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Upgrade Yourself Festival

Name: Upgrade Yourself Festival
Start: 2026-08-07T16:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-08-08T17:30:00+00:00
Location: Somerset House

August 7 @ 4:00 PM - August 8 @ 5:30 PM

Free

📣 Calling all creatives aged 16–30!
🎟️ FREE EVENT

Upgrade Yourself Festival by Somerset House is back with two FREE days of connecting you with cultural changemakers and creative visionaries.

We’re going beyond your traditional careers festival to explore and celebrate creativity as a tool for self-expression, creative growth, and collective imagination.

Expect two days of dreaming, reflecting, imagining and testing new ideas. Empowering you to express yourself, build your community, and experiment boldly.
Whether you’re just starting out or ready to take your next step, come get inspired, make new connections and celebrate the future of creativity.

🗓️ 7–8 August 2026
📍 Somerset House, London
🎟️ Free for 16–30-year-olds
🔗 Find out more and book your FREE place below
✨ We can’t wait to see you there!

Details

Start:: August 7 @ 4:00 PM
End:: August 8 @ 5:30 PM
Cost:: Free
Event Category:: CLIC Festival
Event Tags:: Careers festival, Dance, Free, Inclusive, Music, Performance, Youth
Website:: https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/upgrade-yourself-festival/upgrade-yourself-festival-aug-2026

Organiser

: Somerset House
Email: Visitor@sometsethouse.org.uk

Venue

: Somerset House
: Strand
London, WC2R 1LA United Kingdom + Google Map
Phone: 02078454600
: View Venue Website

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