Cities across the United States and Europe will host events in books, design, contemporary art, music and cinema from September 29 to October 4. Seven new films will meet audiences in US cinemas on October 2.
Seven new films in US cinemas
Digger, starring Tom Cruise, Riz Ahmed, John Goodman and Sandra Hüller, tells the story of a man’s struggle to prove that he is humanity’s savior.
Directed by Michael Showalter, Verity stars Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett. The thriller follows a ghostwriter hired to complete the books of a famous author as she discovers dark secrets in the author’s home.
Written and directed by Mike P. Nelson, Beware Boiuna focuses on the struggle to survive the deadly power of nature and a gigantic monster in a remote wilderness. Appofeniacs, directed by Chris Marrs Piliero, brings to the big screen a dark world in which AI-generated fake content leads to deadly consequences, through the lens of psychological thriller.
Rolling Loud, featuring Owen Wilson, Christian Convery and Travis Scott, will meet audiences with its entertaining story. Directed by Paula Gonzalez-Nasser, The Scout combines comedy and drama as it follows the human stories witnessed by a young woman searching for locations for a television program in New York.
The documentary The Last First: Winter K2, directed by Amir Bar-Lev, focuses on the struggle of the first climbers to reach the summit of K2 by ascending the mountain in winter in 2021.
Book and design gatherings
LIBER 2026, one of the leading international events in the Spanish-language book and publishing industry, will be held at Auditorio Axa in Barcelona, Spain, from September 29 to October 1.
Stockholm will host the 14th edition of Affordable Art Fair Stockholm from September 30 to October 4, bringing contemporary artworks together at accessible prices.
Tallinn Design Festival in Estonia’s capital will continue through October 4, with more than 100 exhibitions, workshops and design events taking place across the city. Vienna Design Week 2026 in Austria will also welcome visitors through the same date with contemporary design, experimental art installations and a special exhibition program.
Los Angeles Design Weekend 2026, to be held in Los Angeles, United States, will bring independent designers and contemporary art communities together through exhibitions and studio tours. The events will take place from September 30 to October 4.
Exhibitions in Paris, New York, Berlin and Rome
Andy Warhol: Line and Image, on display at the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris, presents a selection of more than 150 drawings, paintings, screen prints and archival documents by the artist.
Father Country I Do Love You at New York’s Guggenheim Museum brings audiences Taryn Simon’s interactive, previously unexhibited installation comprising photographs, text, video and sculptures.
At C/O Berlin, the exhibition Carrie Mae Weems: The Heart of the Matter presents an extensive retrospective of Weems, a pioneer of contemporary photography, focusing on identity, history and society. Marialba Russo: Sguardo Rovescio at Rome’s MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art brings together photographic and sound experiences.
Concerts in Prague, Baku and Düsseldorf
In Prague, the capital of Czechia, the Prague Philharmonia’s Prokofiev. Schubert concert will take place today at Dvořák Hall. The Czech Philharmonic, conducted by Daniel Harding, will also perform for music lovers tomorrow at Rudolfinum’s Dvořák Hall.
Classical music concerts will be held at Lobkowicz Palace and the Municipal House in Prague. The State Opera will host the musical opera Sweeney Todd on October 2.
Special concerts will be held today and tomorrow in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, as part of the 18th Uzeyir Hajibeyli International Music Festival. In Düsseldorf, Germany, the Backstreet Boys will perform a series of concerts at Merkur Spiel-Arena on October 2, 3 and 4.
