YOUTH FESTIVAL

YOUR HEART ON(the)LINE
Gather your friends and have a blast!

SWIPE, SPEAK, SHINE!
This day is all about enhancing your media awareness while having fun in a multilingual community.

Join us at the bilingual festival, where English and Dutch language come together. You’ll get it!

Connect, collaborate, and have fun in vibrant community! Improve your media skills while having a great time. Share your online adventures! Join exciting workshops on personal branding, ethical hacking, phone photography, spotting fake news and more. 

Join the vibe and make your mark on the festival! 

Ticket: 6,5 euro
Get ticket: https://kunstenhuis.stager.co/web/tickets/111522842

Theatre

Cyber Cyrano is a play by István Tasnádi, originally written for a University of Theatre and Film Arts. Based on a true story, it explores modern online issues through student characters. The online space-based dramas address current issues, like online bullying, that still resonate with young people today. Players: Heritage.. The theater piece followed by a discussion on this topic.

Concert

Viktor Haraszti is a sax player-multi-instrumentalist, producer, and sound engineer based in the Netherlands. He pushes boundaries and explores new possibilities in the intersection of music and technology.Viktor established ViOmusic and the Cultural Fusion Foundation Utrecht. By supporting musical projects and collaborations between artists in the Netherlands and abroad, the foundation encourages creativity, innovation, and the sharing of cultural traditions and experiences.

Award ceremony

The creators of the online magazine will receive rewards! You can still apply with your works until May 25th! Age limit: 14-27 years old. There will be two prize draws during the day, and every ticket purchaser will automatically participate in the draw.

Smartphone photography

Max Music

✨ Have you ever scrolled through Instagram and wondered how people always manage to post such perfect, funny, or breathtaking photos? In this session, we’ll take a closer look behind the scenes of social media photography. You’ll discover how simple tricks can turn an ordinary setting into something extraordinary. Get tips and creative challenges along the way, ending with a final assignment where you’ll put your new skills into practice.This will take place with Max Music.

Technology

VIO Music

✨ Got a smartphone? Great. Now let’s use it to create something amazing – and stay truly connected while doing it! In this interactive workshop, musician, producer, and innovator Viktor Haraszti will show you how to turn tech, apps, and AI into powerful creative tools. You'll dive into simple, fun ways to make content that’s not just cool – but meaningful too. What’s in it for you? 🚀 Learn how to create smarter and share better. Discover how to stay social and inspired in a fast digital world. Build real connections – not just followers. See how your creativity can light up your life (and others'). "Everything's in your pocket – but community is the real key."

Cyber Brain

Stichting Cyberbrein

✨Discover how simple "Hacking" has become today. Through a live demonstration, you'll understand how this process works. You'll have the opportunity to experience how vulnerable systems can be. Let's see what a cyber attack looks like with Henk van Ee. He will show you how to improve security.

Be music creator

Bas Aldenberg musician

✨Do you love music and want to learn how to create and share your music easily with the world? Join my music workshop! Discover practical tips and simple techniques to share your creations, whether you're a beginner or have some experience. Get inspired and start creating music! Come and join a musical adventure!

Personal branding

Nóra Taliga digital wellbeing educator

✨ Be and be seen ON(the)LINE – it’s one of the building blocks of Personal Branding. But who are we, really, in the digital space? How do we want to be seen? Can we show our authentic selves, or are we simply following trends—or others? A mindful online presence means taking a conscious, responsible approach that not only strengthens your Personal Brand, but also supports your Digital Wellbeing. In this practice-oriented workshop, we’ll reflect on the WHAT, the WHY, and the HOW of our online activities; tune in to our own voices; and start building our strategies for the future.

Add your voice!
Make it seen! 
Be the change!
FUN FOR 14+
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Enjoy the concert and workshops! Follow the music lab! Catch the Cyber Cyrano show at the theater! Let's make this day epic! Ticket: 6,5 euro, Link to the ticket: https://kunstenhuis.stager.co/web/tickets/111522842Read More


  • Date:7-6-2025 10:00 AM - 7-6-2025 04:00 PM
  • Location Willaertstraat 49, 3766 CP Soest, Hollandia (Map)

VOLUNTEER

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SPONSOR or/and STAND EXHIBITOR

If supporting talented multilingual young people in the ONtheLINE festival is important to you, this opportunity is for you! Contribution can be made via: Money Discounted shopping vouchers Material gifts (tablet, phone, books, cd etc.) Free consultation

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BE MAGAZINE CREATOR

Be the co-creator of our digital magazine and win! Create an article, interview, report, photo, caricature, or anything you’d like to see featured on a magazine page and send it to us! Topics: Life in the Netherlands Deadline: 25th May

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Cultural Participation Fund

Supporter

They support initiatives throughout the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands—whether in schools, during leisure time, or across all disciplines. They understand that culture is created by everyone and that it shapes us all.

Empowering in change Consult

Partner

The Empowering in change Consult is a social enterprises offering services. It provides support for change to young people.

Vitalped

Partner

Vitalped handles with educational & cultural management from A to Z. The services are centered around inclusion and talent development. Lifelong learning can be a joy!

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