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Recurring event · Irregular

International Social Housing Festival (ISHF)

Housing Europe (European Federation of Public, Cooperative and Social Housing), with host organisations in each city

Urban commons and municipalismParticipatory urbanism and placemakingFestivalEuropean

Travelling festival of public, cooperative and social housing promoted by Housing Europe, the sector's European federation, with editions in Amsterdam (2017), Lyon (2019), Helsinki (2022), Barcelona (2023) and Dublin (2025); the next is in Lisbon in 2027. It mixes conferences and visits to housing schemes and neighbourhoods with housing providers, tenants, city councils, architects and activists. It matters for its municipalist and cooperative side. Tension: it relies on large housing providers and host councils, and in Dublin the core was a convention centre for around 2,000 people.

Organised by
Housing Europe (European Federation of Public, Cooperative and Social Housing), with host organisations in each city
Since
2017
Frequency
Irregular
Continuity
Still held
Languages
English
Website
socialhousingfestival.eu ↗
Last reviewed
21 October 2026

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Editions announced by the organiser are recorded. What is expected is deduced from the frequency and the usual months, and marked as an estimate.

2027 · Only the year is knownUrban commons and municipalism

International Social Housing Festival 2027

Lisboa · Portugal

First edition in Portugal, announced for 2027 in Lisbon and organised by the City Council and Gebalis, the municipal company managing the city's publ…

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