Confluence of European Water Bodies 2026

For four days, rivers, lakes, lagoons, glaciers, seas and wetlands from across Europe will gather to explore a set of shared questions: How can we live with water differently? What responsibilities emerge when we recognise aquatic ecosystems as living entities? How do we build cultures of care around water?

This year's edition unfolds across four locations in Berlin: FLUSSBAD Campus, SPORE Initiative, Spreepark Art Space and Floating University Berlin. Over four days, participants will gather through workshops, performances, collective meals, rituals, listening sessions, artistic interventions, public conversations and a multispecies parliament. The programme also features a keynote by renowned hydrofeminist philosopher and cultural theorist Astrida Neimanis.

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Program

DAY 01: FLUSSBAD CAMPUS
“Attuning to the waters”
Thursday, 03 September 16:00–22:00
Closed / Sold Out

Opening with a keynote by hydrofeminist theorist Astrida Neimanis, sound performance, collective singing, and a shared gathering by the River Spree.

?DAY 02: SPORE INITIATIVE
“Confluencing Minds”
Friday, 04 September 09:30–21:00
Open to the public - register here!

Full day of workshops and panels, Rights of Nature, Indigenous perspectives on water stewardship, lessons from the Mar Menor, collective meals, artistic interventions and evening celebrations.

DAY 03: SPREEPARK ART SPACE
“Sensing the River”
Saturday, 05 September 09:30–22:00
Closed / Sold Out

Day by the water with kayaking expeditions, microscopy and painting workshops, rainwater knowledge, river food practices, collective cooking, artistic interventions, exhibitions, and water ceremony

DAY 04: FLOATING UNIVERSITY BERLIN × ON WATER PARCOURS
“Multispecies Realities”
Sunday, 06 September 10:00–20:00
Open to the public - register here!
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Closing day including a Spree Species Parliament, multispecies workshops, water listening sessions, performances, children's activities and a collective closing.

Convened by:

Léon Gross & Jakob Kukula (Symbiotic Lab)
Netzwerk Stadtraumkultur e.V.
FLUSSBAD Campus
Spore Initiative
Floating University Berlin
Spreepark Art Space
Bildungswerk der Heinrich Böll Stiftung Berlin
Heinrich Böll Stiftung
On Water. Parcours der Berlin University Alliance