Welcome to the events page

Here you can find out about British Future events, and other events relating to our key themes on our listings page. Do submit an event if you are putting something on relating to integration, identity, migration or opportunity.

Students graduating. Photo: University of Leicester
British Future Event

Thursday 27th June 2013

SLIK Presents #2

18.30 - 21.00

The Stephen Lawrence Centre, 39 Brookmill Road, London SE8 4HU

Know what you want from life but not sure how to get it? British Future and SLIK Magazine are here to help! We're running a workshop to help you get the skills, build the networks and plan the first steps to your perfect career.

Cardiff

Friday 26th April 2013

Finding Your Future

19.00

Butetown Youth Pavilion, Dumballs Rd, Cardiff, CF10 5FE

The National Theatre Wales, supported by British Future, presents an event examining how many opportunities are available to young...

Photo: Darryl_SE7
British Future Event

Friday April 2013

Stephen Lawrence: 20 Years On

British Future is holding a Question Time style debate in Eltham called Stephen Lawrence: 20 Years On. This follows...

Bradford City FC
British Future Event

Tuesday 26th February 2013

Beyond Wembley: What can bring Bradford together?

18.30 - 20.30

Carlisle Business Centre, 60 Carlisle Road, Bradford, BD8 8BD

Bradford City have thrilled a city and surprised the whole country by becoming the first team from English football's...

Photo: ChanMyaSoe
British Future Event

Tuesday 22nd January 2013

Bittersweet Britain: What unites & what divides us?

HMS Belfast – the Thames, near City Hall, The Queens Walk, Tooley Street, London SE1 2JH

To celebrate the first birthday of British Future and the launch of our 2013 State of the Nation poll,...

Photo: nickhutche
British Future Event

Tuesday 15th January 2013

Uniting Our Communities: Integration in 2013

15.30

On Tuesday 15th January British Future and Policy Exchange hosted the Secretary of State’s first major speech of 2013.

Chaired…

The New Patriotism: Beyond the Spirit of 2012

Tuesday 27th November 2012

The New Patriotism: Beyond The Spirit Of 2012

18.00 - 20.00

The Westminster Arms, 9 Storey’s Gate, London, SW1P 3AT

Bright Blue and British Future are holding a panel debate discussing The New Patriotism: Beyond The Spirit Of 2012.

Conservative Party in Birmingham

Monday 8th October 2012

Conservative Conference fringe event

18.00 - 19.00

Rooms 109 + 111, Jurys Inn, Birmingham

Join British Future and Demos at the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham for our interactive event Immigration and...

Labour Party conference held in Manchester

Monday 1st October 2012

Labour Conference event

12.45 - 13.45

Peter House, Oxford Street, Manchester M1 5AN

Join British Future and Progress at the annual Labour Party Conference in Manchester to consider The Doorstep Challenge –...

Monday 24th September 2012

Liberal Democrat Conference event

13.00 - 14.00

Lancaster Suite (Ground Floor), Hilton Metropole, Kings Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 2FU

Join British Future and Centre Forum at the annual Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton to discuss Is it possible...

Scottish flags in Edinburgh
British Future Event

Friday 24th August 2012

Who are ‘Jock Tamson’s Bairns’?

10:30 - 11:30

Committee Room 3, The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP

British Future and the Scottish Refugee Council are hosting a debate on attitudes towards migration in Scotland as part...

Photo: masum777
British Future Event

Thursday 19th July 2012

Generation 2012: What are the challenges ahead?

18:00 - 20:00

Stratford Town Hall, 29 Broadway Street, London, E15 4BQ

British Future is hosting an interactive debate at Stratford Town Hall on the challenges facing Generation 2012 to find...

Promised Land poster
British Future Event

From: Sunday 24th June 2012
To: Sunday 24th June 2012

Are We Still Leeds?

16:30 - 17:30

The Carriageworks, Leeds

British Future's Matthew Rhodes and a panel of guests involved with the making of Promised Land discussed identity and...

Photo: Aliya Mirza
British Future Event

From: Friday 1st June 2012
To: Friday 1st June 2012

Refugee Jubilee Street Party

12:00 - 15:00

Trinity Gardens, Brixton

British Future hosted a Jubilee street party as a way of both celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee and acknowledging the...

