A list of boutique, alternative, transformational, small festivals and retreats in Europe and nearby.

We especially recommend (we would, wouldn’t we?) two that we organise: the Festival of Creativity in the Czech Republic 26 June – 6 July, 2020

And the Sahara yoga, meditation & dance retreats in Morocco 24-30 January & 21-27 February, 2021

Small festivals in Europe 2020

January

• The Road Junky Sahara Retreat 12-18 January, Morocco – a week in the sand dunes of the Sahara with 20 other interesting travellers as we dance and sing under the full moon…

February

• Road Junky Sahara Meditation and Contact Improvisation Retreat 2-8 February, Morocco – couldn’t make it in January? Join us a heart-opening week in the Sahara Desert with meditation in the mornings and contact improvisation dance in the afternoons.

March

• Fuerteventura Contact Festival 7-13 March, Lajares, Canary Islands, Spain

April

• OsterImproFestival 9-13 April, Göttingen, Germany
• Spiritual Dance Festival – Conscious Holy Week 9-13 April, Barcelona, Spain
• Ibiza Spirit Festival 26 April, Ibiza, Spain

May

• Space to Emerge 1-4 May, Lake District, England
• Transition Festival 5-12 May, Doñana, Spain
• Beltane Fire Festival 8-10 May, East Sussex, England
• Earthsong Camps 8 May – 26 July, County Clare, Ireland
• Tribal Talisman Festival 8-10 May, Budapest, Hungary
• Wood Festival 15-17 May, Braziers Park, Oxfordshire, UK
• AllFestival 15-17 May, Litomerice, Czech Republic
• Kokopelli World Festival 16-17 May, Gullegem, Belgium
• Green Vibrations 21-22 May, Enschede, Netherlands
• Gaia Family Tribe Summer Camp 22-27 May, Grosmont, England
• Burning Nest 25-31 May, Exeter, England
• Something to Smile About 29 – 31 May, Lincolnshire, England
• Roma Tribal Meeting 29-31 May, Rome, Italy

June

• Space of Love 29 May-7 June, Böda Sand, Öland, Sweden
• Vurige Tongen 31 May – 1 June, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Italy Contact Festival 1-7 June, Umbria, Italy
• Earth Garden 4 – 7 June, Attard, Malta
• Meadows in the Mountains 4-7 June, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
• Anthropos Festival 11-15 June, England
• Wurzel Festival 11-14 June, Niedergörsdorf, Germany
• Seedcamp Festival 12-14 June, Kautzen, Austria
• Rumble Festival 12-15 June, Chesham, England
• Heartbeat Women 18-21 June, Bad Kohlgrub, Germany
• Stonehenge Summer Solstice Gathering 18-22 June, Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England
• Oceanfest 19-21 June, Devon, England
• Agni Spirit Festival 19-23 June, Catalonia, Spain
• Sexsibility Festival 23-28 June, Ängsbacka Kursgård, Sweden
• VIII International Festival of Tantra Consciousness 26 June – 5 July, Nowe Kawkowo, Poland
• Irish Aerial Dance Fest 27 June -12 July, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland
• High On Life Ecstatic Dance Festival 30 June-5 July, Spain
• The Road Junky Festival of Creativity 26 June-6 July, in the hills of the Czech Republic 125 people gathering for a week of creative workshops and music around the fire in a forest setting. A gathering free from alcohol and electricity, and we take care of all the food, tea and coffee, as we eat together in a circle every day. Read more
• Art-Labyrinth Festival 30 Juue – 5 July, Romania
• Nomads Festival Amsterdam, Netherlands (dates to be confirmed)

