Forum or The Forum may refer to:

Common uses

Forum (legal) In the constitutional law of the United States, a forum is a property that is open to freedom of speech, public expression and assembly. Types Forums are classified as public or nonpublic. Public forum A public forum, also called an ''open f ...

, designated space for public expression in the United States *

Forum (Roman) A forum (Latin: ''forum'', "public place outdoors", : ''fora''; English : either ''fora'' or ''forums'') was a public square in a municipium, or any civitas, of Ancient Rome reserved primarily for the vending of goods; i.e., a marketplace, alon ...

, open public space within a Roman city **

Roman Forum A forum (Latin: ''forum'', "public place outdoors", : ''fora''; English : either ''fora'' or ''forums'') was a public square in a municipium, or any civitas, of Ancient Rome reserved primarily for the vending of goods; i.e., a marketplace, alon ...

, most famous example * Internet forum, discussion board on the Internet

Arts and entertainment

* Forum & Forum Expanded, a section of the Berlin International Film Festival * ''Forum'' (album), a 2001 pop/soft rock album by Invertigo *

The Forum (vocal group) The Forum was a vocal group organized by Les Baxter whose members were Phil Campos, Riselle Bain and Rene Nole who would marry Campos. The group evolved from an earlier folk music group called Les Baxter's Balladeers. Campos, Bain and Nole sp ...

, organized by American musician Les Baxter *

Forum theatre Forum theatre is a type of theatre created by Brazilian theatre director Augusto Boal. It is one of the techniques under the umbrella term of Theatre of the Oppressed (TO). This relates to the engagement of spectators influencing and engaging wit ...

, a type of theatrical technique created by Brazilian theatre director Augusto Boal * Forum Theatre (Washington, D.C.), a former theatre group

Buildings

Shopping centres

* Forum (shopping centre), Helsinki, Finland *

The Forum (shopping mall) Nexus Mall (formerly Forum Mall) is a shopping mall located on Hosur Road in Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India developed by Prestige Group. It is the first shopping mall in the city of Bengaluru. Nexus Koramangala is the oldest full-f ...

, Bangalore, India * Forum Mall (Kolkata), Kolkata, India *

Forum The Shopping Mall Forum The Shopping Mall (Chinese: 福临购物中心, Tamil: பாரம் அங்காடி ) is a shopping mall on Singapore's main shopping belt, Orchard Road. It was built on the site of the Singapura Forum Hotel. It is owned by Hote ...

, Singapore * The Forum on Peachtree Parkway, Peachtree Corners, Georgia, United States *

The Forum Shops at Caesars The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, also known as The Forum Shops, is an upscale shopping mall on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is connected to the Caesars Palace resort, and both feature a Roman theme. The mall project was announce ...

, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Sports and entertainment venues

United Kingdom

The Forum, Barrow-in-Furness The Forum (formerly Forum 28) is a theatre, media and arts centre located in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The complex is currently home to an adaptable auditorium and stage, several conference and function rooms, Barrow's main tourist inf ...

, Cumbria, England *

The Forum, Bath The Forum was built as an art deco cinema in Bath, Somerset, England, in 1934, and was designated as a Grade II* listed building on 28 May 1986. The building closed as a cinema in 1969, and has subsequently been used as a dancing school, a bingo ...

, an event venue and church in Bath, Somerset, England *

The Forum, Tunbridge Wells The Forum is an independent music venue in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, with a standing capacity of 250. The venue opened in 1993, the building having previously been a public toilet. Location The Forum is located on Tunbridge Well ...

, a live music venue in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England *

O2 Forum Kentish Town The O Forum Kentish Town is a concert venue in Kentish Town, London, England, owned by Live Nation Entertainment and originally built in 1934. History The venue was built in 1934 and was originally used as an art deco cinema. After the cinem ...

