Common/Wealth: 29% Festival 2026
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Common/Wealth’s annual free festival of live performance, music, dance, art and workshops, celebrating Bradford’s young people & young artists.
Bradford is one of the youngest cities in Europe. 29% of our population was under the age of 20 when our youth festival was formed in 2024. 29% Festival is Common/Wealth’s annual free festival of live performance, music, dance, art and workshops, celebrating Bradford’s young people & young artists. It is the only dedicated festival made for and by young people in Yorkshire and was attended by over 400 teenagers last year.
This year we will host performances from over 50 young rappers, musicians, actors and poets, as well as a jam-packed programme of other activities for young people to get involved in, programmed by our brilliant youth board. This will include dedicated games rooms to have fun and compete with your mates, music-making workshops, exhibitions, chill-out and social spaces, interactive visual arts and crafting activities and FREE mocktails and desserts for all attendees.
Young people encouraged to attend with friends, siblings, cousins – it’s a space for young people! But if parents/carers do not want to leave their children unattended, there will be a dedicated adults’ space for parents to grab a cuppa and relax whilst your young people enjoy the fun alongside our team of DBS-certified staff members. Parents/carers don’t need a ticket for this.
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