The Lab is open to 12 international festival leaders, artists, curators, programmers, and cultural producers. If you are interested, apply now as places are limited. Participants should have an interest in curatorial practice, cultural programming, research or the wider questions around how festivals are built and sustained.
Festival Lab Fee:
- Reduced price for festival makers from Drosos supported countries: €250 (incl. international travel)
- Reduced price for EFA members: €1.650
- €1.850 (shared room)
- €2.150 (single room)
The fee includes:
- Facilitated peer exchanges between festival makers and cultural practitioners from local communities, and immersion in surrounding landscapes.
- Time at Oakenhouse to reflect on and discuss artistic, participatory and audience-facing festival formats.
- Connection and networking.
- Shared local meals and conversations with Oaken’s team, artists and/or collaborators.
- Experiencing the local context and getting connected to the people of Byblos.
- Accommodation in Jbeil/Byblos for 8 nights (check-in 25/11/2026, check-out 03/12/2026).
- Local transport.
- The Festival Academy programme coordination
Oaken contributes its hosting, local coordination, curatorial input and expertise to the Lab in kind.
What is not included:
- National or international travel costs
- Visa costs
- Insurance (please do make sure to take personal travel insurance)
How to apply:
Please fill in the application form, explaining your motivation to take part.
Support:
Drosos Foundation supports artists and festival leaders from Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, Palestine, Egypt, Morocco, and Syria. Travel, visa, accommodation, and meals are covered.