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Best Projection Mapping Festivals in the World — 2026 Guide The article is written by a human. Mistakes have been edited by AI. Dates and figures taken from festival organisers and press releases, checked July 2026. Confirm dates on the official site before booking anything. The previous version of this list mixed two completely different things: festivals you attend as a spectator, and festivals you enter as an artist. If you are a VJ looking for your first international credit, that distinction is the only one that matters — and almost every published list gets it wrong. Who this article is for: VJs and mapping artists looking for open calls to enter, and producers deciding which festival is worth travelling to. Not a tourist guide to pretty lights. What it solves: most festival lists are copied from each other, carry dead events, and never say which ones accept submissions or pay anything. What you get by the end: the festivals that run genuine open competitions, the largest events worth seeing, what an open call actually asks of you, and what you get paid. Hello dear VJs and clients of LIME ART GROUP. I am new media artist Alexander Kuiava. Our team has taken part in this circuit, including LPM in Rome, so the practical notes below come from standing in these venues rather than from press releases. https://limeartgroup.com/best-projection-mapping-festivals-in-the-world/