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.
🎭 Diaspora & memoryLightbox
Olivia Community Curates × 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 headline a poetry showcase, with names pulled out of a hat for the open mic.
✂️ Craft workshopsRooftop Terrace
Bunch of Creatives and Queer Craft Club 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 recording studio, a discovery table and a connections wall.
🎨 Creative playgroundTemple
Obsessed Cr3ative run three things at once — a live recording studio, a discovery table and a connections wall.
1 · Crafted — record live
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 live with the track playing out to the whole room, once on headphones. You leave with professional video, photos and a live recording. 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.
♟️ Say It With Your Chess
Rooftop TerraceThe chess community sharing the rooftop bench tables alongside Thought Experiments in Public. All levels, boards out, come and lose gracefully.
🌱 Daisy Connections
Protocol VIP · 5–7pmA neurodivergent connections and social space in one of the quieter rooms — made for people who'd rather not shout over a soundsystem to meet someone.
🛠️ 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.
🛍️ 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.
