#InnovationFestival25. . . you were INCREDIBLE!

2025 saw our biggest, boldest and greenest festival EVER. From inspiring guest speakers, creative entertainers, sustainable event delivery, cutting-edge tech showcases and hands on industry challenges, Innovation Festival 2025 has been a living, breathing hub for regeneration, innovation and energy.

A huge THANK YOU to our sponsors, speakers, entertainers, festival crew and partners – we simply could not do any of this without you. And then to our amazing innovation family. You never fail to bring it. Thank you for being YOU!

Save the date . . .

Missing the festival energy already? Fear not, you can regenerate and recharge by watching all the best bits from this year’s festival right here and remind yourself why you need to secure the dates in your diary for next year’s Innovation Festival RIGHT NOW!

‘Tis the season for… keeping the REGENERATION momentum

The festival may be officially over for another year but here at Innovation HQ, the hard work continues! We are looking at all the great ideas generated from this year’s festival and working to ignite as many of them as possible AND we’re excited to share this progress with you at our IF25 Festive follow up event.

So, dust off the tinsel, get your ice-skates on and head back to the glorious North East on Friday, 28 November 2025 for some festive festival cheer. Register now!

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