APAP|NYC 2025 Conference
When: 10-14 January 2025, New York City, US
Registration is now open
Join fellow performing arts professionals from the world of presenting, booking and touring. Make new contacts as you attend the many events, from professional development sessions and networking opportunities to artist discovery sessions, EXPO, showcases and more.
New York 2025 ISPA Congress
When: 14-16 January 2025, New York City, US
Registration is now open
ISPA’s (the International Society for the Performing Arts) popular event unites like-minded industry professionals for three days of seminars, workshops, discussions and the unmissable Pitch New Works and Coffee Klatch.
Internationale Kulturbörse Freiburg (IKF)
When: 20-22 January 2025, Freiburg, Germany
The IKF is Germany’s largest annual trade fair for stage productions, music and events. Visitors can enjoy live showcases by international artists, an extensive exhibition hall and a diverse supporting programme, primarily catering to event organisers, agents, festival organisers, producers and other professionals in the cultural sector.
SphinxConnect: Ignite
When: 23-25 January 2025 Detroit, US
Join hundreds of musicians, industry leaders, educators, funders, diversity advocates and administrators for SphinxConnet which features 30 sessions and more than 90 speakers. To prevent barriers to access, SphinxConnect 2025 operates on a “Choose What You Pay” model, and most sessions will be livestreamed through a virtual platform to those who wish to attend virtually.
Association of British Orchestras
When: 5-7 February 2025, Gateshead, UK
Join over 300 delegates from the UK and overseas at this year’s conference which tackles the challenges of inclusive recruitment, emerging technologies, sustainability and how we can shift the dial in the narrative around the impact and value of the work of British orchestras, on and off stage.
Bookings are now open, with early booking rates available until 14 December.
abo.org.uk/what-we-do/connecting/abo-annual-conference
Chamber Music America 2025 National Conference
When: 13-16 February 2025, Houston, Texas, US
This four-day event will explore the challenges facing the chamber music world and includes 14 panel discussions covering topics from gender equity and fundraising to programming, creative placemaking and interdisciplinary work, exhibitions, concerts and an awards ceremony.
chambermusicamerica.org/conference-showcase-guidelines/
Avant Première Music + Media Market 2025
When: 15-19 February 2025, Berlin, Germany
Avant Première will once again showcase the best in cultural TV and broadcasting and provide attendees with endless opportunities to strategise future projects and forge valuable collaborations—a perfect platform for buyers, partners, co-producers and financiers to shape the future.

