Aberdeen International Youth Festival

AIYF is one of the world’s biggest celebrations of youth arts. AIYF brings you the very best in International culture and the performing arts. Theatre, Dance, World Music, Opera, Orchestras & Jazz.

Over the years AIYF has hosted more than 27,500 young people from around the globe, making it one of the biggest and most successful gatherings of youth talent held anywhere in the world.

AIYF now produces over 80 performances in 9 days of top class entertainment across 50 venues in the North-east of Scotland.

It's not all about the big shows though, as AIYF offers some of the most intimate classical and chamber music performances through its series ‘Up Close and Musical'. and also delivers an ‘Extended Festival' programme of events, where our artists take their shows out to communities both in Aberdeen and further afield.

AIYF also offers inclusive, participatory summer courses such as the ‘Dance Lab' and ‘Traditional Music School', where up and coming artists can learn from professional artists.

The Festival team works throughout the year to guarantee that only the very best in youth talent is showcased at the festival, and to ensure that everyone, performers, audiences and participants have a wonderful, positive and unique experience at what is one of Scotland's leading creative gatherings.