Around the city, over a hundred events have already happened for our Festival of Ideas. From glassblowing to rewilding, Londoners are finding amazing ways to get together and talk about their visions for strong communities.
We've collected some of the best shots here. You can still attend our closing event and join our poster competition, more information at the end of the page.
In Spitalfields, Sketch Appeal held an amazing drawing event with live models. ↓
Skaped held an 'artivism' workshop with locals, painting, drawing and making these wonderful collages. ↓
Open Iftar invited everyone, including local key workers, to their first Open Iftar in two years. We love how they decorated the Travistock Square Gardens with these beautiful colours. ↓
No Collective hosted a discussion with young people in Romford, and now they have 120 new ideas for their area. ↓
SE20 Youth Matters, in Crystal Palace, invited young people to share their visions of strong communities through our poster competition (more information on entering our poster competition below). ↓
In Enfield, Zebras Children & Adults Charity brought families together to talk (and draw) about strong communities. ↓
Avant Gardening invited Londoners to help build this beautiful herb garden, they used their time together to talk about their visions for strong communities. ↓
The Young Foundation held an online event from Toynbee Hall. These amazing Londoners shared what they think makes London strong. ↓
About our Festival of Ideas
The Festival of Ideas is a month-long festival hosted by Londoners across the city. Its purpose is to explore our collective visions and plans for strong communities.
Ways to get involved in the Festival of Ideas
- Join the closing event, on Wednesday 28 July.
View Festival of Ideas event listings - Join the discussion about communities and community hubs on Talk London, the Mayor’s online discussion forum.
Visit Talk London and join the discussion - Share your creativity in our Festival of Ideas poster competition
Enter Festival of Ideas poster competition - Follow #FestivalOfIdeasLDN on Twitter and Instragram