Young Carers Festival

Every summer, we partner with YMCA Fairthorne Group to host the largest festival in the world for young people with a caring responsibility at home.

girls on a rollercoaster at the young carers festival

The Young Carers Festival (YCF) is the biggest gathering of young carers’ in the world. It is an annual must-attend event for young carers to have fun, unwind, make new friends and try new things.

It's also a political platform for young carers to be heard and influence change.

Event highlights include, fairground rides, live music, outdoor movies, fireworks and the legendary silent disco!

The impact of young carers coming together in this way has created a powerful and united voice about the issues they face and has provided a political platform to influence and inform national and local policy.

"It's allowed me to make a lot more friends." "It's allowed me to make a lot more friends."

Girl with face paint in the young carers festival crowd

Areas and activities

Fairground: go on rides including Twister and the Dodgems.
Planetarium: lie back and be dazzled by the galaxy.
Sports: try paddle boarding, climbing, obstacle courses, yoga, BMX, kayaking and football.
Crafts: drop in to an arts and crafts workshop. There'll be clay modelling, woodcraft and more.

The details

We are busy booking fairground rides, bands and lots more exciting things for the 25th Young Carers Festival which will take place on Friday 27th to Sunday 29th June 2025. Download the poster with all the details

For anyone who has not been to a festival before check out these videos and information. If you wish to attend the festival with your group, any queries on bookings, please contact YMCA directly ycf@ymca‑fg.org

The early bird booking (saving you £10 per person) finishes on 30 March 2025.

We look forward to welcoming you to YCF2025!