Welcome to Hammersmith & Fulham Young People’s Borough of Culture^™!

Giving young people the opportunity to access new pathways to creative employment through local arts events, project funding and more.

Schoolchildren creating art with Andy Slaughter MP

Youth Arts Festival

Aged 13-25 and live or learn in Hammersmith & Fulham?

This October, Youth Arts Festival is giving you the opportunity to get involved with creative experiences and training - and it’s all absolutely free. The lineup includes over 50 interactive workshops, exciting live performances, industry Q&As and short courses for you to mix and match.

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Created and curated by and for young people, flagship projects in this two-year initiative include School Arts Week, where all state and SEND primary schools in the borough as offered a free creative workshop; Our Place which is a grant scheme for creative projects proposed, selected and delivered by young people; and an upcoming October Young People's Festival involving the whole borough during half-term week.

Our Place: Voting Event

Our Place is a chance for young people aged 13-25 who live or study in Hammersmith & Fulham to receive a grant of up to £3000 to make a new creative idea a reality. On Saturday 3 October 2026, we'll be holding a Voting Event in the Borough for local young people to vote on the projects they want to see delivered in the Borough.

Meet the Young People's Borough of Culture Youth Board!

We're thrilled to announce the 16 members of the Young People's Borough of Culture Youth Board.

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