By Tilda Acorlor
The Young and Loud Festival is set to return for its third edition on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at the Jubilee Park in Ho, the Volta Regional Capital.
This year’s festival is on the theme “Our City, Our Future, Teen Creativity for Environmental Action,”
It is aimed at inspiring teenagers to use their creative talents to drive environmental change in Ho Municipality.
The Young and Loud Festival is an initiative of the Young and Safe Project under the Healthy Cities for Adolescents (HCA-II) program.
The festival will bring together teenagers from across the Ho Municipality to celebrate creativity, raise their voices, and take action for a cleaner, greener, and safer city.
The event will feature a Street Art Festival, Talent Competition, and Creative Futures Bootcamps, among other activities, designed to empower young people to become leaders in shaping a sustainable future for Ho.
A statement from the organizers says “the festival continues to serve as a dynamic teen-led platform where teenagers can discover their potential, express themselves creatively, and champion the issues that matter most to them.”
The Young and Loud Festival has become a symbol of teen creativity and empowerment in Ho Municipality with previous editions engaging over 1,500 and 3,000 young creatives in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
This year’s festival is expected to attract a large turnout of teenagers, schools, youth groups, and art enthusiasts, all eager to make a difference in their community.
The event is supported by Fondation Botnar and is a collaboration between Node Eight, Ho Municipal Assembly, LoveAid Foundation, and Ghana Education Service.
About the Young and Safe Project:
The Young and Safe project is a three-year initiative that aims to address key issues such as youth participation in city governance, sexual and reproductive health, mental health support, creative self-expression, and digital employment opportunities.
The project is a collaboration between Node Eight, Ho Municipal Assembly, LoveAid Foundation, and Ghana Education Service and is supported by Fondation Botnar through the Healthy Cities for Adolescents Program (HCA-||), managed by Ecorys UK.
The initiative aims to develop an inclusive and supportive community for young people in Ho, Volta region, Ghana by leveraging the capabilities of each partner.
The Young and Safe project will also increase young people’s employability by helping them build their digital innovation and entrepreneurship competencies.
