Applications Open
August 28 – September 28

Online Capacity Building
October – November

Hackathon
2-4 December, 2026

Barcelona Hackathon

2-4 December, 2026
Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸

This edition invites students, young professionals, and practitioners from across Europe to explore how bringing nature into Third Places can contribute to healthier, more connected, and more resilient communities.

Hosted in Barcelona, this edition of CREAConnect focuses on the role that nature can play in supporting both physical and social wellbeing. Participants will explore how greener, more nature-rich Third Places can help create everyday environments that support healthier lifestyles, stronger social ties, and, over time, the conditions associated with healthier ageing and longevity.

Through an online preparation phase followed by an intensive on-site hackathon, participants will work alongside local Third Places, international mentors, and interdisciplinary teams to develop grounded and feasible proposals that reconnect people, communities, and nature.

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