Article written by Rebeca Villarroel Altamirano, with photos from Suki Zhang (Festival Interns – Digital Content Creators) Pupils from North East schools were chosen as…
Two pupils from North East schools have been chosen as the winners of La Petite Crêperie Competition, winning in-person workshops for 30 pupils from their school…
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 were delighted to welcome 180 children from local primary schools to the Welcome to the Arab World Day at the Civic Centre in Newcastle…
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…
Welcome to the Arab World – half day events for Y5-8 pupils in North East schools: 9.30am-12pm and 12.30-3pm on 23rd March at Newcastle Civic…
Join in our Festival song ‘Love is the only river’ – sing, play, sign and perform! Register from November and submit performances by 31st March…
Mother Tongue Other Tongue – 6th January to 31st March 2026 Mother Tongue Other Tongue is a celebration of young people’s poetic writing that reflects…