▁community ▁events , ▁created ▁by ▁and ▁for ▁local ▁people . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁held ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁locations , ▁r anging ▁from ▁libraries , ▁sho pping ▁cent res , ▁schools , ▁par ks , ▁village ▁squares , ▁community ▁h alls , ▁sw imming ▁po ols , ▁etc . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁( ne ver ▁built ) ▁Fun ▁Palace ▁was ▁the ▁brain child ▁of ▁celebrated ▁theatre ▁director ▁Joan ▁Little wood ▁and ▁architect ▁C ed ric ▁Price . ▁Their ▁never - real ised ▁vision ▁was ▁re - inter pre ted ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁with ▁the ▁Fun ▁Pal aces ▁campaign ▁for ▁cultural ▁dem ocracy , ▁with ▁community - led ▁events ▁in ▁many ▁locations . ▁The ▁first ▁week end ▁of ▁action ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁with ▁ 1 3 8 ▁Fun ▁Pal aces ▁taking ▁place ▁across ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁intern ation ally ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁number ▁rose ▁to ▁ 1 4 2 , ▁ 2 9 2 ▁Fun ▁Pal aces ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁ 3 6 2 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Joan ▁Little wood ▁and ▁the ▁architect ▁C ed ric ▁Price ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁the ▁Fun ▁Palace ▁as ▁one ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁their ▁dream ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁space ▁where ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁could ▁come ▁together ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁arts , ▁science ▁and ▁culture . ▁ ▁Their ▁original ▁blue print