Category: News

Five Ways to Wellbeing

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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Bringing Communities Together

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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Tiny is mighty… It’s not too late to make a Fun Palace!

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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Picture of a map with red pins on it indicating Fun Palaces. At the top are two buttons reading Make a Fun Palace and Find a Fun Palace. There's a red arrow pointing from text reading 3-5 October 2025 go the button reading 'make a fun palace'. At the bottom is the Fun Palaces logo in a red triangle.

One month to go – Join in on Fun Palaces Weekend

What are you doing on Friday the 3rd October? Or Saturday 4th or Sunday 5th?   A month from now, we will be welcoming in the 12th annual weekend of Fun Palaces action. A free, nationwide…

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Photo of people gathering in a large room, wither sitting on sofas or standing. There's a person at the microphone. In the room is a chandelier, fairy lights, and love and care are written on the walls.

Convention on the Fate of Britain

Some Fun Palaces Makers, along with some of Fun Palaces Support Hub Team will attend the Fate of Britain Convention in London, which follows a successful first Fête of Britain gathering in Manchester in 2024.…

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Hosting a Climate-Friendly Fun Palace in Your Community

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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What happens after the Weekend?

On that very first Fun Palaces weekend in 2014, no one quite knew what was going to come out of it; the invitation was to make a Fun Palace to celebrate Joan Littlewood’s centenary –…

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Picture of Gemma and some visitors making protest banners at The Arcadia in Portrush

Swell and the Creative People of Portrush

Creative Voices, Activist Voices exhibition on tour! 30 May – 1 June 2025 Fun Palaces producer Rachel travelled with Dr Katy Pilcher, a sociologist from Aston University and the Creative Voices, Activist Voices partner, on…

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Funding Your Fun Palace

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 Workshops 2025

I remember, some 12 years ago now (back in my days as a Fun Palace Maker), the original Fun Palaces staff team heading out on the road to deliver Fun Palaces workshops up and down…

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Someone wearing a hijab and pink jumper concentrates on a chess game in a library.

From Celebration to Revolution: When Fun Becomes a Force for Social Change

Ria Patel joined Fun Palaces as the co-ordinator in January this year. They are passionate about diversity, meaningful inclusion and fostering belonging. As Fun Palace Makers know, there is much more to Fun Palaces than…

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Fun Palaces Creative Riot Protest

What Our Communities Are Crying Out For: Voices from the Creative Riots

Across the UK, communities are speaking loudly – but is anyone listening? The recent local elections sent a clear message: people are voting for change (or not voting at all) because they feel unheard and…

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