FutureFest

March 13, 2015

What might the world be like in decades to come?

FutureFest is Nesta’s flagship weekend event of immersive experiences, compelling performances and radical speakers to excite and challenge perceptions of the future. Join the conversation #futurefest.Updates

About

With its unique position as the UK’s innovation foundation, Nesta uses FutureFest to gather some of the planet’s most radical thinkers, makers and performers together to create an immersive experience of what the world might be like in decades to come.

FutureFest is designed as a multi-format festival which gives visitors ample opportunity to take self-guided journeys. The programme will span discussions, performances, installations and interactive experiences. Attendees will be engaged as active participants, informed and challenged to explore and formulate their own vision of the future.

The inaugural FutureFest was held in east London over the weekend of 28-29 September 2013. The event was staged to help complement Nesta’s work as a research body, investor and programme funder as well as a producer of world-class events. For a summary of the first FutureFest, visit the 2013 site.

Support for FutureFest comes from Microsoft Research, the British Council, the Oxford Martin School,Convergence, the Science Museum, Signal Noise, Clever Franke and our exclusive ticketing partner, Billetto.

Curatorial Credits
Project Manager & Associate Curator – Josh McNorton
Lead Curator – Pat Kane
Associate Curator, Future Global – Jessica Bland
Associate Curator, Future Machines & Panels – Ghislaine Boddington
Associate Curator, Future Music – Glenn Max

Venue

Vinopolis London SE1 9BU

FutureFest’s host venue is Vinopolis under the Victorian railway arches of London Bridge and adjacent to Borough Market. The festival experience begins at the entrance on Stoney Street (post code SE1 9AA), a seven minute walk from London Bridge Station. View a detailed map and directions.

Event Site: FutureFest