The Contextile 2026 Textile Talks will take place on 6 and 7 September, returning to a two-day format dedicated to the exchange of ideas, projects and research on textiles, art and related disciplines. Under the theme By a Thread / Por um Fio, the 2026 edition will be structured around six sub-themes that expand on the festival's central concept: Thread as Material — materiality and textile processes; Ecologies of Care — textiles and environmental sustainability; Community and Territory — art as a relational practice; Bodies and Memories — identity and textile heritage; Industry, Consumption and Resistance — a critique of fast fashion; and Regenerative Futures — new materialities and emerging practices.