The Aberdeen International Youth Festival was one of the most popular artistic events in Scotland, boasting a program filled to the brim with music, dance and theatre performances.
The event arrived in Aberdeen for the first time in 1973 with the goal of encouraging international collaboration among the world’s youngsters.
It was initially known as the International Festival of Youth Orchestras and Performing Arts, but after finding a permanent home in the Granite City it became the Aberdeen International Youth Festival.
The festival played a large role in the city’s entertainment scene for decades, before it was eventually wound up in 2018.
We’ve scoured our archives for photographs of the festival through the years. Do you recognise anyone in these photos? Let us know in the comments at the bottom of this article!
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Curtain up: 16 photos from the Aberdeen International Youth Festival
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