Futureproof 2026 volunteers

Look for the salmon shirts. Backstage, in the foyer and onstage for the closing thank-you: the volunteers and wider crew who helped make our first festival happen. These 22 photographs follow the gathering at Vancouver’s H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, October 28–30, 2026.

Photo: Michelle Diamond. Diamond’s Edge Photography.

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Day 3 · October 30

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The final program day: welcome, stage conversations, audience questions, books, film, music and thanks to the crew. October 30. Photos: Michelle Diamond. Diamond’s Edge Photography.

Day 2 · October 29

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Talks, audience questions, robotics, electronic music and the conversations between sessions on October 29. Photos: Michelle Diamond. Diamond’s Edge Photography.

Opening night · October 28

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The welcome, the audience, the people behind the scenes and the opening-night performances at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre. Photos: Michelle Diamond. Diamond’s Edge Photography.