▁said : ▁ ▁In sp iration ▁for ▁the ▁idea ▁came ▁from ▁traditional ▁pleasure ▁gard ens ▁and ▁working ▁men ' s ▁instit utes , ▁which ▁were ▁very ▁much ▁for ▁the ▁community ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁ ▁They ▁wanted ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁radical ▁ven ue ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁" l abor atory ▁of ▁fun " ▁or ▁a ▁" univers ity ▁of ▁the ▁streets ", ▁where ▁visitors ▁could ▁go ▁along ▁and ▁enjoy ▁performances , ▁particip ate ▁in ▁arts ▁and ▁craft ▁activities ▁or ▁just ▁meet ▁up ▁and ▁have ▁fun . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁allowing ▁culture , ▁science ▁and ▁education ▁to ▁be ▁available ▁to ▁people ▁from ▁all ▁background s . ▁ ▁The ▁palace ▁was ▁never ▁built . ▁Coun c ils ▁would ▁not ▁give ▁the ▁land , ▁the ▁permissions ▁and ▁the ▁money ▁just ▁did ▁not ▁material ise . ▁As ▁such ▁the ▁Fun ▁Palace ▁became ▁an ▁un real ised ▁dream . ▁ ▁All ▁this ▁changed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁when ▁the ▁first ▁call ▁for ▁ven ues ▁and ▁organisation ▁to ▁create ▁their ▁own ▁Fun ▁Pal aces ▁locally ▁was ▁suggested ▁by ▁St ella ▁D uff y , ▁co - found er ▁( with ▁Sarah - J ane ▁Raw lings ) ▁of ▁the ▁Fun ▁Pal aces ▁organisation . ▁On ▁the ▁ 4 ▁and ▁ 5 ▁October , ▁hundreds ▁of ▁Fun ▁Pal aces , ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Fun ▁Pal aces ▁organisation , ▁appeared ▁across ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁beyond . ▁ ▁Instead ▁of ▁building ▁new ▁buildings , ▁temporary ▁' pop - up ' ▁fun ▁pal aces , ▁appeared ▁in