From 10 to 12 November 2026, the Auditorio de Tenerife will host Parthenope Lab, the pilot project of Parthenope – Sirens of Europe and Beyond, one of the projects developed under Rebelión de la Geografía, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria’s bid to become European Capital of Culture 2031.

More than 1,000 primary and secondary school students from 15 schools in Oviedo are taking part in Pequeñas acciones por la Amabilidá (Small Actions for Kindness), an initiative that transforms classrooms into spaces for artistic creation, reflection and shared learning.

Cáceres' bid to become European Capital of Culture 2031 is working with Encore, an artificial intelligence tool developed by Culture Next and Whitelabel through their SDG Lab, as part of a pioneering initiative to apply this technology to European cultural cooperation. Its use demonstrates how artificial intelligence can support the cultural sector by facilitating knowledge exchange between cities, project analysis and the development of stronger bids.

These are very important days for a number of cities in the Netherlands, which, alongside Italy, will be selecting the European Capital of Culture in 2033. Yesterday, DutchCulture announced that the call for applications will be published on 16 November, setting out the timetable and procedures for cities wishing to take part in the competition. Also yesterday, as we reported, the city of Nijmegen formally announced its intention to put itself forward as a candidate.