The CultureBlocs meetup.

A friendly London evening for people at every stage — tech-curious, practitioners, technologists, founders — to talk about what they're building, share problems, and explore what technology can do for the cultural sector. Whether you work in music, performance, theatre, visual arts, museums, nightlife, or digital products: newcomers welcome.

Next: Creative × Tech Autumn Meetup · Wednesday 14th October, 18:30–21:00 · Sixes Party Cricket, London Bridge SE1 3UD

Here tonight? Make it a bead

Press I went, sign in with your Bluesky (or any Atmosphere) account and write a line about the evening — who you met, what someone shared, what you’re taking away. It becomes a bead: a small record of a cultural moment, kept in your own account and pointing at the meetup. You can also post it to Bluesky if you like.

I went to the Autumn Meetup about the event →

Or scan the code in the room · cultureblocs.com/w/meetup/autumn-2026

The shape of an evening

6:30 — Arrivals
Grab a drink, meet people, say hello.
Welcome to CultureBlocs
A short intro to what this is, why we're bringing people together, and how newcomers can get involved.
Shares
Informal shows of ideas, products, creative projects, and problems people would like to explore with the group.
Open conversation
How is technology changing creative work? Where can data genuinely help artists, audiences and cultural organisations? What tools and spaces are missing?
Newcomer-friendly networking
Smaller groups: ask questions, find collaborators, meet people doing interesting things.
Afterwards
More drinks and informal chat, if you'd like.

Hosts

Mark Simpkins

Years across digital technology in media, fashion, music, television and theatre; helped organise the Mycelia meetups for Imogen Heap and build the first version of The Creative Passport. Builds the CultureBlocs tools.

geekyoto.com →

Oliver Outen

Previously a promoter and DJ/producer in nightlife; now in the tech sector building apps, websites and digital data products.

Beads from the meetups

Each meetup is itself a cultural moment — so we record it with our own tools. Strands from past evenings will appear here as they're published: who shared what, the ideas on the table, the thread of the night.

Rendered live from the @cultureblocs.com ATProto repo — when a meetup strand is published there, it appears here with no site deploy. Nothing yet? The next meetup will mint it.