Internacia Junulara Festivalo Explained

The Internacia Junulara Festivalo (IJF; English: International Youth Festival) is a traditional one-week-long meeting of Esperantists organised yearly by the Italian Esperanto Youth at Easter, each time in a different Italian town. Each festival has its own theme, to be developed in lectures and discussion groups; additionally, lectures of general interest are usually proposed, as well as tourist visits to neighbouring cities, concerts and performances. One can usually improve his/her knowledge of the Esperanto language thanks to language courses at beginner and intermediate level.

The first IJF was held in 1977. The meeting is usually attended by about 100 participants; the most popular one was the 24th IJF, held in 2000, which was attended by 325 participants.

Chronology

	Edition !	Year		Place !		Participants
45	2022		85
44	2020		31 registered; the festival was cancelled due to COVID-19
43	2019		45
42	2018		67
41	2017		99
40	2016		81
39	2015		85
38	2014		140
37	2013		61
36	2012		111
35	2011		75
34	2010		69
33	2009		92 registered; the festival was cancelled due to an earthquake
32	2008		130
31	2007		124
30	2006		51
29	2005		94
28	2004		68
27	2003		124
26	2002		155
25	2001		165
24	2000		325
23	1999		150
22	1998		205
21	1997		90
20	1996		170
19	1995		201
18	1994		180
17	1993		148
16	1992		144
15	1991		126
14	1990		130
13	1989		100
12	1988		103
11	1987		167
10	1986		166
9	1985		153
8	1984		100
7	1983		100
6	1982		100
5	1981		120
4	1980		110
3	1979		73
2	1978		76
1	1977		51

Other Esperanto meetings

• Internacia Junulara Kongreso
• Internacia Junulara Semajno
• Internacia Seminario
• Ago-Semajno
• Internacia Festivalo

External links

• The official webpage of IJF (in Italian and Esperanto)