Placemaking Week Europe

Creating better cities together

THE FESTIVAL

Placemaking Week Europe is created in the spirit of collaboration and inspiration and it has proven to be a vital platform to share best practices, foster meaningful collaborations across borders, and to experience the host city’s places, and initiatives firsthand. We provide a friendly environment surrounded by brilliant minds.

Over the course of four days, over 600 participants from more than 50 countries explore how mid-sized cities can lead the transition toward more inclusive, regenerative, and caring urban environments.

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22nd – 25th

September, 2026

Creating better cities together

Previous editions

Reggio Emilia

Rotterdam

Strasbourg

Pontevedra

València

Amsterdam

📣 News and updates

Placemaking Europe Year in Retrospect – 2025 Edition

Wroclaw opens its story for Placemaking Week Europe 2026

Placemaking Week Europe 2025: a symphony in Reggio Emilia

OFF Programme fills Reggio Emilia of side-activites during Placemaking Week Europe 2025

Night Program: Music & Placemaking — MyAmy, Carmix, Kostrok & Luciana Renner

How to Get Around Reggio Emilia

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Learn more about placemaking, Placemaking Europe, and our network.

The Team

The core group that keeps Placemaking Europe running and the organisation board.

What is Placemaking

Placemaking is an approach to urban planning and design that focuses on the people who live and use spaces.

About Placemaking Europe

Together we aim to accelerate placemaking as a way to create healthy, inclusive, and beloved communities.

Partners

Cities, regions, and entities that support our work.

Contact

Get in touch, join the network or learn how to collaborate with us.

Projects

Learn about the different projects that Placemaking Europe promotes or is involved in.

Cities in Placemaking

A city-to-city learning programme with and for European cities

Districts in Placemaking

Capacity Building Program for Cultural Districts, Innovation Districts, Campuses and Area Developers

Regreeneration

Regreeneration aims to operationalize greening and renaturing solutions across Europe

Inclusive City

InclusiveCity aims at rethinking placemaking and the 15-minute city concept through the lens of social inclusion, diversity and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

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Together, we’re shaping the future of public spaces and creating lasting change. Explore, contribute, and grow with us!

Blog

All things placemaking: News, updates, guest articles, opinions, and recommendations.

Podcasts

Dive into the dynamic world of placemaking and urbanism through engaging conversations with thought leaders, architects, city planners, and community innovators.

In-Depth

A curated selection of in-depth interviews, case studies and other media about placemaking and related topics.

Shorts

A collection of videos exploring the current state of the placemaking community. Dive into the latest news and insights and join the conversation!

Events

An agenda about all events, activities, workshops, webinars placemaking-related.

Working Groups

The participants of our network are working on varied specialised themes to make better cities using placemaking as a vehicle.

Placemaking Week Europe is Europe's largest placemaking festival with over 700 practitioners reunited to share knowledge, learn and network.

Wrocław 2026

Creating better cities together

THE FESTIVAL

Creating better cities together

Previous editions

Reggio Emilia

Rotterdam

Strasbourg

Pontevedra

València

Amsterdam

📣 News and updates

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