ISHF - International Social Housing Festival

The 5th edition of the International Social Housing Festival, led by the Irish Council for Social Housing, Co-operative Housing Ireland, and Housing Europe, will take place on 4-6 June 2025 in Dublin, Ireland. The main theme of the Festival, "Storytelling," will centre on the experiences, ideas, and voices of all those engaged in housing—from public, cooperative, and social housing providers to tenants, policymakers, and advocates for inclusive homes and neighbourhoods. ISHF has proven to be a great way to put a spotlight on the success stories that channel energy for the good of everyone and for decent housing for all. The editions in Amsterdam (2017), Lyon (2019), Helsinki (2022), and Barcelona (2023) have moved the conversation away from numbers of ‘units’ towards communities and affordable, inclusive places to live. Instead of only stressing what has gone wrong, these Festivals have mobilised activists, housing professionals, community groups, policymakers to focus on what society can gain by pushing for excellence in housing for people and the planet, bringing hope and creating synergies to put solutions in place for those households and individuals now stuck in limbo. ISHF is an initiative by Housing Europe, the European Federation of Public, Cooperative and Social Housing, and its members and allies, present in 31 countries and encompassing 25 million dwellings, 11% of the housing stock in the European Union.