On this page you will find a selection of international circus, dance and performing arts events listed by country. Networking and marketing events are listed first, followed by dance and circus sectoral festivals.
International networking and marketing events
Australia: Adelaide Fringe
adelaidefringe.com.au
Australian Performing Arts Market APAM
apam.org.au
Canada, Montréal: CINARS biennale
cinars.org/en/cinars
Canada: Montreal International Market of Contemporary Circus MICC
micc.tohu.ca/en/home
Europe: Aerowaves Dance Across Europe – Spring Forward Festival
aerowaves.org/spring-forward-festival
Europe: Circus Next
circusnext.eu/en
France: Festival Off Avignon
festivaloffavignon.com
Germany, Düsseldorf: Tanzmesse – Internationale Tanzmesse NRW
tanzmesse.com/en
Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo
hkpax.org.hk
Japan: Yokohama Performing Arts Market YPAM
ypam.jp/home_en
Nordic Countries: Ice Hot Nordic Dance Platform
icehotnordicdance.com
South Korea: Performing Arts Market Seoul PAMS
en.pams.or.kr
Sweden, Hallunda: CirkusExpo
riksteatern.se/en/CirkusExpo-2025
United Kingdom: Edinburgh Festival Fringe
edfringe.com
United States, New York: Association of Performing Arts Professionals APAP
apap365.org
United States, New York: International Society of Performing Arts ISPA
ispa.org
Festivals, dance
European Dance Development Network (EDN) has compiled some of the international dance platforms and festivals taking place in Europe in 2024.
ednetwork.eu/news/danceplatforms-2023-2024
Festivals, circus
Find out more circus events on the Circostrada website
circostrada.org/en/members
A SELECTION OF CIRCUS FESTIVALS
Belgium, Brussels: UP – Circus & Performing Arts
upupup.be
Canada: Montréal Complètement Cirque
montrealcompletementcirque.com/en/
Czech Republic, Prague: Letní Letná
letniletna.cz/en
Denmark, Odense: DYNAMO Festival
dynamoworkspace.dk/festival
France, Auch: CIRCa festival
circa.auch.fr/festival
France, Marseille: Biennale Internationale des Arts du Cirque BIAC
biennale-cirque.com
France, Cherbourg, Elbeuf: SPRING Festival International des Nouvelles Formes de Cirque en Normandie
festival-spring.eu
Germany, Berlin: Berlin Circus Festival
berlin-circus-festival.de
Germany, Cologne: CircusDanceFestival
circus-dance-festival.de/en
Germany, Karlsruhe: Atoll Festival
atoll-festival.de/en
Latvia, Riga: Re Riga!
reriga.lv/en/
Lithuania, Kaunas: Circuliacija Contemporary Circus Festival
cirkuliacija.lt/en
The Netherlands, Rotterdam: Circustad Festival
circusstad.nl/en
The Netherlands, Tilburg: Festival Circolo
festivalcircolo.nl/en
Spain, Tarrega: Fira Tarrega
firatarrega.cat/en_index
Spain, Reus: Trapezi – Catalonia’s Circus Fair
trapezi.cat/en
South Korea: Seoul Street Arts Festival
ssaf.or.kr/en
Sweden, Stockholm: CirkusMania
cirkusmania.se/en
Sweden, Malmö & Lund: Southern Sweden Circus Festival
cirkussyd.com/blog/categories/sscf