Bravo! International performing arts festival for Young Audiences
Bravo! Festival at cultural centers and other urban spaces in the capital region, March 14–22, 2026.
Come face the rebellious alphabet, marvel at the blend of sports and art, or see dust with new eyes… A programme full of surprising performances for audiences of all ages!
The Bravo! Performing Arts Festival for young audiences takes over the cultural centres in the Helsinki metropolitan area from the 14th to 22nd of March in 2026. Performances will also pop up in other urban spaces. The 2026 festival features a Nordic-Baltic Focus, and all performances, workshops, and other events will celebrate performing arts for children and young audiences from across the Nordic and Baltic countries.
There will be plenty to experience for audiences of all ages — from babies to teenagers. Dance, parkour, theatre, circus, workshops, and much more!
Bravo! Festival will be held for the 13th time, organised in collaboration between ASSITEJ Finland, the national organisation for performing arts for children and young people, and the municipalities of the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Ticket sales and reservation practices vary depending on the venue. Please always check the specific information for each performance! Tickets sold on Lippu.fi can be found at:
www.lippu.fi/artist/bravo-festivaali
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 previews, workshops, and other activities for the whole family!
The Bravo! Festival weekends are family days filled with performances and other activities.
Family days:
Sat 21 March, 12 noon–3 p.m. Vuotalo
Sat 21 March Children's Cultural Centre Pessi
Sat 14 March, 12 noon–3 p.m. Kanneltalo
Sat 14 March, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Annantalo
More information about the opening ceremony and family days coming in February!
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. The program will be finalized in January and February.
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)
