YOU Festival is a new festival, produced by LMA for the next generation of creative students, featuring 3 nights and 2 days of workshops, panels, Q&As, mentoring sessions, keynotes & live entertainment across music, film, tv, acting, dance, games design and musical theatre.

YOU Festival 2026 is coming to London! You Festival will be based at our LMA London campus and the wider estate at Here East, Stratford, East London. See venue page here

YOU Festival is free to LMA students! But you must book a free ticket to attend!

YOU Festival 2026 is open to LMA degree students (L4-L6) and L7 masters students from both London and Liverpool campuses, as well as returning LMA alumni. For the first time, we are excited to announce YOU Festival 2026 is also open to international students from across the Galileo group.

Just head back to Home page and select BOOK FREE TICKET from top menu, you will be directed to a simple page to fill in as we need to collect your name, course and level to issue you a wristband at You Festival

To help bring all our attendees safely to London and back, we have partnered with a coach company to get special, discounted rates on coach travel directly to the You Festival site. Avanti West Coast are also offering discounted return train travel. Head to the Hotels & Travel section in main menu to book

Avanti West Coast is the fastest way to travel to London from Liverpool. North Western trains also offer a similar, but slower route. Both services travel to London Euston which is connected to the Northern Line and Victoria Line, and Euston Sq which is connected to the District and Circle lines

Both services are showing discounted prices at present, so make sure you book early and use your 16-25 railcard for further discounts

Partner hotels

We have partnered with some of the best hotels and apartments across the Stratford area to bring you a selection of rooms at exclusive, discounted rates. Click below to visit the YOU Festival Partner Hotel page, offering discounted rates exclusivly for You Festival. Please book early to avoid disappointment.

Travelodge

We have partnered with Travelodge to bring you incredible rates at 5 nearby Travelodge hotels, starting at an incredible £27.50 per person, per night! Spaces are limited, it’s first come, first serve, so book now!

We strongly advise booking accommodation early to avoid disappointment

Yes, you can! We will also have a range of food available at the event.

We also have water bottle refill machines throughout LMA. May we take this opportunity to remind you that You Festival and LMA are nut free, so please refrain from bringing any nuts or spreads to the campus site

YES! We will host networking events, speed dating events, panels, workshops and Q&As, You will get to meet agents, labels, publishers, promoters, bookers, TV directors, casting agents, artists, producers, and industry figures from all the major music and TV/ Film streaming platforms and social media platforms

Level 6 students perform on stage (don't worry, your time will come! But there will be plenty of opportunities to perform and participate throughout the event itself.

Bring a smile and a positive attitude and be prepared to meet people that one day may help you get to the next level! Take notes on your phone, or bring a notepad, but please don't bring anything valuable like a laptop etc, leave these safely in your room to avoid stress!

The wellbeing & safety of our student attendees is our priority. Our full time student engagement teams work at both LMA campuses, looking after the needs of our students 24/7. Our teams work hard across You Festival to ensure that all our attendees have support throughout the event

The You Festival opening party is on Tuesday (27th) evening, doors and funfair open at 7pm, so plenty of  time to travel to London, get settled at your accommodation and make your way down to the party!

Parties and performances by Level 6 students in our arena! Plus amazing indoor funfair, festival food trucks and bars! You Festival is the place to be!