Forward Festival Vienna 2026

Forward Festival Vienna is the Vienna edition of Forward Festival, a creative conference and festival founded in 2015 that now runs annually across several European cities including Berlin, Zurich, Munich, Amsterdam and Hamburg.

Each city edition combines curated talks, panel discussions and interactive workshops with speakers from design, branding, art, technology and entrepreneurship, aiming to give attendees practical tools and inspiration rather than purely theoretical insight. The Vienna edition is locally tailored while sharing the festival’s core format of bringing together designers, marketers, artists and bold thinkers for a concentrated programme. Beyond the stage sessions, Forward Festival Vienna typically includes networking moments and city-specific experiences that connect visitors with Vienna’s creative and design community. As part of a wider European festival circuit, it functions as both a professional development event and a meeting point for the region’s creative industries.