The Adventures of Yoyo - Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Yoyo is back!

Following the success of Yoyo & The Little Auk, Yoyo is ready for her next adventure! The Adventures of Yoyo is the latest instalment in the RSNO’s Schools Programme designed for Nursery to Primary 3 pupils.

Created in partnership with Visible Fictions, The Adventures of Yoyo features four brand-new, short animated films which will be released online with learning resources and also brought together at Yoyo & The Big Sleepover, a free, live concert experience to be performed across Scotland in 2026. The learning resources and films will be available in English with British Sign Language (BSL) and in Gaelic.

Nurserys and Primary Schools can apply now for tickets to our free live concerts:

Dundee: Monday 2 March 2026, 1.30pm
Glasgow: Tuesday 3 March 2026, 11am
Glasgow: Tuesday 3 March 2026, 1pm
Perth: Wednesday 4 March 2026, 11am
Edinburgh: Monday 9 March 2026, 10am

Teachers can sign up here for free access to the four new animated films featuring Yoyo and the accompanying learning resources.

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About The Adventures of Yoyo

Some of you may have met Yoyo already through the story of Yoyo & The Little Auk! Yoyo is a little girl who lives in Inverkithkin – a charming town smack bang in the middle of Scotland. In her latest adventure she must use her imagination to help her grannies and grandpas prepare for the town’s bedtime concert. Grandpa Yousef hasn’t finished his big quilt. Granny Zaina’s special butter lamps are broken. Grandpa Zigzag doesn’t have the ingredients to make his potato pancakes. And Granny Flo is all of a dither – she simply can’t remember her favourite lullaby!

Written by Stewart Ennis, animated by Gavin C Robinson and brought to life by original music by Euan Stevenson, The Adventures of Yoyo are the perfect introduction to classical music and storytelling for children from Nursery to Primary 3, exploring themes of community, kindness and multiculturalism along the way.

Live Concerts: Yoyo & The Big Sleepover

Our Yoyo & The Big Sleepover live concerts are free for schools to attend but tickets are allocated on a first come, first served basis. To apply for tickets to any of the following concerts please sign up here.

Dundee: Monday 2 March 2026, 1.30pm
Glasgow: Tuesday 3 March 2026, 11am
Glasgow: Tuesday 3 March 2026, 1pm
Perth: Wednesday 4 March 2026, 11am
Edinburgh: Monday 9 March 2026, 10am

Further concerts will take place later in 2026. Yoyo & The Big Sleepover will also be released online as a digital experience so every child in every community in Scotland can enjoy Yoyo’s adventure.

Digital Content & Learning Resources

A suite of free digital content including the four animated films, learning resources, a Yoyo & The Big Sleepover digital experience, livestream and content with BSL and Gaelic provision will be available in early 2026.

To make sure you find out when this content is released, sign up today!

How to sign up

To sign up for our live concerts and access our digital resources, click here.

Created in Partnership With

Supported by

Castansa Charitable Trust, Educational Institute of Scotland (EiS), Gaelic Language Promotion Trust, Gannochy Trust, Glasgow City Council, Hugh Fraser Foundation, Leach Family Trust, Leisure and Culture Dundee, Leng Charitable Trust, Lethendy Charitable Trust, Miss Jean R Stirrat's Charitable Trust, Northwood Charitable Trust, Q Charitable Trust, R J Larg Family Trust, Scott Davidson Charitable Trust, Souter Charitable Trust, Tay Charitable Trust, Tillyloss Trust, W M Sword Charitable Trust, Walter Craig Charitable Trust, Walter Scott Giving Group, Weir Charitable Trust.