Forward Festival Berlin 2026

Forward Festival Berlin is the Berlin edition of Forward Festival, a creative conference network that began in Vienna and has since expanded to several European cities. The Berlin event runs over two days each year at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, a modernist landmark for contemporary art in the city.

The program runs across three stages featuring more than 50 speakers from design, branding, typography, motion design, illustration and art direction, mixing talks with interactive sessions and networking opportunities. It gathers a community of more than 1,500 creatives who attend for both practical, skills-focused content and inspiration from international practitioners. As part of the wider Forward Festival network, the Berlin edition is one of several annual gatherings the organization runs across the region, each built around the same format of stage talks paired with community networking.