Bravo! International performing arts festival for Young Audiences
The Bravo! Festival took place at cultural centers and other venues throughout the Helsinki metropolitan area from March 14–22, 2026. Thank you to all who attended!
The next Bravo! Festival will be held in March 2028!
Encounter the mischievous alphabet, marvel at a sports extravaganza, or see dust with fresh eyes… Surprising performances for all ages!
Bravo! The international performing arts festival for children and young people took over the cultural centers of the capital region from March 14–22, 2026. Performances were also held in other urban spaces. The 2026 festival featured a Nordic-Baltic Focus, with all performances, workshops, and other programming celebrating the performing arts for children and young people from the Nordic and Baltic countries.
There was something for audiences of all ages, from babies to teenagers. Dance, parkour, theater, circus, workshops, and much more!
The Bravo! Festival was held for the 13th time in collaboration with Suomen Assitej, an organization dedicated to performing arts for children and young people, and the municipalities of the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Give feedback on the 2026 festival! You could win a 20-euro gift card to lippu.fi. Feedback form (opens in a new window): https://forms.gle/HF8YkMydsvYcR6y99
Performances
Workshops and Art Education
Events for Professionals
Opening Ceremony and Family Days
Bravo! Festival opening at Stoa on Saturday, March 14, from 12 noon to 4 p.m.
The Bravo! Festival opening features performance samples, workshops, and other activities for the whole family!
See the opening program here!
The Bravo! festival weekends are family days filled with performances and other activities.
Family days:
Sat 14 March, 12 noon–3 p.m. Kanneltalo
Sat 21 March, 12 noon–3 p.m. Vuotalo
Sat, March 21 Children's Cultural Centre Pessi
OFF Programme
The Bravo! festival's OFF program offers a wide range of wonderful performances for children and young people!
The program has been compiled from performances by member theaters of Suomen Assitej, an organization for performing arts aimed at children and young people, which will be shown in the capital region during the festival.
You are warmly welcome to the performances! We are also celebrating World Children's Theater Day, which is celebrated annually on March 20.
See the list of OFF program performances.
Venues and Ticket Sales
Tickets €0–15 + possible delivery fees
HELSINKI
Ticket sales at lippu.fi. Weekday morning and afternoon performances are aimed at daycare and school groups and are free of charge (reservations required from January 7 at kultus.hel.fi, further information available on the venues' own websites).
Further information directly from the venues' own websites:
Annantalo Annankatu 30 (Kamppi)
Kanneltalo Klaneettitie 5 (Kannelmäki)
Malmitalo Ala-Malmin tori 1 (Malmi)
Stoa Turunlinnantie 1 (Itäkeskus)
VuotaloMosaiikkitori (Vuosaari)
Cultural Centre Caisa Leipätehdas, Kaikukatu 4B (Kallio)
Luckan Helsingfors Yrjönkatu 27 (Kamppi)
Ticket reservations: barnkultur@luckan.fi
VANTAA
Ticket sales begin on January 12 at tapahtumat.vantaa.fi/bravo.
Registration for kindergarten and school groups' performances begins on January 15 at tapahtumat.vantaa.fi/bravo
Performance venues in Vantaa:
Vernissa Tikkurilantie 36 (Tikkurila)
Children's Cultural Centre Pessi Vernissakatu 4 (Tikkurila)
Children's Cultural Centre Totem Myyrmäentie 6 (Myyrmäki)
Cultural House Martinus Martinlaaksontie 36 (Martinlaakso)
Lumosali Urpiaisentie 14 (Korso)
ESPOO
Tickets are available at lippu.fi and at the ticket offices of the performance venues. Weekday morning performances for daycare and school groups can be booked through KULPS. Links to ticket sales for specific performances can be found on the performance pages.
Sello Hall Soittoniekanaukio 1 A (Leppävaara)
Children's Cultural Centre Aurora Järvenperäntie 1-3 (Järvenperä)
Shopping Center AINOA 2nd floor event plaza, Länsituuli 5 (Tapiola), free admission
Kupla Kulttuuriaukio (Tapiola)
Vindängen Hall Tuulikuja 6 (Tapiola)
Exhibition Centre WeeGee Ahertajantie 5 (Tapiola)
Live Vocational School Kiannonkatu 2 (Leppävaara)
KERAVA
Ticket sales at lippu.fi
Kerava-sali Keskikatu 3A (Kerava city center)
