A Festival of Hands

Designer Megan Fitzoliver makes a frame for her face by placing her hands into a rectangular shape.
Megan Fitzoliver, Stoke. © Jerome Whittingham.

Designer and creative thinker Megan Fitzoliver is co-ordinating a celebration of North Staffordshire’s creative and caring individuals, groups, and industries.

The inaugural Festival of Hands will take place across Stoke-on-Trent and beyond, 1st to 14th June 2026.

We sat in Spode Rose Garden in Stoke, enjoying a coffee from the Bluebird cafe, chatting about the festival and its themes.

Megan’s looking for expressions of interest from anyone that wants to get involved.

“Let’s join hands, build on the centenary celebration foundations, and show the world what we can do together in this creative city.”

Megan Fitzoliver

Get in touch with Megan at:

megan@festivalofhands.org.uk

A website will be going live soon too.