Summer Symposium 2026: Rethinking textile waste

The TEXTILE KULTUR HASLACH summer symposium will be held this year from 20 to 31 July 2026. Between the two course weeks, the international WEAVERS' MARKET with Faserzone will take place on the weekend of 25/26 July.

The theme of this year's summer symposium is RETHINKING TEXTILE WASTE. It revolves around current issues relating to overproduction and recycling, scrutinises the handling of fast fashion and production waste and focuses on ideas that see waste as a valuable resource. Several exhibitions and evening events will shed light on various facets of this extensive topic. And, of course, the course programme also makes reference to this: our course instructors will stimulate your creativity by weaving, braiding, knitting or sewing with textile waste materials, and many a seemingly useless material will be given a new lease of life with fresh ideas!

In the first week of the course, we offer a full-day excursion on Monday to various textile companies in the Mühlviertel region that provide production waste for the courses. Some courses in which these materials are used will therefore only start on Tuesday this year. Further details on the supporting programme and the exhibitions can be found here.

We look forward to you becoming part of our textile summer and cordially invite you to the Mühlviertel!

Exhibitions

Overview of further programme points

Opening celebration on Mon, 20 July

Evening programme 1st week of courses / 20 – 24 July

Market weekend

Fibre zone
FAB Hall at the Webermarkt site
Fri, 24 July, 4–7pm / Sat, 25 July, 9am–6pm / Sun, 26 July, 9am–5pm

Weavers' market
Over 100 exhibitors from 13 countries will be presenting their high-quality products in the old town district „auf der Stelzn“ and around the textile factory.
Sat, 25 July, 9 am – 6 pm / Sun, 26 July, 9 am – 5 pm
Shuttle Bus from Linz – Registration requiredAdmission: 4 Euros

Concert
Sat, 25 Jul, from 6pm: The Teachers – Live Music at the Old Tower, Windgasse 10
Organiser: Textile Culture Haslach in cooperation with KulturSpontan

Guided tours & children's programme
Children's programme in the activity room at Manufactory Haslach: Sat, 25 & Sun, 26 July, 10 am – 12 pm & 2 pm – 4 pm
Guided tours at the Weaving Museum: Sat, 25th & Sun, 26th July, 10 am and 3 pm each day
Tours at the Haslach Manufactory: Sat, 25 & Sun, 26 July, 2 PM each day

Evening Programme 2nd Course Week / 27th – 31st July

Haslach Day On Sat, 1 August, from 9:30 AM

Guided tours of the town, concerts, tours of the Haslach museums, hands-on activities, communal meals & much more

Details of evening events