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Get ready for Dover Youth Festival 2024—a totally free event for 11 to 19 year olds! See below for Dover Youth Festival Programme information and follow this link to book onto one of our amazing workshops…
DOVER YOUTH FESTIVAL BOOKING FORM 
Download Dover Youth Festival programme: dyf-programme-web 09-10-24

Or pick up a paper copy from The Charlton Centre.

NB – for some of our partners’ events, you may need to email them or visit their website.

This is your chance to dive into a week full of awesome activities during the Autumn half-term. All events are free. No experience necessary and all materials provided!

Email DYF@futurefoundry.org.uk, or DM us on social media for more information. Free transport provided to events out of town – booking required!

This festival is all about exploring your creativity, connecting with nature, and having a blast with your friends. Our theme this year is PEOPLE, PLACE, NATURE, CLIMATE. The theme is inspired by our Dover Youth Cultural Survey, which revealed that young people were spending a surprising amount of time undertaking outdoor activities and spending time in nature. It’s also in response to our partnership work with the Kent Downs National Landscapes team, and the completion of our environmental arts training programme, Closing The Loop.

Cool Activities Include:
  • Youth Market: Show off your skills or find cool stuff made by other young people.
  • Free Pop-Up Cinema: Catch some awesome films with your friends.
  • Bushcraft & Outdoor Cooking: Learn how to survive and cook outdoors.
  • Creative Workshops: Try out stone carving, natural dyeing, drawing, ceramics, and fashion.
  • Outdoor Fun: Join us for stargazing, beach sculpture, and football!


Reading Time: 15 mins

Recommended: Young People, Artists, Local Decision Makers, Youth Workers, Families and Friends, Schools.

Impact: Creative Arts in Kent, New Resources, Support, Opportunities, and Skills for Young Persons in and out of School.

The festival is organised by Future Foundry and is supported by Arts Council England, Farming in Protected Landscapes, Kent Downs National Landscape, Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust, and Dover Community Association.
With thanks to all of the Dover Youth Festival 2024 Partners.
Photo Credit: Future Foundry, Graphic Designer: Tommy Brentnall
DOWNLOAD 2024 PROGRAMME BELOW

Download Dover Youth Festival programme: dyf-programme-web 09-10-24

Spaces are limited for all events where booking is required. Register for these events by CLICKING HERE.  Certain partner events require booking directly through their provided email or via their official websites. Click the link above to download the full programme, which includes all the links and emails you need.

The full programme is also on this website page, so just scroll down to access it.

Reach out to us anytime by emailing DYF@futurefoundry.org.uk, or by DM’ing us on social media.

To reserve your spot on the minibus for events with transport support, don’t forget to book in advance by emailing DYF@futurefoundry.org.uk.

For latest updates and news check out the Future Foundry on social media at
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Twitter: @Future_Foundry

Dover Youth Festival is an annual festival produced by Future Foundry, showcasing and celebrating the
cultural interests of Dover’s 11-19 year olds. Following the success of DYF 23, 2024
is the second year Future Foundry will deliver Dover Youth Festival. 

To get better at devising activities for 11-19 year olds we spent one hour with more than 500 Dover secondary school students, to find out what they thought of as ‘culture’, what creative and cultural activities they would like access to and what activities they were already doing. We also asked how they felt about Dover and whether young people should be consulted in decisions made about the future of the town. 

From there, Dover Youth Festival was born. Check out the first iteration in 2023 here.