Mark Easton event invitation
British Future Event

From: Wednesday 23rd May 2012
To: Wednesday 23rd May 2012

The Great British Breakfast

0930

Punch Tavern, Fleet Street

Join Mark Easton, BBC Home News Editor and author of Britain etc., along with British Future at an historic...

Photo by Thomas Gun_200
British Future Event

From: Wednesday 29th February 2012
To: Wednesday 29th February 2012

The Great British Debate

20.45 - 22.00

York Theatre Royal, St. Leonard’s Place, York, YO1 7HD

A debate on how we answer the questions: Who is British? Where are you from? Are you more English...

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British Future Event

From: Tuesday 17th January 2012
To: Tuesday 17th January 2012

British Future Launches

Museum of London, Docklands

As 2012 kicks off, new identity, integration, migration and opportunity thinktank British Future will hold its launch at the...

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External Event

From: Wednesday 26th June 2013
To: Sunday 20th October 2013

Lowry and the Painting of Modern Life

Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG

This summer, Tate Britain presents a major exhibition of landscapes by the much-loved British painter L.S. Lowry – the...

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External Event

From: Thursday 23rd May 2013
To: Saturday 29th June 2013

Race

Eton Avenue, London NW3 3EU

Race offers a topical detective story about the perceptions and realities that colour our world – and the subtle...

The Millennium Bridge, Newcastle Gateshead Quayside. Photo: Glen Bowman
External Event

From: Thursday 23rd May 2013
To: Thursday 23rd May 2013

Internal Connectivity in the North East

15.30 - 17.30

Central Newcastle

This event is part of a series designed to explore the strengths and weaknesses of north-east connectivity and how...

Highland Fling, Scottish Ballet. Photo: Scottish Ballet
External Event

From: Saturday 27th April 2013
To: Saturday 25th May 2013

Highland Fling

Various venues across Scotland

Presented exclusively by Scottish Ballet, Matthew Bourne’s Highland Fling is a wonderfully imaginative reworking of the classic romantic ballet...

Arctic Convoys. Photo: National War Museum
External Event

Wednesday 29th May 2013

Arctic Convoys

National War Museum, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh EH1 2NG

During World War II, oceangoing convoys of merchant and military ships provided an essential lifeline to the Russians in...

Beachy Head boat trip, 1967, Tony Ray-Jones © National Media Museum Collection
External Event

From: Friday 22nd March 2013
To: Saturday 29th June 2013

Only in England: Photographs by Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Parr

National Media Museum, Bradford, BD1 1NQ

Featuring works drawn from the Tony Ray-Jones archive in the National Photography Collection, and rarely seen early black and...

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External Event

From: Saturday 8th June 2013
To: Sunday 9th June 2013

The Leeds Big Bookend

Various locations, Leeds

The Leeds Big Bookend aims to celebrate the city's rich literary heritage and to inspire the next generation of...

The Art Party Conference 2013
External Event

Saturday 23rd November 2013

The Art Party Conference 2013

The Spa in Scarborough, North Yorkshire

The Art Party Conference 2013 will be an antidote to all other conferences. It’s a major arts event and...

Photo: © Red Saunders, courtesy Impressions Gallery Bradford and The Culture Company
External Event

From: Saturday 9th March 2013
To: Sunday 29th September 2013

Hidden by Red Saunders

People's History Museum, Manchester

Hidden recreates great moments in the long struggle for rights and representation in Britain. With the past often dominated...

Tapestry of Colours
External Event

From: Friday 22nd February 2013
To: Saturday 25th May 2013

Tapestry of Colours

Various venues across Northern Ireland

Tapestry of Colours is an emotive documentary feature film by Zhenia Mahdi-Nau, exploring the fusion of cultures and the...

Photo: London Transport Museum
External Event

From: Friday 15th February 2013
To: Sunday 27th October 2013

Poster Art 150: London Underground’s Greatest Designs

London Transport Museum, London

London Transport Museum presents Poster Art 150, a showcase of 150 of the best poster designs from the London...