The Nature of Cities Festival (TNOC), of which ICLEI is a sponsor, is knowledge-centered, knowledge-led, and action-driven. The 2024 theme of “Action” focuses our attention on translating knowledge from various sources to results on the ground.

TNOC Festival 2024 will be a three week series of interconnected events. Virtual events will take place 15 - 26 April 2024 and in-person events will take place 4-7 June 2024 in Berlin.

TNOC Festival programming is transdisciplinary and innovative. With multiple session types, the programme is designed to push the boundaries of collaborative engagement by mixing the arts, sciences, urban practice fields, and performance to draw urban thought leaders and changemakers together to build better cities.

Submit a proposal

The submission portal opened on 25 September 2023. Before you submit, check out the submission guide and review the different types of sessions:

• SEED SESSIONS - Small interactive workshops that explore an idea, project, or direct action in cities.
• SKILLS SESSIONS - Interactive workshops where you preset or teach festival attendees a new skill or idea.
• DIALOGUES AND KEYNOTES - Short talks and transdisciplinary conversations. Keynotes from diverse geographies and points of view.
• FIELD TRIPS - Join live-narrated video tours through various cities around the world. There will also be in-person field trips in Berlin.
• MICROTALKS - Short pre-recorded video talks submitted by you. A gallery of urban ideas from diverse thought leaders.
• ART, STORY, FILM & PERFORMANCE - Attend a performance, listen to a reading, participate in collaborative art to build creative human-nature connections.
• WORKING GROUPS - Create a meeting within a meeting where your team builds an idea hive, or cluster of seed sessions, within TNOC Festival.

Submit a proposal here.

Learn more here.