Flanders Technology & Innovation Festival

TLDR

The Flanders Technology and Innovation Festival is a government-supported annual festival spread across Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Hasselt, Kortrijk, and Leuven each March, reviving the classic Flanders Technology fair that ran from the 1980s through 1999.

Overview

The FTI Festival is a revival of the original Flanders Technology fair, which was a major fixture of Flemish industrial and technology culture from the 1980s until 1999. The modern edition runs each March across six Flemish cities simultaneously.

The multi-city format allows the festival to reach audiences in Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Hasselt, Kortrijk, and Leuven rather than concentrating in one venue. Programming covers advanced manufacturing, digital innovation, cleantech, AI, and engineering.

The event is supported by the Flemish government and positioned as a platform for showcasing Flemish technological competitiveness to a broad public and professional audience.