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📅 Key Dates 2026
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End of March 2026Early Bird Ticket DeadlineBook before prices rise at fulldome.org.uk
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4 June 2026Extended Submission DeadlineDeadline extended by one month — films, live performances, presentations
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Oct 9–10, 2026Festival DaysCULTVR Lab, Cardiff, Wales
📬 How to Submit
FDUK 2026 accepts three types of work. You can submit more than one, and across different categories:
- Fulldome Films — Pre-rendered or linear fulldome works. Submit exclusively via FilmFreeway. Read the Film Submission Guidelines PDF carefully before submitting — it contains all technical specs.
- Live Sets — Real-time generative or interactive fulldome works. Submit via the dedicated form at fulldome.org.uk/submissions.
- Presentations — Talks, demos, workshops about your practice, tools or research. Submit via dedicated form.
Multiple submissions are welcome — for example, a film and a talk about the process behind it.
🏛️ Venue: CULTVR Lab, Cardiff
FDUK 2026 is hosted at CULTVR Lab in Cardiff, Wales — an immersive media and creative technology hub. This is the first time the festival returns to Wales, and only the second time it's been held at CULTVR (after previous editions there). Cardiff's creative sector and CULTVR's technical setup make it one of the more interesting venues in the UK for immersive work.
In addition to the main two-day programme, selected fulldome films will be screened for local Cardiff audiences — extending the reach of submitted work beyond the festival itself.
🔊 CULTVR Sound System: What Artists Need to Know
FDUK organisers have circulated CULTVR's April 2026 sound system guide. The main dome setup is a 16-speaker + sub / 17-channel system: 16 d&b audiotechnik 5S loudspeakers on the truss ring, 4 d&b E15X subwoofers on the floor at stage left/right, and a d&b DS100 with En-Space for Soundscape rendering. The dome is 12 metres in diameter and the speaker layout is radially symmetrical in a horizontal plane.
For live performance and spatial audio submissions, there are two practical routes: bring your own renderer and patch 1:1 to the speakers, or use the object-based mixing power of d&b Soundscape. The preferred input is Dante. Dante Virtual Soundcard may work, but CULTVR recommends a dedicated Dante interface for stability; any venue-provided device or DVS licence must be agreed in advance.
Also available: Allen & Heath SQ7/SQ5 consoles with Dante cards, DT168 stage boxes, Yamaha DSR full-range/sub PA, Shure wired and SLX-D radio mics, and 10 IEM beltpacks. Some operations may require specialist venue staff, so technical requirements should be discussed early.
📖 Festival History
Running since 2010 · Not-for-profit · UK & international
Fulldome UK is a not-for-profit organisation founded to promote fulldome as a creative and artistic medium. Its flagship event, FDUK, has been running since 2010, making it one of the longest-running fulldome festivals in the world. The mission: support artists, creative professionals and researchers working in immersive dome environments and frameless media.
Over the years FDUK has toured the UK's major immersive venues and co-hosted international events as far afield as Russia and Brazil:
- 2010 — IVT dome, University of Plymouth (inaugural event)
- Various — Thinktank Planetarium, Birmingham
- Various — National Space Centre, Leicester
- Various — Market Hall Dome, Plymouth
- Various — CULTVR, Cardiff, Wales
- 2026 — CULTVR Lab, Cardiff (current edition)
FDUK also has strong ties with the global fulldome community through international festival partnerships — including FullDome Festival Jena, Dome Fest West, and SAT Montréal.
🌐 Partners & Community
🔗 All Links
- FDUK 2026 official page
- All submission forms & guidelines
- Submit a film — FilmFreeway
- Film Submission Guidelines PDF
- About Fulldome UK
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Published March 14, 2026 · Updated May 5, 2026 with extended deadline and CULTVR Sound System Guide V2 · Sources: fulldome.org.uk · Images © Fulldome UK