This is what we’ve achieved so far around the world
Archiving Dutch Night and Club Culture
Archiving Dutch Night and Club Culture is a joint effort of VibeLab and Podiumkunst.net uncovering how nightlife can be recognised, protected, and preserved for future generations.
Creative Footprint
VibeLab and PennPraxis' Creative Footprint researches creative spaces, studying a city's music and nightlife's cultural impact. Conducted in Berlin, NYC, Tokyo, Stockholm, Montréal, and Sydney.
Neighbourhoods for All
Habitat Norway, UCLG, VibeLab, and UN-Habitat worked together to share knowledge and learning between cities, civil society, and other actors worldwide through a peer learning process
Malmö Nightlife Study
Preliminary Study on Malmö’s Nightlife and a Vision for the Future of a Creative City
Nashville Independent Venue Study
NIVS is a joint initiative led by Nashville Metro Planning, PennPraxis, VibeLab, and the Culture Shift Team to assess and safeguard Nashville Independent Venues, preserving the city's musical legacy in the face of gentrification and rising costs.
RISE UP
Manifesto
VibeLab started a dialogue to plan and imagine how to improve nightlife worldwide. So far, the Manifesto has collected contributions from over 120+ creatives in 55 cities worldwide.
NightSchool
An EU-wide training programme designed to support night culture producers early in their careers. This transnational education programme will focus on environmental, social, and economic sustainability.
XP Music Futures
VibeLab developed the whole strategy and programming for the first-ever music conference in the Middle East. This music industry conference, established in 2021, has been laying the building blocks to create a thriving music industry in the SWANA region.
IKEA: Centering Creativity
VibeLab undertook a groundbreaking initiative to revolutionise how IKEA interacts with creative communities. It aimed to understand their dynamics, navigate local regulations, and pave a sustainable path for IKEA.
Toronto Night Economy Review
VibeLab engaged 3,300 participants in the Toronto Night Economy Review, aligning regulations for bars, restaurants, and venues, fostering inclusivity, and enhancing livability to ensure safe communities.
ADE: Sexy Mess
Sexy Mess is a party hosted in collaboration with New York's iconic club House Of Yes that brings together the global nightlife community to celebrate performance, music, and culture. It aims to create an inclusive and boundary-pushing experience transcending the traditional boundaries of nightlife events.
Night Time Economy Summit
As a partner of the NTE Summit, VibeLab leads programs on the international stage. The event unites global experts to explore technological advancements, sustainability, and the significance of ongoing education in nighttime industries.
Nighttime Lab SXSW
The Nighttime Lab at SXSW is an event that showcases how collaborative efforts can safeguard cultural diversity in the face of urban development. Austin can grow inclusively, economically, and sustainably by backing key cultural entities and retaining its distinct character.
Voices of Creatives
VibeLab analysed COVID-19's impact on music, fashion, and design in Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Senegal, and South Africa for a study commissioned by the German Federal Ministry and conducted with German International Cooperation.
Global Nighttime Recovery Plan
The Global Nighttime Recovery Plan (GNRP) empowers cities with secure strategies to revive creative and nighttime economies. Co-created by 130+ specialists from 70 cities, it provides interactive frameworks, tools, and best practices.
Berlin Nighttime Strategy
VibeLab in partnership with Clubcommission Berlin e.V., developed a Nighttime Strategy outlining ten objectives and 30 recommendations for Berlin night life that is becoming more of a challenge every year.
Fluctuations Report
VibeLab’s report for the Fluctuations Festival has assessed stakeholders, infrastructures, policies and governance relevant to staging a floating festival in multiple cities across Europe and outline how creative river policies could look like when cities shape access to water for creatives.
Nightlife for All: Reimagining Bostons Public Life at Night
As a collaboration between Boston-based Design Studio for Social Intervention (DS4SI) and VibeLab, this study identifies some of the structural investments necessary to allow Boston’s community efforts and civic imagination to flourish.
London Nightlife Research
In 2025 VibeLab joined forces with with the Greater London Authority and the London Nightlife Taskforce for a new research project that identifies solutions that help protect, retain and grow nightlife in London.
