News – Creative Circular Cities

09 Oct 2026 Conference in Kiel brings together six Baltic Sea Region cities to share lessons for a circular future How can cities make circularity part of everyday life? This was the central question at “Creative Cities, Circular Futures”, the final conference of the Creative Circular Cities (CCC) project, held in Kiel on 29–30 September.

22 Sep 2026 Creative Cities, Circular Futures: CCC brings three years of learning to Kiel On 29–30 September, partners, creatives and policymakers from across the Baltic Sea Region will come together in Kiel for the final conference of Creative Circular Cities (CCC).

10 Sep 2026 Project story. From Copenhagen to Riga: design quality in circular ideas From circular materials and product design to architecture and urban life, Alīna Beitane’s study visit to Copenhagen explored how design can support a more sustainable future. At 3daysofdesign, she exchanged ideas with creative professionals across the Baltic Sea Region and returned to Riga with fresh inspiration for her work.

01 Jul 2026 Circular design takes centre stage at Gdynia Design Days 2026 On 20-28 June, Gdynia Design Days 2026 once again demonstrated how design can become a practical tool for addressing today’s environmental and social challenges. […]

30 Jun 2026 From Extraction to Regeneration: Can Circular Thinking Rewire How Cities Use Resources? Creative Circular Cities brings circularity to the table at Waterkant Festival, North Germany's start-up and innovations festival, with a discussion on how local, national and regional strategies can shape the future of resources.

15 Jun 2026 CCC study visit connects creatives at 3daysofdesign Copenhagen Twenty creative professionals from across the Baltic Sea Region came together in Copenhagen to discover how design can become a driver of circular transition, […]

12 Jun 2026 International artists and experts join 3daysofdesign to explore circular futures An international Creative Circular Cities delegation joined 3daysofdesign and Circular Days in Copenhagen to explore how design, circularity and local collaboration can shape more sustainable futures.

29 May 2026 A circular cultural space opens in Bolderaja On May 29 a new circular cultural space opens in Bolderāja Library, built with reused materials, outdoor reading areas and space for community life.

27 May 2026 From Waste to Valuable Material: The 2026 Repair & Upcycling Festival in Kiel Celebrates Circularity On May 9th, the Anschar Campus in Kiel transformed into vivid proof that waste is often just a matter of perspective. “Was that an elephant in the building just now?” — many visitors asked in bewilderment. The loud trumpeting wasn’t an animal, but the soundtrack of the repair and upcycling festival, where children and young people created new musical instruments from old objects. Over 600 visitors used the sunny Saturday not just to observe, but to actively participate in over 25 interactive formats. The workshops showed how new functions and aesthetics can emerge from broken laptops, old wood, damaged bicycles, and plastic remnants.

20 May 2026 Tallinn Business Incubator opens exhibition on circular economy Tallinn Business Incubator has opened a circular economy-themed exhibition as the first display in the exhibition hall of its new building. Created within the framework of the Creative Circular Cities (CCC) project, the exhibition invites both businesses and city residents to explore the principles of the circular economy and discover new opportunities in the field. The exhibition was produced by the Tallinn Business Incubator and Heya Visual.

15 May 2026 Creative Circular Cities at the EUSBSR Forum 2026 Networking Village The Creative Circular Cities project participated in the Networking Village during the 2026 Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, which took place on 11 to 13 May in Tallinn, bringing together more than 500 participants from across the region.

30 Apr 2026 CCC partners share lessons learned and prepare for the final project phase at Transition Lab in Gdynia From 30 March to 1 April, the “Creative Circular Cities” (CCC) project partners met in Gdynia, Poland, for the final CCC Transition Lab. After more than two years of collaboration across the Baltic Sea Region, the meeting provided an opportunity to reflect on progress, prepare for the project’s final phase and plan how to sustain and expand activities beyond the project’s lifetime.