From Blueprint to Block Party: How to Build Your Own DIY Festival Space presented by FEMINAE NOX
From Blueprint to Block Party: How to Build Your Own DIY Festival Space presented by FEMINAE NOX
Friday, August 22, 2025
1:45 pm_3:45 pm
Monument-National
110$
Day Pass price, excl. fees & taxesIn a time when festivals, events, parties, clubs, etc are becoming increasingly corporate, exclusionary, and artwashed, a growing wave of artists, curators, and organizers are reclaiming autonomy by designing their own music spaces and festival ecosystems—returning to the backyards, basements, parks, rooftops, warehouses, across digital worlds and other imaginative spaces.
FEMINAE NOX with the brilliant minds of The Godmother of House Stacey Hotwaxx Hale and Debaser & Pique Founder Rachel Weldon put together this hands-on masterclass to offer a deep dive into how to build sustainable, community-rooted, artist-forward festival spaces from the ground up.
Whether you’re a first-time organizer or an artist dreaming of curating your own stage, this session equips you with the creative frameworks, production hacks, and ethical strategies to go from vision to impact—without waiting for institutional permission.
This 2-hour masterclass will break participants into small groups to co-design and present a mock artist-forward festival or music-space—complete with ethos, lineup, budget, funding sources, accessibility, community engagement, and anti-extractive policies
Who It’s For:
- Priority will be given to Black, Brown, Indigenous, and other racialized women/gender diverse individuals. Allies are welcome. First come, first serve; limited slots available and no pre-registration required
- Emerging curators and producers
- Artists wanting to self-host
- Community organizers and space-makers
- Anyone who’s felt excluded from traditional festival culture
Please note: During the event, no interpreter for the Deaf will be present.
Doors open 15 minutes before the scheduled start time. We encourage you to arrive early to secure your spot. Once capacity is reached, no additional participants will be admitted.
Please note: access to Forum activities is reserved for Forum pass holders only.
Stacey 'Hotwaxx' HaleUS
From Blueprint to Block Party: How to Build Your Own DIY Festival Space presented by FEMINAE NOX
22 Aug
Performs at 1:45 pm_3:45 pm Montréal time
Rachel WeldonCA
Debaser / Pique
From Blueprint to Block Party: How to Build Your Own DIY Festival Space presented by FEMINAE NOX
22 Aug
Performs at 1:45 pm_3:45 pm Montréal time
Mira SilversUS/QC
FEMINAE NOX / FORT Agency
From Blueprint to Block Party: How to Build Your Own DIY Festival Space presented by FEMINAE NOX
22 Aug
Performs at 1:45 pm_3:45 pm Montréal time
Friday, August 22, 2025
2:00 pm_2:15 pm
