In the European Capital of Culture, Chemnitz, German and Czech music professionals come together to network, exchange ideas, and forge new collaborations. Applications for Delegate participation are now open.

What will happen after 2033, the year in which the current programming cycle for the European Capitals of Culture ends? Under what rules will cities be selected? What criteria will be used?

Forty years after the start of the European Capital of Culture programme and on the eve of the start of a new cycle, a debate on the future of this programme has begun.

To mark the anniversary of “40 years of European Capitals of Culture”, 200 participants from various European countries, including representatives from around 50 former and future Capitals of Culture, delegates from the European Parliament, the European Council, the European Commission and the German federal and state governments, will meet in Chemnitz on Friday, April 4 for a conference. 

A forum to celebrate 40 years of European Capital of Culture in 2025 will be held on April 4 in Chemnitz, a European Capital of Culture along with Nova Gorica-Gorizia. At the moment the schedule is not yet known, but it will surely be announced in the coming days.