Youth & Community

Youth and community groups have great opportunities to stimulate learning and provide artistic experience through the Belfast Children's Festival. Whether a workshop or performance, these trips encourage children's critical appraisal, observation and listening skills and promote visual literacy and imaginative thinking. They also introduce children to the many public venues and buildings that form part of their cultural entitlement in Northern Ireland.

Decorations made by community groups, Festival 2010

Support for groups

Young at Art directs special support to groups attending the festival with special booking arrangements, free direct mail, heavily discounted tickets (around 50% off all ticket prices), group rates and free carers tickets. These services are available to all organised groups from playgroups to residents' associations and scout clubs, for nearly all events at all times during the festival. Services on offer include:

• FREE resources for groups available for download below and through Toolbox, as well as some extra activities for selected events
• The Friendship Fund for schools and groups experiencing hardship, Young at Art will provide a further 50% ticket discount or transport support.

To make a group booking for the Belfast Children's Festival 2012

We know budgets are tight but would urge you to look at the unique opportunities for learning and inspiration these events offer. Young at Art helps schools and groups attend the festival with special discounts and a friendship fund for those experiencing hardship.

Schools Discounted Tickets £4

Friendship Fund Tickets £2