New Gen Festival is a one-day festival of music, dance, and creativity by and for youth in Ealing. It takes place on the Ealing Summer Festivals site in Walpole Park (a ten-minute walk from Ealing Broadway Station) for the forth year running this Summer.
New Gen is a platform for the next generation of talent, and features spots for emerging artists to share the Main Stage with our live music headliners, as well as opportunities to have a go at creative tasters (e.g. djembe, creative writing, art), perform in the dance and spoken word programmes, and find out about creative careers.
New Gen is aimed at young people aged 14 to 25, but we are also open to the ‘forever young’! Our festival is an inclusive space, welcoming people of all backgrounds and abilities. If you’d like to get involved in New Gen, as a volunteer producer, steward, or marketing assistant, as an artist, or as a sponsor or partner organisation, see our COLLABORATE page.
New Gen is a collaboration between Ealing Culture and Bollo Studios at Ealing Council and JE Delve, alongside partner organisations working with young people including Asian Music Publishing, Battle of the Boroughs, Brentford FC Community Sports Trust, Ealing Music Service, DIAXPORA.fm, West London MIND, Minds to Media, Notting Hill Academy of Music, The Metaphorest, Top Tier Solutions, University of West London, and We Are Impact
New Gen is grateful to the following for their support in funding New Gen Festival in 2026: Arts Council England, Ealing Council, Youth Music, Shaw Trust, and JE Delve.
New Gen is a safe, welcoming, and inclusive space. Our audience is around 80% global majority and our programme represents the diverse cultures and interests of young people in Ealing and West London. We have a quiet space called the Mind Zone away from the live stages, and the Amplify Stage includes a space managed by Quiet Qulture with 10 noise-cancelling headphones for guests with hearing sensitivities or people who may need a sensory break.