The festival continues its offer of music acts, performers and free activities available for young people across a variety of stages and areas of the site. The continued enhancement of Youth Beatz is thanks to the ongoing support of Dumfries and Galloway Council, who value our region’s young people and want to give them a truly memorable experience at what is the UKs largest free youth music festival.
At this year’s Youth Beatz Festival, there is a massive range of activities for all of the family to get involved in; inflatables, kids’ tent, dirt factory pump track, youth work tent, The Realm giant inflatable and much more! There will also be a youth information area where local and national organisations will be promoting their services for young people. The council’s Youth Work Service team also have their Youth Work Area, where you can find out what youth services you can become involved in, and what is on offer across Dumfries and Galloway.
Three stages will be entertaining crowds for the duration of the weekend on the Second Stage, Kids Tent, and Main Stage. Full lineups and timings are available for all stages on the Youth Beatz website, at www.youthbeatz.co.uk/whatson
The festival is set to welcome a capacity crowd of 40,000 ticket holders over the weekend of Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June. Park Farm will play host to well-known performers Liberty X, Jax Jones, Kerr Mercer, DJ SAMMY, ili and Alice Mae Muller, as well as a variety of Dumfries and Galloway’s young and upcoming performers across the Main Stage and Second Stage.
Youth Beatz 2025 also sees a return of the hard hitting, immersive and interactive youth learning experience – The Toon. The Toon Productions presents an alternative take on common issues that affect young people in their day-to-day lives. Topics addressed will include cardiac health, poverty, alcohol and drugs, knife crime, sectarianism and domestic abuse. Over 60 local young volunteers have been working since Easter to put together this award-winning educational experience. Make sure you book in early at the Toon box office on the event days to ensure that you get a place on a tour, as the tickets always go fast!
If you’re looking to escape the hustle and bustle, we also have a dedicated quiet area and sensory space that can be found in the quietest corner of the site away from the Main Stage. British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters will be available at both event entrances between 12.00pm to 2.00pm for general queries. There will also be dedicated Toon Tours with BSL interpreters on both event days, at 2.30 and 4pm. If you would like any further information on BSL interpreters, you can visit the festival box office on event days.
Music performances will be provided throughout the day on the Second Stage, giving festival goers the opportunity to see some of Dumfries and Galloway’s best up and coming young performers, with the Main Stage also hosting performers from across the region, and Scotland including Michael Smith and Joe Clark. The Main Stage has been programmed alongside our partners at DG Arts Festival.
Chair of Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Education Skills and Community Wellbeing Committee, Councillor Tracey Little, commented on the final preparations for Youth Beatz 2025, saying:
“We would like to thank all of the staff and volunteers who were involved in the planning and delivery of this event, without whose effort and commitment we could not have pulled off another successful Youth Beatz event. Our Council is proud to host the UK’s largest free youth music event, and we look forward to welcoming everyone to Park Farm.”
Now in its sixteenth year, the award-winning event is managed through a partnership led by Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Youth Work Service in conjunction with the Oasis Events Team. Support for the event comes from Dumfries and Galloway Council, National Lottery Young Start, Alcohol and Drug Partnership, and Awards for All.
Vice Chair of the committee, Councillor George Jamieson, said:
“In terms of the real-life impacts, Youth Beatz has helped give young people a real-life taste of working in events management, by performing through the immersive youth led drama production The Toon, shadowing professional event staff as part of the Oasis Events Team and the opportunity to undertake their Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award through the festival. Youth Beatz enables young people to develop their leadership skills and their confidence”
Tickets for Youth Beatz 2025 were allocated in a record time of just under 4 hours, and festival organisers are encouraged to visit the Youth Beatz website and read through the FAQs for the event.
Mark Molloy, Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Manager for Young People’s Services said:
“Once again we have seen a strong demand for tickets for this year’s Youth Beatz Festival, with all tickets being allocated within four hours of the launch event. There are no further tickets available, so we would advise that those without tickets do not turn up to the event, as no tickets are available on the gate.
"We recommend that people arrive early, and that there will be no admission into the event after 8.30pm on both event days. Attendees can bring in packed lunches, but there are no liquids permitted into the festival site and searches will be carried out upon entry. We would also ask that people follow all traffic directions which will be in place across Dumfries, and to respect the parking restrictions that are in place for the event.”
Police Scotland has worked in partnership with Youth Beatz planners over many years to ensure the focus of Youth Beatz is on young people being able to attend and enjoy the event in an environment that is safe. This is a strictly no alcohol event and a robust policing plan is in place to ensure that anybody who enters this area in possession of, or under the influence of alcohol will be refused entry.
Superintendent Nicola Robison, Policing Commander for the event said:
“We would like to remind those attending Youth Beatz that it is an alcohol-free event and anybody in possession of or under the influence of alcohol will not gain entry to the event.
Youth Beatz is one of the largest events within the region and a huge community effort for all those involved. It`s success over the past 14 years is linked to the thorough planning that takes place at a local level with a host of partners in Dumfries and Galloway. All partners involved in the planning and delivery of the event want the event to be a success and enjoyable for all. We would appreciate the ongoing cooperation of those attending to achieve this.”
To get up to date information surrounding this year’s event, visit www.youthbeatz.co.uk or follow us on social media.