July

• Hieros Gamos Festival 1-5 July, Zeewolde, Netherlands
• Drienok Festival 2-5 July, Mošovce, Slovakia
• Mandala Festival 2-5 July, Wanroij, Netherlands
• Django Reinhardt Jazz Festival 2-5 July, Fontainebleau, France
• Natural High Healing Festival 2-5 July, Narvilinna, Uusikaupunki, Finland
• Timber Festival 3-5 July, Feanedock, UK
• Mantra Sommer Festival 5 – 10 July, Oberlahr, Germany
• Slot Art Festival 7-11 July, Lubiąż, Poland
• Wake Up! Experiment 7-12 July, Bulgaria
• Nowhere Festival 7-12 July, Castejón de Monegros, Spain
• Funny Moon Festival 8-13 July, Valeč, Czech Republic
• Bodypainting Festival 9-11 July, Klagenfurt, Austria
• Awake Dance Celebration 9-12 July, Awakeland, Portugal
• Noisily Festival 9-12 July, Leicestershire, England
• Feel Festival 9-13 July, Bergheider See, Germany
• Brainchild Festival 10-12 July, East Sussex, England
• European Juggling Convention 11-19 July, Hanko, Finland
• The Living Village Festival 15-19 July, Dalfsen, Netherlands
• Buddhafield Festival 15-19 July, Taunton, Somerset, England
• G! Festival 16-18 July, Gøta, Faroe Islands
• Shrewsbury International Comedy Festival 16-19 July, Shrewsbury, England
• Yiddish Summer Weimar 16 July – 22 August, Weimar, Germany
• Harmonic Festival 17-19 July, Trigance, France
• Stainsby Festival 17-19 July, Stainsby, Derbyshire, England
• Valley of the Arts(Művészetek Völgye) 17-26 July, Kapolcs, Hungary
• Awaken Into Love Tantra Festival 18-25 July, France
• Borderland 19-26 July, Hedehusene, Denmark
• Ozora 20-26 July, Dádpuszta, Hungary
• Own Spirit Festival 21-26 July, Baldellou, Spain
• Biodanza Tribal Gathering, 22-26 July, Winterswijk, Netherlands
• Fanø Free Folk Festival 23-25 July, Fanø, Denmark
• Sacred Earth Festival 23-26 July, Fagervik, Finland
• Zelenkovac Jazz Festival  23-26 July, Podrašnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Nation of Gondwana-Pyonen 24-26 July, Brandenburg, Germany
• Masters of Calm 24 July -2 August, Lithuania
• Dance Camp East 25 July-2 August, Suffolk, England
• Samsara Festival 26 July-2 August, Töreki, Hungary
• Ripollesdansa Dance Festival 27 July-1 August, Ripoll, Spain
• Tantra Festival 28 July-2 August, Ängsbacka, Sweden
• Boom Festival 28 July-4 August Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
• Wilderness Festival 30 July-2 August, Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire, England
• The Green Gathering 30 July-2 August, Piercefield Park, Chepstow, UK
• Camp Bestival 30 July-3 August, Lulworth Estate, Dorset, England
• Outlook Origins 30 July-4 August, Tisno, Croatia
• Faces Festival 31 July-2 August, Karjaalla, Finland
• Floating Castle Festival 31 July-2 August, Castle Snežnik, Slovenia
• Sommerlejr Thylejren, Denmark (dates to be confirmed)
• Partycipation Festival Austria (dates to be confirmed)

August

• Contact Meets Contemporary 2-8 August, Göttingen, Germany
• Spiritual Dance Festival – Días de Luz 3-11 August, Clariana de Cardener, Spain
• Impulse Festival 5-9 August, Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé, France
• Ancient Trance Festival 6-9 August, Taucha, Germany
• Yaga Gathering 6-10 August, Varėna, Lithuania
• Finkenbach Festival 7-9 August, Rothenburg, Germany
• The Spirit of Awen  7-16 August, Arlingham, Gloucestershire, England
• Punk Rock Holiday 11-14 August, Tolmin, Slovenia
• Boomtown 12-16 August, Winchester, Hampshire, England
• Freiburg Contact Festival 13-19 August, Freiburg, Germany
• Wild Heart Gathering 17-21 August, Sussex, England
• Holland Tantra Festival 17-22 August, Meeuwenveen, Holland
• New Healing Festival 17-23 August, Prignitz, Germany
• Beglika Festival 19-23 August, Golyam Beglik, Bulgaria
• Psy-Fi Festival 19-23 August, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
• Green Man 20-23 August, Brecon Beacons, Wales, UK
• Roztoc Circus Festival 20-23 August, Prague, Czech Republic
• Slovenian Hula Hoop Convention 20-23 August, ​Dvor, Žužemberk, Slovenia
• Shambala Festival 27-30 August, Northamptonshire, England
• Phoenix Fire Convention 27-30 August, Hildburghausen, Germany
• Small World Summer Festival 27-31 August, Headcorn, Kent, England
• Into The Wild 28-31 August, East Grinstead, UK
• Tantra 4 Gay Men – Tantra Love Festival 29 August-2 September, Glastonbury, UK
• Andancas Dance Festival Castelo de Vide, Portugal (dates to be confirmed)F
• Ezera Skanas Kāla Ezers, Latvia (dates to be confirmed)
• Northern Permaculture Gathering Oxford Island, Northern Ireland (dates to be confirmed)
• ZNA Gathering Montargil Lake, Portugal (dates to be confirmed)
• Heartbeat Festival Osthessen, Germany (dates to be confirmed)

September

• Spiral Knights Eco-Fest 4-13 September, Mount Telethrion, Greece
• J-Fest Juggling Convention 21-27 September, Antalya, Turkey
• Become Love Festival Pommritz, Germany (dates to be confirmed)
• The Old Saw Mill Garden Party Northallerton, England (dates to be confirmed)
• Bubble Festival Malta (dates to be confirmed)
• Connection Festival La Codosera, Spain (dates to be confirmed)

October

• Sexolution Festival – the SexPositive Festival 14-18 October, Zell Am See, Austria
• Scottish Storytelling Festival 16-31 October, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Seekult Festival Friedrichshafen, Germany (dates to be confirmed)
• European Biodanza Congress Punta Umbría, Huelva, Spain (dates to be confirmed)

November

• AlgoMech Festival 13-15 November, Sheffield, England
• Tantra Festival Mexico 27 November – 1 December in Tepoztlan inthe mountains of Mexico

December

• Israeli Contact Festival 24-29 December 2019, Galilee and Tel Aviv, Israel