer, greener and...