17^th World Festival of Youth and Students, 2010, Tshwane (South Africa)
Slogan: “Let’s defeat imperialism, for a world of peace, solidarity and social transformation!”
Participants: 15.000 from 126 countries

16^th World Festival of Youth and Students, 2005, Caracas
Slogan: “For Peace and Solidarity, We struggle against Imperialism and War!”
Participants: 17.000 from 144 countries

15^th World Festival of Youth and Students, 2001, Algiers
Slogan: “Let’s globalize the struggle for Peace, Solidarity, Development, against Imperialism”

14^th World Festival of Youth and Students, 1997, Havana
Slogan: “For anti-imperialist Solidarity, Peace and Friendship”
Participants: 12.325 from 136 countries

13^th World Festival of Youth and Students, 1989, Pyongyang
Slogan: “For anti-imperialist Solidarity, Peace and Friendship”
Participants: 22.000 from 177 countries

12^th World Festival of Youth and Students, 1985, Moscow
Slogan: “For anti-imperialist Solidarity, Peace and Friendship”
Participants: 26.000 from 157 countries

11^th World Festival of Youth and Students, 1978, Havana
Slogan: “For anti-imperialist Solidarity, Peace and Friendship”
Participants: 18.500 from 145 countries

10^th World Festival of Youth and Students, 1973, Berlin
Slogan: “For anti-imperialist Solidarity, Peace and Friendship”
Participants: 25.600 from 140 countries

9^th World Festival of Youth and Students, 1968, Sofia
Slogan: “For Solidarity, Peace and Friendship”
Participants: 20.000 from 142 countries

8^th World Festival of Youth and Students, 1962, Helsinki
Slogan: “For Peace and Friendship”
Participants: 18.000 from 137 countries

7^th World Festival of Youth and Students, 1959, Vienna
Slogan: “For Peace and Friendship and peaceful coexistence”
Participants: 18.000 from 112 countries

6^th World Festival of Youth and Students, 1957, Moscow
Slogan: “For Peace and Friendship”
Participants: 34.000 from 131 countries

5^th World Festival of Youth and Students, 1955, Warsaw
Slogan: “For Peace and Friendship-against the aggressive imperialist military pacts”
Participants: 30.000 from 114 countries

4^th World Festival of Youth and Students, 1953, Bucharest
Slogan: “For Peace and Friendship”
Participants: 30.000 from 111 countries

3^rd World Festival of Youth and Students, 1951, Berlin
Slogan: “For Peace and friendship-against Nuclear Weapons”
Participants: 26.000 from 104 countries

2^nd World Festival of Youth and Students, 1949, Budapest
Slogan: “Youth Unite, forward for lasting Peace, Democracy, National Independence and a better future for the peoples”
Participants: 10.400 from 82 countries

1^st World Festival of Youth and Students, 1947, Prague
Slogan: “Youth Unite, forward for lasting Peace!”
Participants: 17.000
For the first time the “World Youth Song” was played.