Every two years, NFYT creates an explosion of young creative talent, enabling young people to discover and celebrate a shared passion, offering them the opportunity to develop as artists, leaders, audience members and creative thinkers. With an emphasis on inclusion, education and collaboration, NFYT aims to remove barriers, teach valuable life skills and provide extraordinary new experiences.

We also have a brand new host venue, so this summer we’re looking forward to welcoming everyone to… 

A new home for NFYT

That’s right, in July 2026, we look forward to welcoming youth theatre groups from across Scotland and further afield to Inverness, where the festival will be delivered with our partners at Eden Court! The private festival campsite will be situated in the grounds of the nearby Northern Meeting Park.

The event includes programmed shows as well as artistic workshops, social events, a final-night wrap party, and of course, festival camping! Your youth theatre group doesn’t have to perform in order to take part: NFYT always welcomes non-performing groups and audiences who choose to enjoy what the festival has to offer without the pressure of staging a show.

Who’s performing?

Our NFYT performance programme is one of the highlights of the festival, and this year we turned over the producing aspects to our Young Leaders! Youth voice is truly front and centre this year, and we couldn’t be happier with how it’s all panning out. So what will we all be watching together in July? Here’s the line-up…

The Outsider: Bute Youth Theatre
Enter Chaos: Eden Court Young Company  
Are You Listening?: Deaf Youth Theatre and Youth Theatre Kenya 
Hexenhammer: Young Quines  
Anhedonic: Firefly Arts
Heart of the Storm: Strange Town Youth Theatre  
Midnight Library: Macrobert Youth Theatre
Yer Da Works In Tesco: Platform