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ODDfest 2026 is now accepting proposals across all its formats. If you have a performance, creation, project, research, or idea that challenges conventions and sparks new ways of thinking, we want to hear from you.

As a friendly reminder, this year unfolds through three distinct event formats across a whole week's worth of ODD.

ODDfest—The Cultural Heart
A cross-disciplinary creative festival in the heart of Helsinki, ODDfest celebrates the vast talents of the creative industries. With its signature mix of boundary-pushing performances and a layer of industry-relevant dialogue, ODDfest forms a true ODDe to creativity, offering art that moves you and conversations that move the industry forward.

ODDference—Where Creativity Teaches Business
A new professional format that brings business leaders, entrepreneurs, and policy-makers into the audience to learn from creatives. Here, creative professionals take the stage not as entertainers, but as experts in building cultural momentum, creating loyalty around ideas, and crafting concepts that move audiences.

Creative Week—The City As a Canvas
A new city-wide format activating public spaces across Helsinki with free cultural programming accessible to all. Meant to highlight all the culture and local creativity this city has to offer, Creative Week prompts Helsinki initiatives and operators to craft creative programming of their own under the ODD umbrella.

We’re proud to announce our partnership with Dottir, a multi-practice law firm on the pulse of change, creating legal solutions that help bold initiatives to move the world forward.

At the core of this collaboration is a shared drive to strengthen the creative industries and reinforce the creative economy’s role as a catalyst for future growth. Both Dottir and ODDfest are committed to ensuring that bold, forward-thinking ideas receive the recognition and backing they merit.

As 2026 moves forward, things are starting to pick up speed. A lot is on the horizon: new events, community activities, and insider perks, both online and offline.

Now’s the perfect moment to hop in before things go full steam.

To keep the spark going and our dear local community alive and thriving, ODDfest organizes side-events year-round.

Join the irl ODDones Social Club on Venga or check out our next ODDevents below.

Next up:

ODDfest and Creative Lunch Club are back with their collaborative lunch series! This time we’re gathering creatives at the intimate, home-away-from-home Canvas Canteen for a joint-meal and unhurried conversations.

Several ODDones are turning thirty, including ODDfest Founder Ronny Eriksson. The community is celebrating this with a mini-festival spanning three floors and a whole weekend at Delgalleria.

Join the ODDones online community on Discord, IRL Social Club on Venga, or follow us on your favorite platform to stay in the loop and connected to everything (and everyone) ODD.