Home to over 250 creative studios in one of London’s most historic industrial areas, Park Royal Design District reflects a vibrant exchange between heavy industry and design. Artists and designers open their studio doors for behind-the-scenes access, exhibitions, workshops and a rare opportunity to meet the makers.
Join Park Royal Design District from 11 - 12 September 2026 across various sites in Park Royal, London's largest industrial district, for the inaugural edition of Manufactory, a new festival for interdisciplinary art and culture. Presented through exhibitions, installations, site-specific interventions, performances, food, open studios, talks, workshops and participatory events, Manufactory invites audiences into the hidden spaces of production that shape the city. Unfolding across workshops, warehouses, studios and industrial sites, the festival opens up environments that are rarely accessible to the public, foregrounding Park Royal as a distinctive destination for contemporary interdisciplinary practice. Created by Park Royal Design District, Manufactory builds on five years of participation in London Design Festival, now expanding through new collaborations with ArtReview, Central Saint Martins and others. The inaugural edition is curated by newly appointed Programme Director Mazzy-Mae Green, whose programme encompasses interdisciplinary practices shaped by production, material experimentation and the social conditions of the industrial landscape.
