


Talkfest – Music Fest Summit proudly renews its partnership with Cuatrecasas, a leading law firm with offices across Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. This collaboration powers the “Festivals Legal Forum,” a dedicated space where legal experts discuss key challenges in event and festival organization.
Cuatrecasas’ lawyers and consultants lead interactive sessions offering tailored advice to promoters, service providers, freelancers, and artists. Each session includes a Q&A allowing attendees to resolve their legal questions and gain practical tools to navigate contracts, licensing, insurance, taxes, and compliance in the evolving music festival sector.
THEMES 2025
CONTRACTS BETWEEN SPONSOR AND FESTIVAL PROMOTER: WHAT SHOULD I LOOK OUT FOR?
INFLUENCERS AND THE NEW PARADIGM OF ADVERTISING ON SOCIAL MEDIA
MUNICIPAL INITIATIVE FESTIVALS: LICENSING AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
TAXATION: ROADMAP OF BEST PRACTICES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN FESTIVAL ORGANIZATION
CONTRACTS BETWEEN FESTIVAL PROMOTER AND ARTISTS: WHAT SHOULD I LOOK OUT FOR?
FINTECH AND MUSIC FESTIVALS: ARE INNOVATIVE DIGITAL PAYMENTS ON THE WAY?
INSURANCE AND FESTIVALS: LEGAL AND SOCIAL DIMENSIONS
CUATRECASAS TEAM 2025
SPEAKERS
MUSIC FESTIVAL IN PORTUGAL: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS
Cuatrecasas has prepared a practical legal guide in collaboration with APORFEST – Portuguese Association of Music Festivals. Covering a wide range of legal topics, its goal is to create value and contribute to the sustainable development of music festivals in Portugal.
This guide is exclusively distributed to APORFEST members and/or registered participants of Talkfest – Music Fest Summit 2025. If you meet these criteria and would like to receive it, please fill out the following form.