World Cities Culture Forum
Roadmap
The World Cities Culture Forum is a network of over 40 cities that collaborate to share research and best practices on the role of culture in city life. Founded in 2012, it brings together cultural policymakers and practitioners from leading cities around the world to explore and advance the cultural vitality of urban centers. The forum conducts research, organizes events, and provides a platform for dialogue and exchange, helping cities leverage culture for sustainable development, social cohesion, and economic growth.
World Cities Culture Forum Trends 2024
The World Cities Culture Trends 2024 Report is based on insights from our Cities and the World Cities Culture Summit hosted in São Paulo on 25-27 October 2023 under the theme ‘Culture, Courage and Leadership for a New World’. The Summit gathered over 140 senior leaders from 40 world cities across 6 continents to discuss the most urgent challenges faced by the world’s leading creative cities today, covering topics from AI to health, power sharing to culture in conflict.
Oct 15-17
World Cities Culture Summit
Described as a ‘Masterclass in cultural policy’, the World Cities Culture Summit is the flagship annual event of the World Cities Culture Forum. Bringing together Deputy Mayors, Culture Commissioners and city policymakers, the Summit provides a unique platform to connect, collaborate, and exchange ideas. It is solutions-driven event that encourages city leaders to collaborate to improve the lives of their citizens through culture: with over half of previous attendees implementing or improving cultural policies in their cities as a result of attending.
The 2025 Summit will launch the seventh edition of the World Cities Culture Report, the most comprehensive dataset on urban culture.