Forum or The Forum (plural forums or fora) may refer to:

Common uses

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

, designated space for public expression in the United States *

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

, open public space within a Roman city **

Roman Forum The Roman Forum, also known by its Latin name Forum Romanum ( it, Foro Romano), is a rectangular forum (plaza) surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome. Citizens of the ancient ...

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

Public forum debate Public Forum debate is a widespread form of middle and high school competitive debate which centers on current events and relies on both logic and evidence to construct arguments. Invented in the US, Public Forum is one of the most prominent Americ ...

, a type of high school debate

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 spl ...

, 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 with ...

, a type of theatrical technique created by Brazilian theatre director Augusto Boal *

Forum Theatre (Washington, D.C.) Forum Theatre was a non-profit theatre company based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 2004 as Forum Theatre and Dance, it worked out of the Warehouse Theatre, the H Street Playhouse and, in its final years, out of a black box theatre in Silver S ...

, a former theatre group

Buildings

Shopping centres

Foorum Foorum is a shopping centre in the centre of Tallinn, Estonia. Foorum has a gross leasable area of 2,500 square metres containing 28 different shops (including four restaurants and cafés), including women's fashion, footwear, kid's clothes, j ...

, Tallinn, Estonia *

Forum (shopping centre) Forum is a shopping centre in Helsinki, Finland, opened in 1985 and located between the streets of Mannerheimintie, Simonkatu, Yrjönkatu and Kalevankatu. The original Forum building is located in the corner of Mannerheimintie and Simonkatu. T ...

, Helsinki, Finland * The Forum (shopping mall), Bangalore, India *

Forum Mall (Kolkata) Forum Mall also known as Forum Courtyard is a shopping mall located in Bhowanipore, South Kolkata, India. It was initially conceived as an office tower. 80% of the foundation was complete before it was converted into a mall. Currently it has a ...

, 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. Along the upper st ...

, Singapore *

The Forum on Peachtree Parkway Peachtree Corners is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, and is the largest city in Gwinnett County with a population of 42,243 as of the 2020 US Census. Peachtree Corners is the only ...

, Peachtree Corners, Georgia, United States * The Forum Shops at Caesars, 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 (arts), media and arts centre located in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The complex is currently home to a large theatre and Stage (theatre), stage, several conference room, conference and f ...

, 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 Wells ...

, a live music venue in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England *O2 Forum Kentish Town, 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, an arena in Memphis, Tennessee *The Forum (Chicago), an event venue in Chicago, Illinois *The Forum, Los Angeles, former name of Kia Forum, an indoor arena in Inglewood, California *Tampa Bay Times Forum, former name of Amalie Arena, a multi-purpose arena in Tampa Bay, Florida ;Other countries *The Forum, North Adelaide, former name of the Piccadilly Cinema, a cinema in Adelaide, South Australia *The Forum, Toronto, former venue on the site of the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre *Forum Copenhagen, exhibition, concert, and faire building in Copenhagen, Denmark * Forum Theatre (officially Forum Melbourne), a live music venue in Melbourne, Australia *Mediolanum Forum, an indoor arena in Milan, Italy *Montreal Forum, a historic arena in Montreal, Quebec, Canada *Thessaloniki Forum, an indoor arena in Greece

Other buildings

*Forum Restaurant, Sino Plaza, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong *Forum Station, a metro station in Copenhagen *Informatics Forum, on the campus of the University of Edinburgh *The Forum (Dubai), a future highrise tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates *The Forum, Norwich, 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, a library in Essex, England

Businesses and organizations

*Forum (alternative dispute resolution), formerly known as the National Arbitration Forum *Berkeley Forum, a student organization at the University of California, Berkeley *Forum Group, an Australian company *ISKCON Youth Forum (IYF) Ahmedabad, a youth organisation *The Forum, a group involved in the origins of ''The Urantia Book'' *The Forum, a brand of self-help firm Landmark Worldwide *World Economic Forum, a Swiss nonprofit foundation

Events

*European Forum Alpbach, held by a political and economic thinktank *OpenForum, a conference held in Cape Town in 2012 *SCO Forum, a computer conference held in the United States from 1987 to 2008 *Universal Forum of Cultures, an international cultural event *World Social Forum, an annual meeting of civil society organizations

Media

Periodicals

*Forum (Bangladesh), ''Forum'' (Bangladesh), a Bangladeshi current affairs magazine *Forum (business magazine), ''Forum'' (business magazine), Swedish-language magazine in Finland *Forum (Macedonian magazine), ''Forum'' (Macedonian magazine), a weekly political magazine in the Republic of Macedonia *''Penthouse Forum'', an American pornographic magazine *The Forum (American magazine), ''The Forum'' (American magazine), published between 1886 and 1950 *''The Forum'', an official magazine of Alcoholics Anonymous *''The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead'', a newspaper in Fargo, North Dakota * ''The Forum'', an online publication of the African American Policy Forum * ''FORUM: Issues about Part-Time and Contingent Faculty'', a publication of the National Council of Teachers of English

Places

Natural features

* Forum Peak, on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada *Piz Fora, a mountain in the Alps

Populated places

* Forum, Arkansas, United States *Blandford Forum, town in England *Forum Fulvii, Roman settlement in Italy

Radio

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