The 13th Culture Next conference gathers representatives from 50 European cities and the most important cultural networks, together with representatives of the European Commission, local artists, and cultural organisations from Cluj. The event hosts keynote speeches, panels, and workshops on the Culture Goal (making Culture the 18th SDG în the next UN Agenda) and the ECoC Reform (improving the European Capitals of Culture project of the European Union). The conference includes meetings and matchmaking sessions with local artists and organizations. Tranzit House hosts the first day of the conference.

Culture Next is an informal, friendly and relaxed network dedicated to mutual support and collaboration between European cities which are current or former candidates for the European Capital of Culture title, awarded or not. Seven years after its founding în Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Culture Next involves around 40 cities on the continent. În 2021 the network received a grant from the Creative Europe programme of the European Commission to scale-up Culture Next and improve its capacity to work with more European cities.