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A curated selection of events from across the globe that align with the Fab City Global Initiative and explore new ways of shaping how cities produce, share, and regenerate their local systems.

Conference

City Science Summit 2026

The City Science Summit 2026 brings the City Science Network and MIT Media Lab to Donostia / San Sebastián, hosted by City Science Lab Gipuzkoa and MUBIL. Under the theme "In-between" (bitartean), it explores the spaces where relationships are forged and transformation happens, with workshops on regional intelligence, governance co-creation and transport decarbonisation. Fab City Foundation will join to share PLANETAI and take part in the city science research.

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Upcoming Events.

November 02, 2026

Conference

Nature-based Solutions International Congress 2026

Shaping a Resilient Future For People and Nature Through Knowledge and Action

November 03, 2026

Conference

Smart City Expo

Held in the city where Fab City was born, it connects the initiative's local production model with global agendas on technology and urban transformation.

November 18, 2026

Conference

AfriLabs Annual Gathering 2026

The AfriLabs Annual Gathering brings together more than 1,200 innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers and ecosystem leaders from Africa and beyond. Eight thematic tracks cover policy and AI, health, creative economy, green and blue economy and investment.

November 26, 2026

Expert Talk

Fab City Expert Talk

The final Expert Talk of the 2026 series will take place in November and feature a guest working at the intersection of production, governance, and territorial transformation. As with all sessions in the series, the conversation will focus on real-world experience, offering the Fab City Network an opportunity to reflect on how local action connects to broader systemic change.

February 18, 2027

Festival

Bangkok Design Week 2027

Bangkok Design Week is a city-wide festival that uses design and creativity to activate neighbourhoods and local economies across Bangkok. Organised by the Creative Economy Agency, the 2027 tenth edition, Design to Last: Ever Evolving, Everlasting, brings together designers, makers, communities and public institutions across the city's creative districts.

April 06, 2027

Conference

Urban Future 2027

Urban Future is a global conference for people who drive change in cities. The 2027 edition in Istanbul focuses on Ready Cities, People-Powered Cities and Urban Branding, bringing together more than 2,000 participants including 150 mayors and city leaders.

May 10, 2027

Festival

re:publica 2027

re:publica is Europe's largest festival on digital society, where activists, technologists, researchers and artists discuss how technology can address global challenges.

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