, formerly London Forum, a nightclub and live music venue in Kentish Town, London

United States

* Broome County Forum Theatre, a theater in Binghamton, New York commonly called The Forum *

FedExForum FedExForum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the NCAA Division I Memphis Tigers men's ba ...

, an arena in Memphis, Tennessee *

The Forum (Chicago) The Forum is a historic event venue at 318-328 E. 43rd Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood of the Grand Boulevard community area of Chicago, Illinois. Chicago alderman William Kent and his father Albert had the venue built in 1897, intending ...

, an event venue in Chicago, Illinois *The Forum, Los Angeles, former name of

Kia Forum The Kia Forum, also known as Los Angeles Forum and formerly Great Western Forum, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Inglewood, California, United States, adjacent to Los Angeles. Located on West Manchester Boulevard, with Pincay Drive to th ...

, an indoor arena in Inglewood, California *Tampa Bay Times Forum, former name of

Amalie Arena Amalie Arena (officially stylized as AMALIE Arena) is a multipurpose arena in Tampa, Florida, United States, that has been used for ice hockey, basketball, arena football, concerts, and other events. It is mainly used as the home for the Tamp ...

, a multi-purpose arena in Tampa Bay, Florida

Other countries

*The Forum, North Adelaide, former name of the

Piccadilly Cinema Piccadilly Cinema(s), formerly Piccadilly Theatre and Forum Cinema (The Forum), and also known as The Piccadilly, is a cinema located on the corner of O'Connell Street and Childers Street in North Adelaide, South Australia. History 1940: o ...

, a cinema in Adelaide, South Australia *The Forum, Toronto, former venue on the site of the

Molson Canadian Amphitheatre The Budweiser Stage, originally known as the Molson Amphitheatre, is a concert venue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the grounds of Ontario Place and hosts many diverse acts, including genres like rock, pop, country, and jazz. The ...

Forum Copenhagen Forum Copenhagen () is a large multi-purpose, rentable indoor arena located in Frederiksberg, Denmark. It hosts a large variety of concerts, markets, exhibitions and other events. The venue can hold up to 10,000 people depending on the event. Th ...

, exhibition, concert, and faire building in Copenhagen, Denmark *

Forum Groningen Forum Groningen is a cultural center in the city of Groningen in the northern Netherlands that houses a library, cinema, and parts of the Groninger Museum. Forum Groningen opened in November 2019, and is expected to receive 1.6 millio ...

, a cultural centre, library and cinema in Groningen, the Netherlands *

Forum Theatre Forum theatre is a type of theatre created by Brazilian theatre director Augusto Boal. It is one of the techniques under the umbrella term of Theatre of the Oppressed (TO). This relates to the engagement of spectators influencing and engaging wit ...

(officially Forum Melbourne), a live music venue in Melbourne, Australia *

Mediolanum Forum Unipol Forum (formerly the FilaForum, DatchForum and Mediolanum Forum; known as the Forum di Milano in events where commercial naming rights are prohibited) is an indoor sports arena that is located in Assago, a small town 3 km outside Milan, ...

, an indoor arena in Milan, Italy *

Montreal Forum Montreal Forum () is a historic building located facing Cabot Square, Montreal, Cabot Square in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Called "the most storied building in hockey history" by ''Sporting News'', it was an indoor arena which served as the home o ...

, a historic arena in Montreal, Quebec, Canada *

Halifax Forum The Halifax Forum is an arena and multi-purpose facility in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Its uses include sporting events, bingo, ice skating, concerts and markets. It was built in 1927 on the site of the former Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibition which ...

, an arena in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada *

Thessaloniki Forum The Thessaloniki Forum (Greek language, Greek: Φόρουμ Θεσσαλονίκης) was an indoor arena, indoor sports arena that was located near the center of the city of Thessaloniki, in Greece. The venue was used to host basketball games, h ...

