Key Dates for Food Systems & Nutrition Events in 2026
This calendar brings together key international events in food systems, nutrition, agriculture, climate, and sustainability taking place in 2026. It includes major global forums, policy moments, innovation summits, and scientific conferences where food and nutrition are central to the agenda. Dates and locations are based on the most recent public information available (note: some events are marked as to be confirmed). The list is not exhaustive, but aims to highlight important moments for engagement, learning, and collaboration across the food systems community.
| Dates (2026) | Event | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8–9 Jan | Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC) | Oxford, UK | Confirmed |
| 14–17 Jan | Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) | Berlin, Germany | Confirmed |
| 19–23 Jan | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting | Davos, Switzerland | Confirmed |
| 2–7 Feb | 158th WHO Executive Board | Geneva, Switzerland | Confirmed (WHO governance calendar) |
| 5 Feb | Future Food Systems Summit (UK) | London, UK | TBC (dates to be confirmed) |
| 11–12 Feb | MEVO – Cultivated Meat Conference | London, UK | TBC (organiser announcement pending) |
| 17–18 Feb | AgriFutures evokeAG | Melbourne, Australia | TBC (recurring annual event) |
| 24–25 Feb | The Future of Protein Production | Chicago, USA | TBC |
| 26 Feb | NWGN & NFP event on the EAT-Lancet Report 2.0 | The Hague, the Netherlands,/td> | Confirmed |
| 3–6 Mar | Natural Products Expo West | Anaheim, USA | Recurring – dates consistent with prior editions |
| 16–20 Mar | Asia-Pacific Food Systems Forum | Manila, Philippines | TBC |
| 17–18 Mar | World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit | San Francisco, USA | TBC |
| 19–20 Mar | Future Food-Tech USA | San Francisco, USA | TBC |
| 24–26 Mar | Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Conference | Vancouver, Canada | TBC |
| 30 Mar – 1 Apr | IFE – International Food & Drink Event | London, UK | Confirmed |
| 14 Apr | Forum for the Future of Agriculture – Annual Conference | Brussels, Belgium | Confirmed |
| 21–24 Apr | FHA Food & Beverage | Singapore | Confirmed |
| 22–23 Apr | HackSummit | Lausanne, Switzerland | Confirmed |
| 22–24 Apr | World Summit on Food, Agriculture and Animal Sciences 2026 | Amsterdam, the Netherlands | Confirmed |
| 27-29 Apr | Revolutionizing Agriculture: Cutting-Edge Specialty Fertilizers and BioAg Innovations in Europe | Madrid, Spain | Confirmed |
| 5–7 May | Vitafoods Europe | Barcelona, Spain | Confirmed |
| 8-9 May | International Congress on World Food Policy | Seville, Spain | Confirmed |
| 11–14 May | Food Safety Summit | Rosemont, IL, USA | TBC |
| 13-15 May | Seeds & Chips – The Global Food Innovation Summit | Milan, Italy | Confirmed |
| 18–23 May | World Health Assembly | Geneva, Switzerland | Confirmed |
| 20–21 May | F&A Next | Wageningen, Netherlands | TBC |
| 3–4 Jun | Food Matters Live | London, UK | Confirmed |
| 8–18 Jun | UNFCCC Intersessional Meetings (SBs) | Bonn, Germany | Confirmed |
| 9–11 Jun | Bridge2Food Plant-Based Foods & Proteins Summit Europe | Copenhagen, Denmark | Confirmed |
| 15–16 Jun | Future Food-Tech Alternative Proteins | Chicago, USA | Confirmed |
| 17–18 Jun | 7th Global Summit on Agriculture & Organic farming | Paris, France | Confirmed |
| TBC June | Global Parliamentary Summit against hunger and malnutrition | South Africa | Confirmed |
| TBC June | Food Tech Congress | Barcelona, Spain | Confirmed |
| 15 Jul | International Congress on Obesity (ICO 2026) | Mexico | Confirmed |
| 17–28 Aug | UNCCD COP17 | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Confirmed |
| 31 Aug – 4 Sept | Global Conscious Food Systems Summit | Bhutan | Confirmed |
| 8–22 Sep | UN General Assembly (UNGA80) | New York, USA | Confirmed |
| 22–23 Sep | World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit | London, UK | Confirmed |
| 22–23 Sep | Food Matters Live | Rotterdam, The Netherlands | Confirmed |
| 24–25 Sep | Future FoodTech | London, UK | Confirmed |
| 24–26 Sep | AGSFOOD2026 | Prague, Czech Republic | Confirmed |
| 28 Sep – 1 Oct | Micronutrient Forum 7th Conference | Accra, Ghana | TBC |
| TBC Sept | African Food Systems Forum | Kigali, Rwanda | TBC |
| 19–23 Oct | Committee on World Food Security (CFS 54) | Rome, Italy | Confirmed (FAO calendar) |
| 9–20 Nov | UNFCCC COP30 | Antalya, Türkiye | Confirmed |
| 2–4 Dec | UN Water Conference 2026 | United Arab Emirates | Confirmed |
| 14–15 Dec | G20 Leaders’ Summit | Miami, USA | Confirmed |
These events present incredible opportunities for stakeholders across sectors to engage, collaborate, and drive transformative change in global food systems. Whether you’re a policymaker, researcher, business leader, or advocate, there’s a place for everyone in this year’s dynamic calendar of food systems events.