Riga to Host Europe's Largest Youth Entrepreneurship Festival "GEN-E 2026"

In early July, Riga will become the vibrant hub for GEN-E 2026, Europe’s largest youth entrepreneurship festival, bringing together top student startups from across the continent. This milestone event marks the culmination of a year-long journey during which more than 400,000 young people across Europe developed critical entrepreneurial skills and launched their own ventures.

GEN-E at a Glance:

• Massive Reach: Reached 7.5 million+ people in 2025 through both onsite and virtual formats.
• Global Community: Bringing together participants from 40+ countries.
• Elite Competition: Featuring around 80 of Europe’s top youth startup teams competing at the European level.

These young entrepreneurs will present innovative solutions across key areas such as sustainability, digital innovation, health, and climate—tackling real-world challenges and actively shaping the future of work.

Key Event Highlights:

• 8 July – Opening & Stage presentations
• 9 July (evening) – Gala Awards

How to Follow and Engage: The entire event will be livestreamed via the official GEN-E website, making it easy to join remotely and discover some of Europe’s most promising young talent.

This publication is supported by the project. Program is funded from the ERDF project "Development of Innovative Entrepreneurship of SMEs".