Fixfest is a global gathering of repairers, tinkerers, and activists

Given expected further economic struggle ahead of most everyone living in the UK, such gatherings perhaps come being more appropriate than ever. If not late already. The only contradiction is with the otherwise super consumerism-oriented societal tune across most Europe, UK including.

Will be marking my calendar!

We did a "restart party" at our hackerspace a few years ago. Definitely could have used a good stock of capacitors. Probably power cords. Not sure what to do with all the very specific USB-C etc. ports that break.

Everything about fixing something broken is so appealing. Better for the environment, often better for your wallet, and better for the soul.

I think this applies to software too! Writing good software allows it to be maintained well and it being open source helps promote that. Publishing good documentation is another huge win for maintainability.

Something that repair enables is wealth in the sense that David Deutsch uses in "Beginning of Infinity:" the repertoire of physical transformations that they would be capable of causing

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Everything about fixing something broken is so appealing. Better for the environment, often better for your wallet, and better for the soul.

"and better for the soul"

Well, if it works again ..

https://xkcd.com/1994/

If you have a habit like me of only partly fixing things, because a unforseen problem came up and deciding to get back later on it, you will just pile up electronic garbage and run out of space. (It was really good for my soul getting rid of most of it recently)

Will be marking my calendar!

Something that repair enables is wealth in the sense that David Deutsch uses in "Beginning of Infinity:" the repertoire of physical transformations that they would be capable of causing

"and better for the soul"

Well, if it works again ..

https://xkcd.com/1994/

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I read this as fedex. The brain is weird.

We've banned this account. Please stop now.

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I read this as fedex. The brain is weird.

I read it as Firefox

Fixfest is a regular global gathering of repairers and tinkerers, activists, policy-makers, thinkers, educators and companies from all over the world. We meet every couple of years. The most recent international Fixfest was in September 2025 in London.

Between international Fixfest gatherings, national events are often organised too.

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What happened at Fixfest 2025?

In September 2025, over 220 repairers, organisers, activists, researchers, businesses, and policymakers met in London for a weekend of sharing skills, knowledge, experience and stories. Together we strengthened our truly international community committed to nurturing, expanding and advocating for repair around the world.

three photos showing different scenes from Fixfest: a panel of 8 people sitting on a stage; a group of people pointing at a sign reading 'aye' with one holding a 'Right to Repair' t-shirt; and a large group of people looking up at the camera and waving.

Scenes from Fixfest 2025. Photos: Mark A Phillips

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