RIOT

Edition 07 / May 2026 / Manchester

RIOT is a four-day design festival and the studio behind it — talks, type, print and a lot of noise, for people who refuse to blend in.

Get tickets

14–17 May at The Forge, Manchester. Early birds close Friday.

The programme

Six of the loudest sessions from RIOT 07. The full schedule lands with your ticket.

Keynote

The death of the safe choice

IdentityMain stage
Workshop

Set it twice as big

TypeStudio 2
Print lab

Riso till the ink runs out

Hands-onThe Press Room
Talk

Break the grid on purpose

LayoutMain stage
Talk

Make the motion mean something

MotionStudio 1
Panel

Arguing with clients, and winning

PracticeMain stage
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0+troublemakers through the doors
0speakers across four stages
0talks, labs and workshops
0days in one very loud room

I walked in with a house style and left having burned it down. Best decision I made all year.

Priya NairStudio lead, Pulp

What RIOT believes

Design should pick a side. Safe is the expensive option. If nobody argues, you didn't say anything. We'd rather be wrong and loud than right and quiet.

Tickets for RIOT 07 are live

Four days, one pass. Early-bird pricing holds until Friday, then it goes up and we don't feel bad about it.

Group rates for studios of five or more. Students get in for a tenner.