This year we are working to support contributors through the process of planning and opening. To do this, we are running a programme of in-person drop-in events (until the end of April) and online surgeries (until the end of May).

These are opportunities to come and speak to the team, to share your ideas and ask questions.

We are running online surgeries every Friday, 12pm-1pm, from Friday 21 April. To join, you’ll need to book a 15-minute slot. Go here to book. Select the Friday you want from the calendar on the lefthand side of the page, then click on a time slot to book it. Spaces are limited.

If you have been a Contributor in previous festivals and run an open day, here is more information about what to expect this year and the changes we have made.

Click here to find out more.

You can submit your plans for you festival open-day from 4-31 July. If approved your listing will go live in mid-August.

Find out more about what we are looking for as part of the Summer Submission.

Airbnb has partnered with Open House Festival, offering headline sponsorship of the event, to celebrate and open up some of the Capital’s most architecturally impressive buildings and to help achieve this year's festival aims.

Click here to find out more.

1. We are helping you coordinate your open day with others in you neighbourhood by creating guidance for which weekend to open depending on where you are based.

2. The festival database — where you create Proposals for new plans and your Submission for returning contributors — will have a new look and feel. It will also have more guidence and resources dotted throughout the process. There are a few new questions which should help to capture more information about your opening.

3. There’s a brief and a criteria, as well as lots of other online resources to help you plan

6—17th of September. That’s two weekends and the weekdays in the middle.

The festival has launched an open call for architecture practices to open their projects for the festival. To find out more, click here.