2025 Festival Theme: If Everybody Was Listening, I’d Say…

In our conversations with young people about ideas for the 2025 theme, before we could get to any conversations about the environment, or social or political issues, the same framing kept coming up. Teens often feel like even if they have strong feelings on a topic, no one is really listening to them or might diminish the importance of their opinions because of their age.

We’re proud to provide a platform for youth voice and this year’s theme opens young people to address whatever they think is the most important thing to say in 2025.