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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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...

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Video: “Learn From Each Other – US & EU Festivals”

Watch the recording of a panel at Future of Festivals 2024 with festival experts from the EU and USA. Part of an exchange with FestForums in Santa Barbara.

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First 84 shows booked for 2025 through ESNS

Among the first confirmed names are Judeline from Spain, UK artists Luvcat and Alessi Rose, Makrohang from Hungary, and Lavina from Serbia.

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Book on mental health in the music industry now freely available

Music business insider Holger Jan Schmidt and psychologist Prof. Dr. Katja Ehrenberg turn the spotlight on the mental health of the people behind the stages.

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Green Events Code of Practice (GECoP): National Pilot Key Findings

Julie’s Bicycle and Vision for Sustainable Events published what they learned from a trial run on a green code of practice with ten local authorities in the UK.

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Video: European Festival Awards 2024 stream

Watch a video of the European Festival Awards 2024 ceremony and find out who the winners are in this article.

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Updated Guide: Tempelhof Lab on circular solutions

The project Tempelhof Lab tested cradle-to-cradle solutions at three concerts and published the findings as a guidebook. It can serve as a blueprint for events wanting to introduce circular production. Available in English and German.

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GEX publishes guide, charters on circular scenography & food

For five years, Green Europe Experience (GEX) has tested circular, sustainable production practices for food and scenography. They summarized their findings in a handbook and two concise charters.

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Music for All Foundation accessibility seal

If you want to show how accessible your event is, you can now get certified by the Spanish foundation Music for All with their Accessibility at Music Events Quality Seal.

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European Festival Report 2024 out now

IQ and YOUROPE have teamed up to produce The 2024 European Festival Report, an EU-funded, free-to-access publication distributed throughout the live music business.