, an indoor arena in Greece

Other buildings

* Forum Restaurant, Sino Plaza, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong * Forum Station, a metro station in Copenhagen *

Informatics Forum The Informatics Forum is a major building on the Central Area campus of the University of Edinburgh. Completed in 2008, it houses the research institutes of the university's School of Informatics. Design The Forum is designed by Bennetts Asso ...

, on the campus of the University of Edinburgh * The Forum, Hemel Hempstead, municipal building in Hemel Hempstead *

The Forum, Norwich The Forum is a public building in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The building opened in 2001 and was designed by the British architectural firm Sir Michael Hopkins and Partners. It was built to serve as a replacement to the Norwich Central Library, ...

, a library, tourist information office and headquarters of the BBC in Norwich * The Forum at 343 East 74th Street, a residential building in New York City *

The Forum Southend-on-Sea The Forum Southend-on-Sea, locally known simply as The Forum, is a building located in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. The Central Library and Focus Art Gallery are housed in the building. It was opened in September 2013 following a relocation ...

, a library in Essex, England *

The Forum, Gloucester The Forum is part of the Kings Quarter development in Gloucester, England. It is a 600,000 sq ft area. It will consist of forty three apartments, a four star hotel, the Gloucester Transport Hub, Cafes, Bars, a Gym, retail units, One and Two ...

, a digital campus in Gloucester, England

Businesses and organizations

Forum (alternative dispute resolution) Forum, formerly known as the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) is an American organization that provides arbitration and mediation services to businesses, based at its Minneapolis headquarters and offices in New Jersey. The organization was founde ...

, formerly known as the National Arbitration Forum * Berkeley Forum, a student organization at the University of California, Berkeley *

Forum Group Forum Group was an Australian managed services provider offering integrated B2B solutions, including IT, print, environment, fleet and security. Founded in 2011 in St Leonards, New South Wales, the business soon became the most elaborate front ...

, an Australian company *The Forum, a group involved in the origins of ''

The Urantia Book ''The Urantia Book'' (sometimes called ''The Urantia Papers'' or ''The Fifth Epochal Revelation'') is a spiritual, philosophical, and religious book that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States sometime between 1924 and 1955. The text, ...

'' *The Forum, a brand of self-help firm Landmark Worldwide

Media

Periodicals

* ''Forum'' (Bangladesh), Bangladeshi current affairs magazine * ''The Forum'' (alumni magazine), the Columbia University alumni magazine * ''Forum'' (business magazine), Swedish-language magazine in Finland * ''Forum'' (Macedonian magazine), weekly political magazine in the Republic of Macedonia * ''Forum'' (Turkey), biweekly political magazine in Turkey published between 1954 and 1970 *'' Penthouse Forum'', American pornographic magazine * ''The Forum'' (American magazine), published between 1886 and 1950 *''The Forum'', official magazine of

Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a global, peer-led Mutual aid, mutual-aid fellowship focused on an abstinence-based recovery model from alcoholism through its spiritually inclined twelve-step program. AA's Twelve Traditions, besides emphasizing anon ...

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The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead ''The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead'' or more recently ''The Forum'' is an American, English language newspaper. It is the major newspaper for Fargo, North Dakota and the surrounding region, including Moorhead, Minnesota. It is the flagship and name ...

'', newspaper in Fargo, North Dakota * ''The Forum'', online publication of the African American Policy Forum * ''FORUM: Issues about Part-Time and Contingent Faculty'', publication of the

National Council of Teachers of English The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is a United States professional organization dedicated to "improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts English studies (or simply, English) is an academic discip ...

Places

Forum, Arkansas Forum is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Arkansas, United States. It is located at the intersection of Arkansas highways 23, 23W and 127 near Withrow Springs State Park Withrow Springs State Park is a public recreation area ...

, United States, an unincorporated community * Forum Peak, on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada

Radio

* ''Forum'' (KQED), a radio show on KQED-FM hosted by Michael Krasny * ''The Forum'' (BBC World Service), an international radio discussion show