Upcoming New Media Festivals for Immersive Artists

Festivals can be a great place to catch up on the latest technology, see incredible artworks, installations, and performances, learn cool new skills and techniques, and network with people in the industry. There are a number of annual festivals focused on new media, art and technology that are well worth making the visit to. Although a number of festivals have already concluded their 2024 edition, there are still plenty to go see before the end of the year. In this post, we’ll take a look at some of the major new media festivals happening over the next few months.

OFFF

Website: https://www.offf.barcelona/, https://www.offf.mx/, https://offfsevilla.com/eng

OFFF is a popular festival of digital art and design, attended by many artists and developers in the interactive and immersive community. In the 24 years since the first edition was held in Barcelona the festival has grown in scale and reputation, having now been held in over 40 cities. There are a number of upcoming editions of the OFFF festival, starting with OFFF MX in Mexico City in August, followed by OFFF Sevilla in November, OFFF Barcelona in May of 2025, and OFFF Montreal expected in 2025.

OFFF MX
August 29-30, 2020 in Mexico City
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OFFF Sevilla
November 28-30, 2024 in Seville
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OFFF Barcelona
May 8-10, 2025 in Barcelona
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Ars Electronica Festival

Website: https://ars.electronica.art/

The Ars Electronica Festival, held in Linz, Austria since 1979, is one of the largest and most prestigious new media festivals. Since the beginning, the festival has focused on the latest developments in technology, visions of the future, and their impact on daily life. The latest edition of the festival will be focused on the title “HOPE – who will turn the tide” and be held in September of this year.

Ars Electronica Festival – “HOPE – who will turn the tide”
September 4-8, 2024 in Linz, Austria
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MUTEK

Website: https://mutek.org/

The MUTEK festival is well known for showcasing cutting edge electronic music and digital art. It began as a Montréal-based festival in 2000 and has since grown to encompass a larger number of events, which are now held in Montréal, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Dubai, Mexico, Santiago and Tokyo. This year, MUTEK Montréal and MUTEK Mexico are celebrating 25 and 20 years respectively with unique Anniversary editions.

MUTEK Montréal Edition XXV: An Anniversary Edition Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation
August 20-25, 2024 in Montréal
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MUTEK MX Edition XX: Celebrating 20 Years of Innovation
October 7-13, 2024 in Mexico City
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Videomedeja

Website: https://videomedeja.org/?lang=en

Videomedeja is an international new media art festival founded in 1996 in Novi Sad, Serbia. It features works of video art, installations, and performances, and provides a platform for artists to explore the impact of new technologies on people and society. The latest edition of the festival will be held in October of this year.

Videomedeja 28
October 10-12, 2024 in Novi Sad, Serbia
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Bright Festival Connect

Website: https://connect.brightfestival.com/

Bright Festival Connect is “an international cooperation project that fosters the creativity as a means of connection between cultures and countries”. It brings together artists, institutions, enterprises and visitors through showcasing digital art, lighting design, and electronic music. It is hosted at the Kunstkraftwerk in Leipzig, Germany, and will be held in October of this year.

Bright Festival Connect 2024
October 10-13, 2024 in Leipzig
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Wrap Up

So many festivals, so little time! Although we’re already halfway through the year, there are still plenty of festivals focused on digital art and new media to go check out. And for any that you might have already missed, there’s always next year! Hopefully this quick guide has given you some ideas for travel plans and festivals to visit over the next few months.