The FUSE website www.fuse-arts.org.uk, promoting the first free arts festival of its kind in London, is now live. Designed with and for young people, FUSE has been organised by The Royal Parks and will take place in Kensington Gardens on 25 July from midday to 7pm.

The festival, aimed at 13 to 21 year-olds, brings together 35 of the very best arts organisations from across the capital, including The Royal Ballet and the V&A. Shaped by feedback from young people, a wide range of participatory activities including dance, music, theatre, film, photography and visual arts will be on offer.

Adam Farrar, Head of Events for The Royal Parks said: "FUSE is the first free arts festival of its kind in London and we hope that it will inspire lots of young people to get creative and try new things. The Royal Parks has worked closely with young people every step of the way to design this fantastic new event, including the FUSE website. We've put a lot of work into organising FUSE and we're really excited to host it in Kensington Gardens."

Sharn Baig-Brown, aged 18, who contributed to the development of FUSE, said: "I have really enjoyed working alongside other young people and The Royal Parks to help organise FUSE. We have made some major decisions about this event, such as the name, the images used on the publicity material and the different acts performing on the day. I liked participating in this because it made me feel important and gave me the chance to voice my ideas."

Media enquiries:

For further information or images please contact: Katy Murray on 0300 061 2128 or 07970 660 132 or email kmurray@royalparks.gsi.gov.uk

Notes to Editors

• For further information about the FUSE arts festival please visit: www.fuse-arts.org.uk
• FUSE has been organised by The Royal Parks.
• FUSE has been funded by The Royal Parks with contributions from Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
• The Royal Parks has worked with a group of 12 young people aged between 13 and 21 to design and develop this event.

Venues and participating organisations include:

Outdoor stage: Sing London; Slam Ambassadors; Can do dance company; London Youth Gospel Choir; DreamArts; Digital Media Unit; Union Dance and The London Lucumi Choir; China Town Arts; Space; Theatre Royal Haymarket.

Performance Stage: Soho Theatre; RealDeal Theatre; Jermyn Street Theatre; Just Dance.

Bubble: English National Ballet; Flat Feet Dance Company.

Film Tent: The Serpentine Gallery; FreqOut; British Film Institute; AKArts; Royal Institute of British Architects; Crazie Productions.

Exhibition spaces: Tate Britain; V & A; Royal Albert Hall; The Photographers' Gallery; BAFTA; London Transport Museum; Ebony Steel Band; Glissandro Steel Pan Orchestra; Poetry Society; Mousetrap Theatre; University of the Arts; Shape; Westminster Volunteer services; Westminster City Libraries.

About The Royal Parks:

• The Royal Parks is an executive agency of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
• The Royal Parks are: Bushy Park, The Green Park, Greenwich Park, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Richmond Park and St James's Park.
• For further information please visit: www.royalparks.org.uk