Futura C is a cross-border journey into the future of sustainable and inclusive culture. Bringing together artistic professionals from France, Germany, and beyond, the project empowers the cultural sector to rethink how events are imagined, designed, and produced.
At its core, Futura C equips cultural practitioners with the tools and confidence to create event formats that are environmentally responsible, socially fair, and creatively bold. Through an international workshop series and a hands-on digital toolkit, participants discover practical strategies inspired by the EU GreenComp Framework as well as the EU principles of equality, diversity, and non-discrimination.
Anchored in the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), Futura C supports professional development that truly makes a difference: participants learn skills they can apply immediately while shaping a more sustainable cultural landscape for the long term.
Futura C is not just a project — it’s a movement toward greener, fairer, and more future-ready cultural experiences across Europe.
Futura C partners with festivals, conferences, and cultural platforms eager to push sustainability and inclusion from theory into action. When we collaborate with an event, we bring:
Dynamic on-site workshops that activate teams and inspire new ways of working
Expert knowledge on sustainable production, from low-impact logistics to smarter resource use
Fresh perspectives on inclusion, accessibility, and equitable participation
Ready-to-use tools and guidelines that help organisers implement improvements right away
Transnational insights that open doors to new creative and organisational ideas
For host festivals and conferences, joining Futura C means strengthening their sustainability profile while offering their staff and partners a meaningful professional development opportunity.
Our workshops are designed for everyone shaping the cultural and event sector — whether backstage, on the planning table, or in the coordination office. This includes:
Festival and event organisers
Cultural managers and producers
Production crews and technicians
Cultural educators
Teams from cultural institutions, associations, and NGOs
Participants dive into an inspiring blend of practical learning and creative exchange. Our workshops help them:
Build real-world skills for sustainable event design, from waste reduction to energy-smart planning
Create more inclusive and welcoming event formats, ensuring everyone has access and a voice
Connect their learning to recognised professional standards through the EQF
Experiment with innovative methods using case studies, group exercises, and shared expertise
Bring lasting change to their organisations through actionable insights and tested tools
Every workshop is hands-on, collaborative, and designed to spark new ideas that participants can apply immediately in their daily work.
Join us at our first project workshops — embedded in lively cultural festivals.
Participants in FUTURA C always take part in a pair of workshops, designed as a connected learning journey across borders and topics. Each participant attends one workshop in France and one in Germany, fostering international exchange and collaboration. At the same time, the two workshops complement each other thematically: one focuses on sustainability, the other on inclusion. This structure ensures that participants gain a holistic understanding of how to create cultural events that are both environmentally responsible and socially inclusive—while building strong cross-border connections with fellow professionals.
Kistermühle / Wissembourg (France)
Part of the vibrant Juggle Maniac Festival
Mannheim (Germany)
Hosted at the Alte Feuerwache venue
Strassbourg (France)
Hosted during the dynamic Fluctuations Festival
Düsseldorf (Germany)
Hosted during the dynamic Chance Festival
Freiburg (Germany)
Hosted during the dynamic Sound City Festival
Reims (France)
Hosted at the dynamic sunnyside Festival
More dates, registration details, and updates will follow soon on this page.
Who we are
FUTURA C is an international project. People from France, Germany, and other countries work together.
The goal: cultural events should become more sustainable and fair.
Participants learn:
There are workshops and a digital tool with practical tips.
What we do
We offer workshops, exchange ideas and plan joint projects. We want everyone to be able to participate fully.
FUTURA C supports people who work in culture:
They learn skills they can use right away.
How can you join us?
We ensure that our meetings are as accessible as possible – both online and in person.
This includes, for example:
Before each event, you will receive a description of the venue so that you can plan accordingly.
Who can attend FUTURA C?
Everyone is welcome at FUTURA C – with or without disabilities. Support persons and guide dogs are, of course, included.
Support & questions
If you have special needs or require further information, you can contact our point of contact at any time. We are happy to assist you.
Your contact
Tamay Zieske
tamay@kultur-karawane.de
FUTURA C is a transnational training project for professionals in the cultural and event sector. It focuses on developing sustainable and inclusive event formats that combine environmental responsibility with social accessibility.
The goal of FUTURA C is to empower cultural professionals to design events that are both climate-friendly and accessible to everyone — contributing to the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.
