What's on
Fifteen spaces across the arches, the garden and the rooftop — each one run by a different community, doing the thing they do best. No single stage and nothing to book: drift between them all evening.
🛼 Roller skating activationMirror Arch
Empowr Skating turn an arch into a rink — disco ball, disco DJ, skates on.
👗 Fashion is artFIRE Main Room
Frame Perfect bring a runway show and a living exhibition — fashion, film, poetry and dance in one room.
🎙️ The FORECAST LiveFIRE Lounge · 5–9pm
FORE turn FIRE Lounge into a live podcast studio — speed networking, a run of panels recorded in front of the room, then games, a DJ and a social space.
🎙️ The FORECAST LiveFIRE Lounge · 5–9pm
FORE turn FIRE Lounge into a live podcast studio — speed networking, a run of panels recorded in front of the room, then games, a DJ and a social space.
The running order
- 5.00pmDoors & the walls — Polaroid wall, signing wall and the in-person directory, with a DJ on in the background
- 6.00pmSpeed networking — five timed rounds, up to 20 places
- 6.30pmFORECAST Live — hosts' intro
- 6.40pmPanel 1
- 7.00pmPanel 2
- 7.15pmPanel 3
- 7.27pmPanel 4
- 7.42pmPanel 5
- 7.57pmHosts' close
- 8.00pmSocial space — DJ, board and card games, pop-up stalls
- 9.00pmFORE's programme ends — the festival runs on until 10pm
Speed networking · 6–6.30pm
Meet five new people in 25 minutes. Five rounds of four minutes in facing rows — one side moves down a seat each time, a host runs it on the mic, and a prompt card on every seat tells you what to cover. Twenty places, first come first served, sign up at the door. Optional, and if it fills up there's a second sitting during the social hour.
The walls
Three things to do from the moment you walk in. A Polaroid taken at the door that you write your name on. The in-person directory — a card saying what you do, who you're looking for and what you can offer, pinned up next to your photo and grouped so anyone can find you. And the signing wall, a FORE logo wall to sign and use as a photo backdrop.
In partnership with Out Late Studio, FORE's podcast studio partner.
🎭 Diaspora & memoryLightbox
Super Stara Store × Miss Sepi Art — an immersive fashion and performance piece about how culture travels with us.
🕹️ Retro gamingRooftop Terrace
Reztron take the rooftop with retro consoles, big screens and a watch-party corner.
💃 Argentine tangoZebra
House of Tango teaching, dancing and sharing it — from 7pm.
🎤 Spoken wordRooftop Terrace
Dare to Speak bring a poetry showcase with four headliners, plus an open mic. Sign-up is first come, first served.
✂️ Craft workshopsRooftop Terrace
Art4Space set up on the rooftop terrace through the evening — just turn up and make something.
🎨 Creative playgroundTemple
Obsessed Cr3ative run three things at once — a live filmed session, a discovery table and a connections wall.
🎨 Creative playgroundTemple
Obsessed Cr3ative run three things at once — a live filmed session, a discovery table and a connections wall.
1 · Crafted — the mini series
A mini version of Obsessed Cr3ative's full Crafted series. Artists sign up on the night, fill in a short curation form and get a time slot — then go and enjoy the rest of the festival. By the time you're back, the team has curated the space and handed your track to the DJ. You perform twice: once with the track playing out to the whole room, once on headphones. Professional video and photos follow afterwards, and you can put your name down for the full series on the night. Slots run 5–10pm with breathing room in between.
2 · Discovery — meet the team
The OC team on hand with folders, photos and films from past events — artists, dancers, exhibitions, the manga night. See the fourteen creative services they offer, from branding to rollout strategy, meet Jamie their graphic designer, and find out how to collaborate, join, or put your name down for a Crafted or Kuhaku session.
3 · Connections board
A wall for finding the people you need. Three cards: “My project is…” saying what you're building and who you're looking for, “I am a…” saying what you make and what you're after, and a response card you pin to anyone else's. Write one, pin it up, read the wall, reply to whatever grabs you. Someone's always there to explain how it works.
🧠 Thought experiments in publicRooftop Terrace
Thought Experiments in Public take the bench tables all evening — big questions, learn together, anyone welcome to pull up a seat and explore.
🤝 Networking NightsMirror Arch Lounge
House Ov Green run a one-stop-shop hub — members showing and selling what they make, plus hosted networking slots for entrepreneurs through the evening.
Plus, through the night:
🤸 Capoeira
GardenA capoeira performance out in the garden — the Brazilian martial art that's half fight, half dance, all rhythm. Catch it as you come in.
🎶 Rebel Choir
GardenA flash choir that appears without warning, sings, and melts back into the crowd. Keep an ear out.
💬 Art of the Dialogue
Protocol VIP · 5–7pmA mental embrace from practical philosophy. Facilitated conversations that actually go somewhere — two 25-minute sessions an hour, a few easy ground rules, and topics you can suggest yourself. Everything from dropping anchor in the present to the self as a process, or what makes a good dialogue in the first place. You end up somewhere you wouldn't have reached alone.
🛠️ Get Ready to Build
Protocol VIP · 7–10pmSteve Roche and Cilla Hall run “Get Ready to Build”, a short practical workshop for anyone starting or growing a community. About 25 minutes, repeated through the evening, small groups.
🕵️ Liars & Friends
Rooftop Terrace · 5–10pmLiars & Friends run games of Mafia all evening: the social deduction game where a few players are secretly the Mafia and everyone else has to work out who's lying. Join a round and see how good your poker face is.
🛍️ Community & creative stalls
GardenA row of community and creative stalls by the front entrance — makers, merch and people happy to tell you what they're about.
Line-up grows right up to the night — follow @buildtogethercic for who's confirmed.
