Full of circular inspiration

PROGRAM 2026

This year’s program once again was inspiring and meaningful. A diverse line-up of themes that really matter within the circular textile sector – from workwear to fashion, from outdoor to sports and shoes.

A balanced mix of perspectives, innovative solutions and real-life stories. All focused to embracing circular business models in textiles. Something for every professional to discover.

SNEAK PEEK

Day 1 | Connect, Discover & Experience

This year, Circular Textile Days introduces a new format designed to create more meaningful connections between innovators, brands, policymakers and investors.

Guided Innovation Tours

Join curated tours across the exhibition floor and discover the most promising circular textile solutions in practice. Meet the innovators behind breakthrough materials, recycling technologies, digital solutions and circular business models.

CTD Café

The new CTD Café creates a relaxed setting for networking throughout the day. Meet industry peers, continue conversations beyond the exhibition floor and build new collaborations across the value chain.

Networking Dinner & Evening Programme

Day 1 concludes with an informal networking dinner and evening programme, bringing together exhibitors, visitors, speakers and partners for deeper conversations and valuable new connections.

Topics You’ll Encounter

  • Textile-to-textile recycling
  • Circular design & product development
  • Digital Product Passports
  • Traceability & transparency
  • Circular business models
  • Material innovation
  • Reuse, repair & resale
  • Scaling circular solutions

The 2026 edition introduces guided tours, international press visits and curated networking moments designed to connect the right people with the right innovations.

Day 2 | From Ambition to Implementation

The second day dives deeper into the practical realities of creating a circular textile industry.

Keynotes & Expert Sessions

Hear from industry leaders, innovators and policymakers who are shaping the future of textiles.

Roundtables & Industry Discussions

Join focused conversations on the challenges and opportunities facing the sector today.

Spotlight Themes

  • Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
  • Digital Product Passports (DPP)
  • EU legislation & compliance
  • Textile sorting & recycling infrastructure
  • Scaling circular supply chains
  • Data, traceability & digitalisation
  • Collaboration across the value chain
  • Investment & innovation

The 2026 content programme focuses on moving circular textiles from ambition to implementation, with practical case studies and industry examples.

A new chapter in a historic textile region

Tilburg has been a textile city for centuries.

Today it hosts recyclers, research institutes, manufacturers and circular pioneers, making it a natural home for the next phase of Circular Textile Days.