Young Hustlers

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Young Hustlers
Sunday 19 October 2025 | 12pm-6pm
Sneinton Market

Young Hustlers, the immersive art and music festival for children, will be celebrating global cultures this year.

Taking place alongside Hockley Hustle, the programme is being expanded after winning increased funding from Arts Council England following eight years of making a positive impact on the diverse communities of Nottingham. Young people and families are encouraged to immerse themselves in a world of creativity, using the festival as a platform to enjoy and create music and art alongside talented local artists. 

Based around Sneinton Market Avenues and Sneinton Market Square, Young Hustlers 2025 will be exploring cultures around the world through art, music and food. Taking place across multiple indoor and outdoor venues, the festival features a mix of live performances, interactive workshops, and energetic parties.

The line-up includes:

• The Big Fish, Little Fish rave at the new Movers venue in Sneinton. 
• A playful and interactive live music session, celebrating traditional Ukrainian music, from BaBa’s Musical Kitchen.
• The Djembe drums, a traditional West-African instrument will feature in the drumming workshops led by Biant Singh.
• An Around the World cardboard installation to be made with the young attendees.
• City Arts will host creative workshops and the environmentally friendly Dizzy Ink will be back with a printing based workshop.
• Chocolate-themed workshops run by Luisa’s Chocolates, who source most of their chocolate from the Solomon Islands, will be a new addition to this year’s festival.
• There will also be food and art workshops at Vietcentric, which offers an immersive experience into Vietnamese culture. 
• The epic Lego Club will be hosted at Bustler Market. 
• A badge making workshop by the community arts organisation Freedom Arts will take place at One BC.
• The Brazilian Cultural Centre will be running samba dancing and headdress making workshops, as well as hosting award-winning performer Sohan Kailey’s Bhangra Tots.
• The Young Hustlers Showcase will take place at Blend.
• Around the avenues will be an array of street entertainment bringing plenty of colour and fun including facepainting, circus skills workshops, DJs and more.