Welcome to Wonderfest 2023

Wonderfest is our annual festival for young people aged 13+, parents and professionals working with young people to support their wellbeing.

We have a jam-packed schedule of events and workshops planned.

Wonderfest Swansea will be on Sunday 21 May at the National Waterfront Museum.

Wonderfest Cardiff will be on Sunday 11 June at Glamorgan Cricket Ground. Reserve your free tickets here.

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We hope you’ll join us, it’ll be a lot of fun!

Festival line-up

Wonderfest Swansea

Open

11am - 4pm

Outside activities

Activities for all

Platfform

Learn how to skateboard, survive in the wild with Forest Schools, cook a simple dish with the Shared Plate team, feed alpacas, get your face painted for free, get all your friends in the photo booth, make t-shirts, gratitude jars and other fabulous things with the Platfform team!

12pm - 1pm

Workshop

How to support young people during exams

Platfform

Workshop for parents (Workshop 1): learn ways to support young people during exams.

12pm - 1pm

Revision session

Chemistry and geography revision

Platfform

A drop-in for chemistry and geography revision - A Level students will be on hand to help.

1pm - 2pm

Workshop

Strategies and skills for coping with exam stress

Platfform

Workshop for young people: learn strategies and skills for coping with exam stress for young people.

1pm - 2pm

Revision session

Chemistry and geography revision

Platfform

A drop-in for chemistry and geography revision - A Level students will be on hand to help.

12pm - 4pm

Outside activities

Circus skills

Circus Eruption

Have a go at some Circus skills with Circus Eruption!

2pm - 3pm

Workshop

How to get motivated

Platfform

Struggling to get motivated to revise or do stuff? Feeling flat or just not interested and lonely? This is the workshop for you! Find ways to get back your va va voom with the Platfform crew.

2pm - 3pm

Workshop

How to support young people during exams

Platfform

Workshop for parents (Workshop 2): learn ways to support young people during exams.

Wonderfest Cardiff

Open

9.30 - 10.15am

Welcome

Platfform

Arrive for some mingling, pastries, and drinks until 10, where we'll hear a welcome address delivered by Lynne Neagle MS, Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing.

10.15am - 11am

Panel Discussion

Creating a socially just Wales for our future generations

Platfform

Join Future Generations Commissioner Derek Walker and our panel to explore how achieving social justice in Wales is a win for everyone, including our future generations.

10.15 - 11am

Workshop

Trans History Workshop

Platfform

Join Sam from Platfform to discuss how the history of trans identities and gender diversity has influenced the present.

11am - 12pm

Presentation

Power Up Development

Platfform

The Power Up team will give an update on the project and share information on how we are working with young people across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.

12.45pm - 1.30pm

Panel

Amplifying Youth Voices

Platfform and the Children's Commissioner for Wales

Join Platfform and Rocio Cifuentes to explore the rights that young people have to express their views, ideas, and opinions. We will look at the importance of youth participation and how essential it is that services are fully co-produced with the young people they are made for.

12.45 - 3.45pm

Activity

VR and DJing Digital Lounge

Cardiff Youth Service

Digital lounge hosted by Cardiff Youth Service with DJ decks and VR headsets.

12.45 - 1.30pm

Performance

Spoken Word and Poetry

Platfform

Poetry and spoken word performances from young people.

1.30pm - 2.15pm

Performance

thisPlace Performance

Platfform and thisPlace

Young people's theatre performance with thisPlace theatre company.

1.30 - 2.15pm

Panel

Writing For Wellbeing

Platfform

Writing for Wellbeing with poet Taylor Edmonds.

2.15pm - 3pm

Panel

Drama and Movement for Wellbeing Panel

Platfform

Join members of Power Up Performance as well as leaders in the Welsh performing arts scene to explore the effects of performance, drama, and movement on wellbeing. Our performers will tell us all about their experience of putting together a performance, and we'll also hear from panel members on exploring trauma through movement, and youth participation in the arts.

3 - 3.45pm

Panel

Making Change as a Young Person

Platfform

Many young people know that they want to make a difference but are unsure where to start. Join Platfform and members of the Welsh Youth Parliament to learn about the power of young people's participation in politics and how to make meaningful change as a young person.

3.45pm - 4pm

Presentation

Closing remarks

Platfform

Join our CEO, Ewan Hilton for reflections from the day's discussions and events and to find out how Platfform is putting these principles into practice through Power Up and similar projects.