September 13 - 15, 2023
Calgary, Canada.
Part urban futuring festival, part prototyping and placemaking festival, LobbyFest aims to engage a wide array of citizens in envisioning and shaping the future of Calgary’s urban core.
For three days in September 2023, LobbyFest engaged 30 community partners to host 19 events and labs, co-create 8 installations, and activate 4 lobbies.
We asked, “What is the future of YOUR downtown?” while engaging the public in hands-on futures design labs, pop-up experiences, talks, and fun installations.
2023 Installations and Events Included:
Pop-up innovation district that gathers community to show & tell their versions of urban transformation and the future of Calgary’s creative and innovation economies.
Downtown as a living lab: co-design what’s next for our city; engaging diverse voices and perspectives about life, work, and play in our city’s core.
Community-led urban furturing about Calgary’s downtown.
Plug-and-play vibrancy: activating vacant and underutilized spaces in the public realm.