FUTURA C is designed for:
In short: anyone involved in planning or delivering cultural events.
FUTURA C combines several elements:
This creates a strong link between learning, applying, and sharing knowledge.
The workshops are practice-oriented and embedded in real cultural events or festivals.
Workshops are hosted in Germany and France, often as part of festivals or conferences.
Participants gain:
The toolkit is a practical guide that includes:
It will be published as an accessible PDF and made available across Europe.
No. Participation in FUTURA C costs between 10 € and 50 € based on a solidarity pricing system that allows access for everyone. This includes access to the workshops, travel and accommodation costs as well as food and drinks.
Yes, travel and accommodation costs for participants are covered by the project.
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Festivals, conferences, and organisations can:
In return, they benefit from visibility, knowledge exchange, and international networking.
Partners are asked to:
All overall organisation, logistics, and coordination are handled by the project team.
FUTURA C is implemented Kulturkarawane, Genau, We R Solar, and other partners.
FUTURA C is co-funded by the European Union via the ERASMUS+ programme.
📧 tamay@kultur-karawane.de
🌐 www.futura-c.eu
#SOUNDCITYFREIBURG is the annual festival for subculture, club culture and pop culture – for, with and from Freiburg. The 15 to 20 programme events, taking place across various venues over a single weekend, combine high and low culture, disco and discourse, pop and politics. The interdisciplinary festival represents, strengthens and promotes the rich diversity of Freiburg’s subculture, club and pop culture.
The CHANCE Festival is a Franco-German pop and democracy festival held in Düsseldorf’s Hofgarten. With concerts, talks and workshops, and free admission, it creates an open space for encounters, cultural exchange and democratic dialogue – and brings European cooperation and social participation to life.
The Alte Feuerwache Mannheim is one of the most important cultural and event venues in Mannheim and the Rhine-Neckar region. Our venue offers a diverse programme of music, art, literature, theatre, spoken word and party series. Our aim is to move beyond Eurocentric cultural perspectives and reflect a more diverse cultural landscape. We are actively committed to promoting the regional music and cultural scene and offer targeted support programmes and infrastructure.
Fluctuations is a travelling festival that follows Europe’s rivers. Why not come and experience it for yourself? You’ll discover concerts, DJ sets, thought-provoking talks, hands-on workshops, a village brimming with projects that inspire action, and a plant-based food court that’s a real treat. Every stop is a new city, a new vibe, a burst of collective energy by the water’s edge.
In 2026, the JuggleManiac Festival will celebrate its eighth edition with a unique two-day cross-border music festival in the Cleebourg/Wissembourg border region, nestled amongst vineyards and fields. This intimate festival, with its friendly atmosphere, offers the perfect escape from everyday life and a superb programme to delight the ears, eyes and palate.
Every autumn, the Sunnyside Festival in Reims establishes itself as the unmissable event dedicated to jazz and African-American music. Since its inception, the festival has focused on two key objectives: upholding core values and providing enjoyment for audiences of all kinds. Each year’s festival invites visitors to explore the rich musical diversity of jazz, soul, funk, blues, hip-hop and improvised music, in a warm and friendly atmosphere.
The Grabuge association brings together stakeholders across the sector around shared values, within a framework of public interest. We inform stakeholders, encourage collaboration, and represent our members. Our work contributes to structuring the popular music sector in the Grand Est region.
pop rlp is the umbrella brand for the promotion of popular music culture in Rhineland-Palatinate. Our focus is on supporting young musicians, connecting all stakeholders in the industry, and providing needs-based training and further education. Our aim is to promote popular music in all its stylistic diversity.
Since 1999, Lokale Agenda has been active in Trier and the surrounding region as a charity, running a wide range of projects, providing high-quality educational initiatives and maintaining an extensive network. It acts as a link between citizens and the city council, an educational organisation and a thought leader – whether on Fairtrade, cycling or specialist discourse. ‘We stand for a Trier with a future.’
The nationwide Culture4Climate programme works with the cultural sector to help achieve global climate and sustainability goals. In the face of climate change, the cultural sector has a dual role: to reduce climate-damaging emissions across all cultural sectors and to promote a cultural shift towards a culture of sustainability through cultural practice.
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
