The practical stuff -tips and advice to help you plan, fund, promote and pull off your Fun Palace as well as ideas and inspiration.
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If your local area isn’t currently making a Fun Palace, it’s not too late to get something going this weekend. In fact just yesterday evening someone added a 15 minute, online Fun Palace to the…
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At this point in the year you may well be starting to add more information about your Fun Palace to your Fun Palaces page on the map, or your own personal website. The Fun Palaces…
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You’ve decided to make a Fun Palace. You have FIVE WEEKS to do it – here’s how: 1. Find someone/a group of people to do it with you.Start with who you already know. Friends, neighbours,…
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It’s Fun Palaces weekend!!! I’m writing this on a train to Rotherham, where I’ll be visiting Riverside Library Fun Palace. Then onto Blackburn, Preston and Lancaster to visit Fun Palaces and their Makers. This weekend,…
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This weekend thousands of people will come together in their communities across the UK to make Fun Palaces, and it’s not too late for you to either. The Fun Palaces Weekend is a great excuse to…
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The Fun Palaces Weekend of Celebration is almost here and yes, you can absolutely still join in. Whether it’s a handful of neighbours round a kitchen table or a quick online skill-share through Whatsapp, tiny…
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At its heart, a Fun Palace is a celebration of creativity, community, and culture, made by the people, for the people. This grassroots movement empowers everyone to share their skills, passions, and local knowledge in…
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Fun Palaces don’t have to be big and shiny, perfect, polished or expensive. They’re not fêtes or festivals, they are tiny revolutions of connection between people (sometimes on a large scale), while sharing an activity.…
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Fun Palaces Director Amie Taylor writes about how Fun Palace events are getting more accessible. I’m writing this between two launch events, where we’re sharing all of the new things happening at Fun Palaces. It’s…
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If you’re stuck at home isolating this weekend, or don’t happen to be near a Fun Palace – do not worry! There are several online Fun Palaces signed up, as well as some Fun Palaces…
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Some guides to help you get started with your digital Fun Palace … A useful guide from the Crafts Council on how to livestream craft activities: There are great toolkits from Make Music Day, with…
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You’ve decided to make a Fun Palace. You have FOUR WEEKS to do it – here’s how: 1. Find someone/someone to do it with youFun Palaces are made by individuals, groups of two or ten…
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You’ve been brave. You’ve taken on the challenge of making a Fun Palace. You’ve signed up to put community at the heart of culture and culture at the heart of your community – great. At…
