Walker Youth Dance Festival is a celebration of the talent and creativity of children and young people in Walker and surrounding areas.
Led by young dancers from our Walker Youth Dance Project, the day brings together young people from across Walker and beyond to share their work, take part in workshops, and perform in their own neighbourhood.
Walker Youth Dance Festival 2026
Date: Saturday 18th July 2026
Time: 3–4:30pm
Place: Walker Park Amphitheatre, Scrogg Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 4HA
Free to attend
Join us for a vibrant afternoon of dance performances hosted by comedian Nicola Mantalios-Lovett. Connect with community, support local youth talent and be part of a growing annual tradition.
Get involved
Perform
Every year we invite other dance groups from the East End and further afield to perform at Walker Youth Dance Festival. If you run or are part of a youth performance group, that would be interested in performing, we’d love to hear from you. Email us at community@companyofothers.org.uk.
Sponsor the Festival
If your business or company would like to sponsor the festival, please email us at community@companyofothers.org.uk.
Volunteer
We’re looking for friendly, passionate people to join our volunteer team at Company of Others and help at Walker Youth Dance Festival! Whether you’re great at setting up, welcoming guests, giving directions, or just ready to lend a hand, we’d love to hear from you. Want in? Email us at community@companyofothers.org.uk
More About Walker Youth Dance Festival
WYDF is our annual ritual of celebrating the creativity, courage and talent of young people. The festival centres young people living and going to school in Walker, with our very own Walker Youth Dance Project taking the lead on the festival.
In addition, every year in the lead up to the festival we place an artist in the secondary schools in Walker, to create a new piece for the festival over 16 workshops, and we invite other dance groups from the East End and further afield to perform too. On the day, all dancers have a workshop with a guest artist, in a style of dance that may be new to them, receive a rose after their performance, and at the end we all have ice cream!
The festival aims to give young people a platform in their own community to shine, to reclaim spaces that have experienced disruptive behaviour, and to give our community an opportunity to celebrate and support our young people.
Check out previous year’s festival films here: