waves
2.-4.10.2025
Festival
Conference
2.-4.10.2025
Festival
Conference
2.-4.10.2025
Festival
Conference
vienna
3 Days
2.-4.10.2025
100+ events
NEWS

Since 2011

waves vienna festival & conference


FESTIVAL

Since 2022,  Waves Vienna has had a new leitmotif besides the conference focus on East meets West: Diversity.  Since then, each year a new aspect from the large range of topics is worked on as a red thread for the discourse and festival programme. While the live programme features a wide variety of national and international acts, the conference offers a diverse discourse programme with panels, keynotes, workshops, master classes and many networking opportunities. A large range of topics is worked on as a red thread for the discourse and the festival programme.


CONFERENCE

The Waves Vienna Conference is part of the festival and offers the possibility to attend lectures and panels as well as to participate in workshops and masterclasses. The subject-specific programme will deal with the topic „East meets West“ serving as the basis and inspiration for many years of pan-European cooperation.


GUEST COUNTRY

As part of numerous international collaborations,  Waves Vienna invites one country as a guest country each year. Several acts from the guest country perform as part of the festival;  at the conference there are topics discussed, which are intended to lay the foundation for future closer cooperation and exchange.


ORGANISERS

Waves Vienna is organised by the Viennese association Wien macht Kultur. Wien macht Kultur works collaboratively with different companies and institutions in various areas. The conference is co-organised with MICA (Music Information Center Austria).

50+

conference and fringe events

100+

acts playing at the festival

3

days of music, networking, learning and inspiration