Ecovillage events
We run online and in-person events throughout the year for our members and the general public. Our main events for members are our General Assembly every summer, and National Networks meeting in winter. Our annual festival of ecovillages, the European Ecovillage Gathering, welcomes hundreds of participants from all around the world every year.
Ecovillages around Europe also regularly run gatherings, volunteering weeks, retreats, seminars and more. Find out what’s on in an ecovillage near you!
The European Ecovillage Gathering
Every summer, hundreds of people from all around the world gather in a European ecovillage to learn, connect, dance, network, sing, reflect, and explore ecovillage culture together. The Gathering is a co-created event with inspiring speakers and workshop leaders from around the network offering practices, tools and insights from all aspects of regeneration: community-building, foraging, yoga, governance, alternative economics…
The Gathering is for everyone, from lifelong communitarians to those who are just discovering ecovillages for the first time. It’s a family-friendly event brimming with creativity and fun, and all are welcome. Make sure you sign up to our newsletter to ensure you don’t miss the next event!
Ecovillage events calendar
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March 2026
Online: Ecovillage Design Education (EDE)
This LIVE, four-month course is a transformative journey into the heart of community building, collaborative learning, design for sustainability and regeneration, offering the tools, skills, and inspiration needed to co-create thriving, resilient communities and projects.
April 2026
LaCasba Training Course: Embracing Conflict
Presenting a project that was born to create a new culture of conflict in activist communities. A culture where one can reclaim their feelings and express them openly. The course is divided into three phases.
Introductory Talk of SURE – Sustainable and Resilient Communities
Join the Smart Village Network for an introductory talk on the SURE initiative (Sustainable and Resilient Communities). This online event offers a space to exchange ideas and learn practical skills that make sustainable living feel more within reach. Participation is free for everyone interested in exploring how to build a more resilient and sustainable future...
Webinar: Smarter Energy, Closer to Nature: How Off-Grid Living Reshapes Everyday Life with Balázs Tőgyi
This webinar explores a key insight: off-grid energy is not just technical infrastructure, but a lifestyle framework shaping water use, building rhythms, maintenance, and community life. Balázs Tőgyi (Cold Hill Shelter, Hungary) shares 10+ years of lived experience, practical strategies, and “blackout stories,” showing how limits foster awareness, resilience, creativity, and deeper connection to nature.
May 2026
Webinar: Biomimic Creativity: Using Mycelium and Other Innovative Biomaterials with Marek Wieczorek and Primož Turnšek
In this webinar we will discover mycelium and other biomaterials as natural sources for our artistic and technological creativity. Marek Wieczorek will show how a biomimic approach rekindles the joy and pride of creatively shaping our objects and ideas following natural patterns, from our teacups to our furniture to the house we live in. Primož...
International Festival of Wild & Kind Ideas – Morag Gamble, Permaculture Education Institute.
The International Festival of Wild & Kind Ideas 2026 is a six‑day online gathering of visionaries, educators, artists and permaculture practitioners from around the world. The event is taking place online and is completely free, creating a space to explore more compassionate, restorative ways of living.
Re‑indigenizing: Practices for Decolonizing and Re‑Rooting
“Re‑indigenizing: Practices for Decolonizing and Re‑Rooting” invites participants into a deep, experiential reconnection with land, ancestry, and the wisdom carried through our bodies and communities. Through shared practices and reflective exploration, the course supports unlearning colonial patterns and cultivating a more grounded, authentic sense of belonging. It’s a space where learning emerges collectively — rooted...
June 2026
The Tamera & ZEGG Festival – From Crisis to Connection
Join an inspirational gathering where two visionary intentional communities – Tamera (Portugal) and ZEGG (Germany) – come together to explore elements of a new, peaceful culture. In a spirit of co-creation, we will inquire into how love, community and trust in life can guide us towards building a culture of inner and outer peace in...
A week‑long community gathering in Matavenero
Matavenero hosts a week‑long community gathering where young adults collaborate on hands‑on projects such as carpentry, cooking, and path maintenance. The program blends practical work with activities like yoga, music, and nature‑based rituals, creating a balanced and immersive experience. It’s an invitation to connect, contribute, and share in the authentic rhythm of an eco‑village community.
July 2026
Clay and Straw as a Key: Traditional Techniques Applied to Contemporary Construction
Call for participants from Spain, Slovenia, Italy, France, Sweden, or Egypt! Ready to get your hands dirty with clay and straw? Join the Erasmus+ training “Clay & Straw as a Key” to learn tons of hands-on, natural building techniques, from traditional plaster to straw bale walls!
Lebensgarten Call for Papers
The International Communal Studies Association (ICSA) invites scholars, practitioners, and theorists to participate in our upcoming conference “Intentional Community Resilience in an Age of Uncertainty” . This conference will explore how these communities cultivate resilience in the face of pressing contemporary challenges and offer lessons to the broader society for effective social change.
To Dare To Trust: European Ecovillage Gathering 2026 in Nature Community
In times of uncertainty, choosing to trust in each other and our collective capacity is the most radical act. Ecovillages are laboratories of trust—proof that another way of living is not only imaginable but already tangible. Registration and program details coming January/February 2026.
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