WOMEX
When: 23-27 October, Manchester, UK
WOMEX – Worldwide Music Expo – is celebrating its 30th anniversary edition in Manchester. With over 2,600 professionals (including 260 performing artists) from 90 countries, this is the most international and culturally diverse music meeting in the world.
The conference features a trade fair of over 700 exhibitors, talks, films, and showcase concerts from around the globe.
2024 CINARS Biennale
When: 11-16 November, Montréal, Canada
This biennale event is one of the most important international performing arts conferences in the world and delegates will have the opportunity to attend workshops, networking events, and visit the exhibition hall.
APAP|NYC 2025 Conference
When: 10-14 January, 2025, New York City, US
Registration is now open for the APAP|NYC 2025 Conference.
Join fellow performing arts professionals from the world of presenting, booking, and touring and 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
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 live streamed 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/
Deutscher Orchestertag
When: 18-19 May, 2025, Berlin, Germany
Deutscher Orchestertag is an annual conference that serves as an important platform for dozens of orchestras and their management teams, primarily those in German-speaking countries, giving them the chance to exchange ideas, engage in further training, and to discuss current industry topics.
