National Youth Week

Brisbane City Council has a long history of celebrating National Youth Week and the contribution young people make to Brisbane everyday. Below is a quick snapshot of the past few years. If you’d like to get involved in National Youth Week 2012, just follow this link.

National Youth Week 2011
In 2011 we had a launch event in Queen St Mall that showcased emerging young talent in exciting spaces dotted throughout the mall and squares, including The Medics, Tim Nelson and the Cub Scouts, a plethora of performers, roving circus acts, theatre groups and the odd surprise flashmob throughout the night.
We also had Visual Arts like the plastic-fantastic work of Richard Stride who does a mash-up of building blocks. Community stalls also participated from community organisations such as Beyond Blue and Deaf Services Queensland – all available to discuss and present important information for young people.
We saw Healthy & Active demonstrations of Yoga, Freestyle Football and sports for young people with disabilities as demonstrated by Sporting Wheelies.
You can find a full line up of the event here.

National Youth Week 2010
The Youth Art Showcase featured music, circus, visual arts and comedy. 25+ acts playing across four stage located in King George Square, the Queen Street Mall and Brisbane Square (opposite Treasury Casino). There were market stalls in King George Square hosting the works of young artists, youth week workshops, youth organisations and an exhibition curated by VEGAS SPRAY. A fashion parade of fresh new designs, a world record attempt, circus performances, short films and a hip hop dance off.

The lineup featured three stages:
King George Square.
1.30pm Albert Park Flexi School Musicians.
1.50pm Susanna Carman & Sara Tindley with Guests.
2.10pm M.A.D 4 Teens Magazine Launch.
2.20pm Lil Joseph & Mooman.
2.35pm Tailor Made.
3.00pm Cat Thompson & Fashion Show.
3.25pm Stephen Smith & The Rhythmics.
3.50pm Epithets.
4.15pm Running Guns.
4.40pm Felinedown.
5.05pm My Fiction.
5.30pm Tin Can Radio.
6.10pm Lion Island.
6.50pm Skinny Jean.

Queen Street Mall Stage.
4.00pm Heather Robinson.
4.25pm Ensemble Satsang.
4.50pm Matthew Vale.
5.20pm Shêm Allan.
5.50pm George Newman.
6.20pm The Flying Dutchman.
6.50pm Andy Expandy.

Brisbane Square/Reddacliff Place Stage.
2.00pm CIRCA – The Zooling.
2.30pm DANCEWORKS.
2.55pm MEGACHICKS.
3.20pm Bollyfunk.
3.45pm Workshop Hip Hop.
4.00pm Guest Speaker Eric Bailey.
4.20pm Hip Hop Dance Off.

National Youth Week 2009
Outdoors and live to you from the Queen St Mall and Reddacliff Place, the Youth Arts Showcase brought you free, live entertainment featuring dance, music, circus and street theatre– all from people under 25.There were market stalls and support to youth enterprise in arts, crafts, fashion, clothing accessories, music, and band merchandise, produced locally by young people.

Reddacliff Place Stage
11.00 Mt Gravatt PCYC music crew
11.25 Keeping it Real – Access Arts
11.45 Welcome to country – Maroochy Barambah
12.00 Opening – Lord Mayor Campbell Newman
12.15 Nunukul Yuggera Dancers
12.30 Common Ground – Contact Inc
12.55 No Pain No Gain
1.15 Darkwing Dubs
1.40 Sian Evans
2.10 Le Suits
2.40 Damsels In Distress
3.10 Fushia
3.50 Cohagen Quaid
4.30 My Fiction

Queen Street Mall Stage
11.15 Storm in a Teacup – Flipside Circus
12.20 Cat Thompson
12.40 Obliviot – Urban Ignition
12.55 Steve Grady
1.30 Erin-Louise
2.00 Avaberee
2.30 Sam Shepherd
3.05 The Travelling So & So’s
3.35 The Ride
4.10 Vasy Mollo
Market Stalls from Bats Magazine, Biddy Bags, Brian Hook Photography. Nurunderi.Tammy Law, Square Penny, Carol Mac,