The festival returns
Learning Planet Festival
Learning to take care of oneself, others and the planet.
Save the date 25–29 January 2027
The Learning Planet Festival returns in January 2027 for its 8th edition, around the celebration of the International Day of Education. More details on the programme coming soon.
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Key themes
Questions guiding LPF 2027
Youth Agency & Meaningful Youth Engagement
Youth Agency & Meaningful Youth Engagement
What conditions enable young people to act meaningfully?
Peace & Global Citizenship
Peace & Global Citizenship
How can we train 250 million young peacemakers by 2035?
Wellbeing & Education for Human Flourishing
Wellbeing & Education for Human Flourishing
From framework to action: what does Education for Human Flourishing look like in practice?
Climate & Sustainability
Climate & Sustainability
How can we train and support the next generation of climate changemakers?
AI, Youth & Skills
AI, Youth & Skills
What could learning look like in 2050, and what roles should AI, educators and young people play in shaping it?
Beyond 2030
Beyond 2030
What will the future of the SDGs and the global agenda look like after 2030, and how can youth voices help shape them?
The 2027 format
A focused and curated 2027 edition
The format
In 2027, the Learning Planet Festival will take place in a more focused and curated format, organised around selected online and in-person moments led by the Learning Planet Institute and co-designed with strategic partners.
The focus
The programme will focus on the six priority areas outlined above, with youth agency running as a cross-cutting theme throughout.
A global movement for transforming education
Since its launch in 2020 with UNESCO, the Learning Planet Festival has been held each January, becoming a shared space for dialogue and action to reimagine learning in the 21st century, bringing together hundreds of thousands of participants from over 190 countries.
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- editions celebrating the International Day of Education
A selection of the 507 organisations in the Festival community.
Catch up
Relive past editions
Explore conversations from previous editions of the Learning Planet Festival, free to watch anytime. Browse the full archive or dive into the 2026 highlights.
Report Launch: Learning Ecosystems — Connecting Practice to Policy in the Global South
Education for Human Flourishing: A Global Dialogue with the OECD & Partners
From Local Innovation to Education Change: Inside the South-South Collaborative
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