5th February 2026. Bristol.

Festival Congress is the B2B gathering for independent festival organisers in the UK.

Festival Congress has a progressive and innovative format that includes lightning talks, breakout workshops, keynotes, roundtables and a host of experts and inspiring individuals and organisations from across the independent festival and event world.

400 delegates will enjoy a full day’s conference and a full evening’s social networking event. Places are restricted to independent festival organisers and their teams, key supporting organisations and a number of festival suppliers.

Festival Congress is organised by the AIF.

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