Irish Youth Dance Festival 2026

This year’s festival welcomes participating youth dance groups and artists from across Ireland including OKD Collective and Akasha Dance Company (Waterford), Laois Youth Dance Ensemble, FYI Youth Dance Company (Wicklow), Indian Dance Galway Gati Lasya, Aevum Dance Crew and UMA (Dublin). The festival will also showcase work by emerging dance artists Alice Gavigan (Donegal/Limerick), Sarah Curran (Wicklow), Max Caren (Dublin), and Katie Robb & Niamh Lynch (Belfast/London).

Dublin Youth Dance Company is Ireland’s flagship contemporary youth dance company (comprising three dance ensembles) which curates and hosts the Annual Gala & The Irish Youth Dance Festival providing a national platform for youth dance with a growing international focus.