{"id":160099,"date":"2025-06-05T11:38:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T11:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/160099\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T11:38:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T11:38:16","slug":"another-successful-childrens-festival-is-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/160099\/","title":{"rendered":"Another successful Children’s Festival is over"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Edinburgh International Children\u2019s Festival has just finished and has already been declared a major success. <\/p>\n

The festival was attended by 17,000 people which is an 11% increase from last year, with 87% of all tickets sold, and it will be back next year from 30 May to 7 June 2026.<\/p>\n

The event began with a packed Family Day at the National Museum of Scotland which was free to attend and which 7,460 people attended. This was followed by a week of shows attended by 3,615 pupils from 41 schools including nursery, primary and secondary schools.<\/p>\n

Festival Director Noel Jordan, said: \u201cFrom uplifting productions celebrating the diversity of our global sector and centred around the perspective and viewpoint of the child, to incredible industry panel discussions and provocations, what a fantastic week this has been.<\/p>\n

As my final Festival I could not have been prouder. With such an incredible and dedicated team behind it I am sure the Festival will continue to go from strength to strength. Thank you to all our audiences, funders, supporters and performers who make this festival such a joyous experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

The shows included work from 7 different countries and the premiere of new commission\u00a0Tongue Twister<\/strong>\u00a0created and performed by Scottish artist Greg Sinclair and commissioned in partnership with Aberdeen Performing Arts. The show which features Greg attempting to say tongue twisters in as many different languages as possible, delighted its audiences with its language antics and gorgeous costumes.\u00a0\u201cThat was the bestest show in the world!\u201d (child). Tongue Twister\u00a0is touring to the\u00a0Light the Blue Festival\u00a0this weekend in Aberdeen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Festival also enjoyed a run of the 2024 \u2018must-see\u2019 Fringe show\u00a0The Show for Young Men<\/strong>\u00a0performed by Robbie Synge and young performer Alfie exploring topical ideas around masculinity and male friendship, and finished on a high with 6 sell-out performances of\u00a0Double You<\/strong>, a raucous and high energy circus production from Belgium hosted in Portobello Town Hall.<\/p>\n

As well as families and schools, the Festival welcomed over 310 delegates from festivals and arts organisations in 30 different countries including Australia, Hungary, Thailand and Norway also attended the Festival. The delegate programme provided a platform for programmers, producers and artists to see and discuss high-quality work, share work in progress and network with peers from all over the world.\u00a0\u00a0In addition to the delegates who attended in person, 56 more attended the digital delegate programme online.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The much-anticipated new commission the\u00a0Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl\u00a0<\/strong>which unfortunately was cancelled at the last minute due to a performer injury, plans to open in August for this year\u2019s Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of the Made in Scotland Showcase.<\/p>\n

The Edinburgh International Children\u2019s Festival will return in 2026 from 30 May to 7 June under new direction, following Noel Jordan\u2019s announcement earlier this year that after 10 successful years at the helm, he will be standing down and returning to Australia in November.<\/p>\n

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