AN EXPLOSION of sound will echo throughout Caboolture from the Beat the Street Community Festival this Saturday featuring a concert, rides and fireworks to help wipe out youth homelessness.

The festival will rock with performances by Sydney band New Empire, world beat box champion Joel Turner, Dissonance and Burning Brooklyn lighting up centre stage at the drug and alcohol free event.

"We are excited to be part of the Beat the Street Community Festival because it can help to change the lives of homeless people in need within the local region,” New Empire lead vocalist Jeremy Fowler said.

Centenary Lakes will come alive with a musical fusion from 3pm kicking off with a Battle of the Bands competition. The MC and 96.5 afternoon announcer Dave Matthews will present the award to the winner.  

Intercept Youth and Family Service Manager Michelle Barton urged people to attend the action-packed day and to help lift the profile of youth homelessness.

“It will be a fun-filled day where people can soak up the atmosphere and enjoy six free rides, a variety of stalls and a fireworks display,” she said.

Queensland University of Technology were quick to jump on board for the festival, with Head of QUT Caboolture campus Robert Craig applauding the new event.

“We are happy to support the event and believe the organisers have identified an important cause,” he said.

“It is important to empower local youth and things like music and further education are two ways to assist them in creating a bright future.”

Member for Morayfield Mark Ryan said the festival would raise awareness of youth homlessness and link people at risk with the available support strategies.

“Then they can reengage with the community and become positive contributors out there,” he said.

“Ultimately community problems require a community solution and the more a community gets behind a great initiative like this, the closer we will be at receiving real results for these people.

In 2009 Riley Frahm faced a bleak future and homelessness, on Saturday the Morayfield boy will mentor other teens to get them back on track at the festival.

“I have stopped taking drugs, drinking and doing crime,” the 14-year-old said.

“I will talk to other people at the festival to try and help them stop doing the stupid things I did.”

Michelle said “The Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages will also be there and people should come prepared with identification to take home a copy of their birth certificate.”

“There will also be a Couch Surfing Arena will also be set up where festival attendees can hear the stories of homeless youth and have their photo taken to show their support.”

Couch surfing describes a situation where a young person is between accommodation without secure housing elsewhere.

Catching public transport to Centenary Lakes will be the best way to get to the festival. Limited parking will be available at Centenary Lakes and the nearest train station is Caboolture about one kilometre away.