We are delighted to share the report from this year’s Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages, our sixth annual celebration of the North East’s…
We are delighted to announce the winners of the Karneval Mask Competition, which took place between January and March as part of this year’s Festival.…
We are delighted to share the film of the region’s children and young people singing this year’s Festival song. 5,694 children and young people from…
We are delighted to share the Mother Tongue Other Tongue 2026 e-book, a digital anthology showcasing North East children and young people’s writing and creativity.…
Photos by Denise Kua Sze Min (Festival Intern – Digital Content Creator) Newcastle Civic Centre windows are filled with a kaleidoscope of colour from the…
Thank you to all the children from North East primary schools and partner schools abroad who took part in the Calligrams Celebration, as part of…
We’ve had another fantastic festival this year with over 1,000 school registrations and more than 113,000 children and young people participating in festival events, projects…
Article written by Rebeca Villarroel Altamirano, with photos from Rebeca and Amar Sasidharan Pillai (Festival interns – Digital Content Creators) Over 200 pupils from Years…
Article written and photography by Denise Kua Sze Min (Festival Intern – Digital Content Creator) Children from Our Lady and St. Anne’s Catholic Primary School…
Article written by Denise Kua Sze Min and photography, with additional photos from Rebeca Villarroel Altamirano Pupils from Christ Church Primary School, Gosforth Central Middle…