From 12–14 June 2026, the Kimiko Campus Festival will once again become a festival of the future. Right in the heart of the festival – between music, campus, city, and people – a space for exchange, participation, and future topics will be created.

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Call for Participation

At the CCT.square and under the motto ‘Celebrating the Culture of Tomorrow,’ we invite you to actively help shape this space. This call is not an application, but an invitation to be part of it.

Here’s the direct link to participate / express your interest:

Call for Participation – join now

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Who We Invite

Together with Aachen, was geht?!, the Kimiko Festival invites everyone who wants to make ideas visible and bring people together:

• Students & university initiatives

• Startups & social entrepreneurs

• Creatives, artists & collectives

• Associations, NGOs & civil society actors

• Companies & organizations eager to get involved

At the CCT.square, we deliberately focus on interaction instead of traditional lecture stages: less frontal talks, more participation, experimentation, and exchange. Music remains the heart and energy of the festival – it connects people, opens spaces, and makes ideas tangible.

Thematic Focus 2026

At the heart of KIMIKO is the overarching theme of the future – including all the questions, ideas, and perspectives that engage us. Within this framework, we set thematic priorities, including:

• Climate-neutral future & circular economy

• Artificial intelligence & society

• Wellbeing, health & resilience

• Creator skills, education & participation

• Urban society & Euregio

Cross-cutting perspectives, new viewpoints, and formats that connect and surprise across topics are especially welcome.

Who Can Participate?

Anyone with an idea.
A fully developed concept is not necessary – a thought, a question, or simply interest is enough. We will develop it together.

Costs & Participation Options

Free participation
For student, volunteer, and civil society projects – including tickets, spaces, and program slots (limited availability and subject to curatorial selection).

Paid participation
For companies, organizations, and institutional partners – e.g., with experience spaces, co-curated lounges, or employer branding formats.
Our principle: value & participation instead of trade show logic.

More information & pricing

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Go to the Call for Participation

We look forward to your perspective – and to making KIMIKO 2026 together an experience that connects people and brings new visions of the future to life.