Written by Suki Zhang with photos from Suki Zhang and Rebeca Villarroel Altamirano (Festival Interns – Digital content creators) Newcastle Bangladeshi Association hosted pupils from…
With over 25,000 children and young people already signed up for FREE Festival events and activities, we are please to announce that there are still…
The Festival is underway and over 25,000 children and young people are already signed up to participate in FREE enrichment activities between now and the…
How languages changed my life: Learning new languages has been transformative for me, offering a window into other people’s cultures, thoughts, emotions, and histories. My…
Celebrating Bengali culture, language and heritage: 10-12 on 26th March with Newcastle Bangladeshi Association THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED North East Primary Schools have the…
Multilingual digital stories – Enjoy short films made by children and young people aged 7-16: Available 6th January to 31st March 2026 Watch and share…
We are thrilled to be sharing the Festival Song video for 2024, ‘Happy’ by Pharrell Williams, a highlight of this year’s Festival. 78 schools, community…
We are delighted that 75 North East schools and groups have signed up to engage nearly 6000 children in performing the Festival Song, Happy by…
‘Just One World’ is a song especially written for this year’s Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages in 2023. The song represents the ethos…
Syed Samad Ali MBE has been a great supporter of the Festival and our aims to celebrate the diverse languages and cultures in the region.…