Imagine, Create, Lead!
Monday 13th July to Friday 17th July 2026 at Riverside Studios in Hout Bay, for 11-16 year old’s.
A facilitated festival experience for teenagers to explore leadership through creativity, courage, curiosity, and action.
We are raising teenagers in a world shaped by rapid change, technology, and futures we cannot fully predict.
In a world like this, information alone is no longer enough. Young people need creativity, adaptability, communication, courage, collaboration, problem solving, and self-leadership.
These are the skills of the future - and they are built through experience, curiosity, creativity, and connection. That is the heart of Lead and Create.
The world is changing -Young people need more than information.
Each day, participants move through five different interactive workshops designed to build creativity, confidence, communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
Through a mix of individual and group experiences, teenagers will explore new ideas, develop practical tools, strengthen problem-solving abilities, and learn through hands-on creative challenges.
Lead and Create is designed to help young people step beyond their comfort zones, try new things, build confidence, and discover new possibilities for themselves and the future.
What happens at Lead and Create?
Collective Experience
Whole-group gatherings, shared meals, collaborative experiences, and meaningful connection — exploring what becomes possible when humans create together.
Communication & Leadership
Creative Workshops
Develop real-world skills in communication, presentation, collaboration, conflict resolution, and leadership — explored through creative challenges and hands-on experiences.Interactive workshops that use movement, sound, observation, touch, imagination, and the senses to spark creativity, confidence, leadership, and new ways of thinking.
A space to explore, connect, create, and grow.
A future-focused festival experience where teenagers build creativity, confidence, communication, leadership, and meaningful connection through hands-on workshops, collaboration, and real-world experiences.
For teenagers who are curious about the future.
For teenagers who want to build confidence, explore new ideas, express themselves creatively, connect with others, and develop the skills to navigate a fast-changing world.
Whether you already feel creative and confident, or you are still discovering those parts of yourself, Lead and Create is designed to help young people grow, explore, collaborate, and imagine new possibilities for who they can become.
Practical Details
9am - 4pm each day
Monday 13th July to Friday 17th July 2026
At Riverside Studios in Hout Bay
For 11-16 year old’s
Tickets through Quicket at R4200 per child - This price includes all material, morning and afternoon snacks and a lunch together. There are a maximum of 50 tickets.
Our Team
Dani Boden
FounderAfter decades spent working in film, education, coaching, festivals, and youth mentorship, Dani has seen firsthand how many young people are searching for confidence, connection, creativity, and a deeper sense of purpose. From lecturing and mentoring young adults for over 13 years to directing large-scale festivals and transformational workshops, this festival is a natural evolution of the work she has been building for years - creating spaces where young people can step out of pressure and expectation, reconnect with themselves, and discover new ways of leading, creating, and belonging.
Nix Davies
After years working across art, education, coaching, and leadership, Nix has become passionate about helping people navigate creativity, change, and the unknown. Through her work as an artist, educator, creative process coach, and project manager, she has spent years creating spaces that build confidence, resilience, self-expression, and possibility.
This festival is a natural extension of that work - a space where young people can explore creativity not just as art, but as a way of thinking, collaborating, problem-solving, and designing their lives with courage and curiosity.
Founder
Your Questions, Answered
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Lead and Create is a future-focused festival for teenagers designed to explore creativity, leadership, communication, collaboration, courage, and real-world skills through hands-on experiences, workshops, and group activities.
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The festival is designed for teenagers who are curious about themselves, the future, creativity, leadership, connection, and learning through experience.
No previous creative experience is needed.
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11 year old’s - 16 year old’s
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Participants move through a series of interactive workshops, creative experiences, leadership activities, discussions, collaborative challenges, and whole-group gatherings throughout the day.
The experience includes both individual exploration and group connection.
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The workshop schedule, facilitator announcements, and festival itinerary will begin to be released in June.
Ticket holders will receive updates and information as details are announced.
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Not at all.
The festival is designed both for teenagers who already love creativity and for those who want to build confidence, explore new experiences, and discover new parts of themselves.
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A full recommended packing and preparation list will be shared closer to the festival date.
In general, participants should bring comfortable clothes, water, curiosity, and an openness to participate.
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Yes. Shared meals are an important part of the collective experience at Lead and Create.
Participants will share meals together throughout the festival, and each teenager will also have the opportunity to contribute to the preparation of a meal for the wider group as part of the collaborative experience.
We aim to cater for a variety of dietary requirements and food preferences, including vegetarian, vegan, halal, and other dietary needs wherever possible. Additional dietary information will be collected after booking.
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Yes. The festival is facilitated and supervised by experienced educators, facilitators, creatives, and organisers.
Creating a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment is deeply important to us.
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Places are limited to 50 in order to create a meaningful and connected experience.
We recommend booking early to avoid disappointment.
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Tickets can be purchased through the website using the booking link provided.
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The festival is designed as an experience specifically for teenagers.
Additional parent information and communication will be shared before the event.
Got Questions?
Send us a note and let’s create movie magic together!