FUTURES FESTIVAL

YOUR PATH YOUR FUTURE

📅 Thursday 29th May 2025 | 🕒 1PM – 5PM
📍 Evelyn Grace Academy

Join Spiral Skills at Evelyn Grace Academy for Futures Festival — a high-energy careers fair where your future takes centre stage.

We’re bringing together amazing organisations to connect you with a community that’s here to support your growth and your journey to a dream career. Explore job opportunities, free training programmes, connect with mentors who can help with your CV — or get support with your headspace if all the decision-making feels like a lot.

There’ll also be free food, live performances, fun activities, and a welcoming space for everyone — so bring your friends, family, or little ones and make a day of it!

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WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE DAY

A jam-packed day of hands-on activities, inspiring speakers, live opportunities, and real connections – all designed to help you explore your future with confidence.

🔧 IMMERSIVE INDUSTRY ZONEs

Explore hands-on careers and workshop experiences in:

🎨 Creative Arts & Media
Discover how to turn creativity into a career.

🏗️ Construction & Engineering
Learn about high-demand trade and design roles.

💻 IT & Technology
Explore coding, gaming, cybersecurity, and future-facing digital careers.

💼 Business & Finance
From entrepreneurship to finance and marketing.

🏥 Health & Social Care
Explore caring careers that make a difference – from mental health to frontline services.

🧭 COMMUNITY MARKET

Meet local youth support services, community leaders, and organisations ready to support your journey.

🍔 Free Food

Young people can earn a hot meal by joining 3+ workshops or interacting with exhibitors.

🎤 Live Music & Performances

Enjoy performances from young artists, spoken word acts, and motivational speakers who’ll leave you inspired.

💬 Networking & Career Insights

Connect with professionals, employers, and peers to gain real-world career insights, ask questions, and build your confidence for the future.

WHO IS FUTURES FEST FOR?

Futures Fest is for anyone who believes in building better futures.
Whether you're a young person exploring your next steps or an organisation looking to make a real impact, this event is designed to connect, inspire, and empower. Here's how you can get involved:

👥 Young People (Aged 14–25)
Whether you're in school, college, training, unemployed, or simply figuring out what comes next – Futures Fest is your space to explore.

Meet employers, professionals, and organisations offering real opportunities
Try out workshops across different industries and discover your strengths
Build confidence, gain experience, and access support in a welcoming, inclusive environment
Speak to people who’ve been in your shoes – and leave with practical advice, inspiration, and maybe even a next step lined up

You don’t need to have it all figured out – you just need to show up and get curious.

🏢 Employers, Educators & Support Organisations
Futures Fest is an opportunity to engage directly with the next generation – future employees, students, creatives, and entrepreneurs.

Showcase your live opportunities: jobs, apprenticeships, internships, courses, or services
Run a hands-on workshop or immersive experience to bring your industry to life
Connect with young talent
Build your local presence and be part of a meaningful, community-led initiative that’s creating real impact

Whether you’re a small grassroots organisation or a global brand, your presence can make a difference. Contact our team to find out more

Powered by Community

Futures Festival is powered by North Brixton Big Local, local people creating lasting change. Their mission is to build a thriving, connected, and empowered community for the future.

NBBL is a collective of local residents and community organisations, all working together to shape North Brixton into a place where everyone feels safe, valued, and at home.

They empower local people with the skills to find meaningful work or volunteer opportunities.
They improve community spaces, making them safer and more welcoming for everyone.
They amplify your voice, ensuring that local residents have a say in shaping the future of our area.

At the heart of it all, they focus on what matters most to North Brixton. They believe in the power of our residents to lead the way, because you know best what our community needs.