Patn Fest: an alternative placemaking festival
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WHAT'S ON
Humanise: How Boring Buildings Harm Us
Lisa Finlay
Group Leader + Partner Heatherwick Studio
WHAT'S ON
Humanise: How Boring Buildings Harm Us
Lisa Finlay
Group Leader + Partner Heatherwick Studio
WHAT'S ON
Humanise: How Boring Buildings Harm Us
Lisa Finlay
Group Leader + Partner Heatherwick Studio
WHAT'S ON
Humanise: How Boring Buildings Harm Us
Lisa Finlay
Group Leader + Partner Heatherwick Studio
WHAT'S ON
Humanise: How Boring Buildings Harm Us
Lisa Finlay
Group Leader + Partner Heatherwick Studio
WHAT'S ON
Humanise: How Boring Buildings Harm Us
Lisa Finlay
Group Leader + Partner Heatherwick Studio
WHAT'S ON
Humanise: How Boring Buildings Harm Us
Lisa Finlay
Group Leader + Partner Heatherwick Studio
WHAT'S ON
Humanise: How Boring Buildings Harm Us
Lisa Finlay
Group Leader + Partner Heatherwick Studio
Material Culture
Material Culture
What do we want from the places we live in?
Material is the stuff places are made from. Culture breathes life into them. Placemaking brings material and culture together. Patn Fest 2025 celebrates placemaking and placemakers.
See you in Manchester this summer for a day of discussion, exploration, performance and inspiration.
What do we want from the places we live in?
Material is the stuff places are made from. Culture breathes life into them. Placemaking brings material and culture together. Patn Fest 2025 celebrates placemaking and placemakers.
See you in Manchester this summer for a day of discussion, exploration, performance and inspiration.
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Patn Fest 2025, 18 June
Everyman Manchester St. John's
21-23 Quay St,
Manchester M3 4AS
Patn Fest 2025, 18 June
Everyman Manchester St. John's
21-23 Quay St,
Manchester M3 4AS
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“Rewriting the event playbook.”
“Rewriting the event playbook.”
“An alternative approach to getting professionals together and tackling issues such as how we create places.”
“An alternative approach to getting professionals together and tackling issues such as how we create places.”
What to expect
Presentations
Our guest speakers will share their individual and insightful perspectives on culture, design and placemaking. In the afternoon, Patn Slam will be the arena for quick-fire proposals and responses
Performance
Live music to transform the space, transport you to somewhere unexpected and feed your soul.
Participation
Patn Fest draws its energy from you, the audience. It’s a place for placemakers, where we aim to inspire, intrigue and entertain you.
“A diversity of ideas and debate.”