I'm Tom Thumb -  I'm a writer and storyteller and I've put together some calendars of small festivals and retreats in Europe, the kind of places you can come together with people who love to be in nature, make authentic connections and celebrate life :)

I also organise a few events of my own in the Czech Republic..

The Festival of Songs 8-15 June

We gather for a week of singing mantras, spiritual songs and rock and roll numbers in a church surrounded by forest!

The Festival of Creativity 19-28 July

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We get together to make creative workshops all day and music around the fire all night! Everyone who comes is invited to teach something and we make all the food, tea and coffee :)

The Festival of Sensuality 7-14 August

Everybody has a body that we live inside :)

Come to explore in a safe setting the worlds of  sexuality, body awareness and communication in relationships...

And then in winter I run retreats in the Sahara Desert in Morocco:

The Road Junky Sahara Retreats 12-18 January and 9-15 February, 2025

The retreats are beautiful, heart-opening spaces where we have yoga, meditation and dance workshops while we camp for a week in the sand dunes.

Festivals in 2024



January

Oslo Yoga Festival

26-28 January 2024 | Oslo, Norway

These days everyone is doing yoga, practicing mindfulness, reading Sufi poetry and the shelves are full of self-help books that promise to bring you peace, happiness and fulfillment. But how about hel ...

Sahara yoga retreat in Morocco with creative voice & movement workshops

28 January-3 February 2024 | Morocco

We run yoga retreats in the Sahara Desert in Morocco and people come along expecting it to be a holiday in the sand dunes. A few days into the retreat they find their hearts opening, their faces softe ...

The Sahara Meditative Yoga & Joy of Movement Retreat

28 January-24 February 2024 | the Sahara Desert, Morocco

Once again we’re heading out into the dunes for a week of storytelling, dance, yoga, music and meditation under the desert sky. We’ve been running meditation and yoga retreats in the Sahara Desert ...

The Magic Word Festival To Be Confirmed

31-31 January 2024 | Nuremberg, Germany

Come to a festival of narrative arts and engage in stories from different genres, in unusual formats and from unusual perspectives. This festival is organized every two years during epiphany time. Wha ...

February

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Intimacy Winter Camp

5-18 February 2024 | Florida, USA

After many sold out Summer Camp’s, we’re thrilled to announce in 2024 we are expanding to include our inaugural WINTER CAMP in the USA – in the warm, tropical paradise of Florida!  What wou ...

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Buddhafield Festival

11-25 February 2024 | Taunton, Somerset, England

With 4000 people, Buddhafield hits a sweet spot between a small, cosy festival and an event big enough to have a lot going on. Infused with the philosophy of Buddhism, this is a very conscious festiva ...

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Ecstatic Dance Winter Festival

16-18 February 2024 | Freiburg, Germany

Welcome, this winter we will create a heartwarming space full of dance and liveness! Program – Every morning and evening Ecstatic Dance – Yoga – Singing Circles – Cacao Ritual ...

Rampage Festival

23-24 February 2024 | Belgium

Rampage is the biggest drum and bass and dubstep party in the universe! Experience two days of the best of bass music in the heart of Belgium. The festival organisers say: “More than 30 artists will ...

Elevate Festival

28 February-3 March 2024 | Graz, Austria

Elevate Festival is an annual event for music, arts and political discourse. Hosted in Graz, Austria each year, the festival features an extensive program of workshops, live performances, lectures, di ...

March

JoogaFestival Helsinki

2-3 March 2024 | Helsinki, Finland

The JoogaFestival Helsinki organizers say: “Yoga Festival Helsinki is a wellbeing event for everyone and an Expo event including about 130 exhibitors, over 100 classes & workshops and 40 lec ...

Yoga & Montagne : L'appel de la Montagne

9-13 March 2024 | Megève, France

Yoga & Montagne is a festival offering yoga, fly yoga, spa, and skiing classes. Yoga in the snow – what more could you want? They also have dates for April (15th-18th). What the organizers s ...

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Poland Tantra Festival (spring edition)

12-17 March 2024 | Poland

We cordially invite you to participate in an international POLAND TANTRA FESTIVAL held in MARCH 2024 in Poland 💕 .   🫶 WHEN: 12 – 17th March 2024 🫶 WHERE: Poland, Janów Podlaski C ...

Floating Castle Festival

18-24 March 2024 | Castle Snežnik, Slovenia

For now, we don’t have any information on future editions of this event… Floating Castle Festival has puppet shows, circus performances, street and improvisational theater, poetry readings, film p ...

"The Inner Silence" yoga, meditative arts and traditional tantra retreat

26-31 March 2024 | Sierra de Gredos, Spain

In this Easter Week Retreat we will immerse ourselves in the inner gaze through Iyengar Yoga, hatha Yoga, vinyasa krama and meditative arts such as sound healing, dance and voice healing. We will be s ...

EasterImproFestival

28 March-1 April 2024 | Schönsee, Bavarian Forest

The Osterimprofestival (how the German language loves to connect words) is the Easter Improvisation festival for all fans of contact improv dance to get together and dance, act, sing, and paint. It lo ...

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Spiritual Dance Festival - Conscious Holy Week

28-31 March 2024 | Barcelona, Spain

Yes, going by the video you wouldn’t be judgemental to deduce that they seem to take themselves a little too seriously but if you want to go dancing in the mountains close to Barcelona (we think ...

April

International Push Hands Meeting Hannover

17-21 April 2024 | Hannover, Germany

The International Push Hands Meeting Hannover organizers say: “Founded in 2000 as an annual exchange meeting for the scattered push hands practitioners of different schools and styles in Germany ...

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Festival de Danse Contact Improvisation

20-26 April 2024 | Rustrel, France

Enjoy 7 days in one of the most beautiful villages in France, participating in intimate workshops, jams, and live performances at Festival Contact Improvisation. Delicious vegetarian delights will be ...

Dutch Acro-Yoga Festival

26 April-5 May 2024 | Holland

The Dutch Acro-Yoga Festival lets you fly high with other lovers of yoga and acrobatics. The festival organisers say: ‘Jai! We’ve set up a brand new AcroYoga festival: the Dutch AcroYoga Festi ...

May

Space to Emerge

3-6 May 2024 | Lake District, England

Space to Emerge is a weekend retreat full of workshops. In three days, you will be able to engage in one-to-one healing therapies, workshops and dance till morning while meeting like-minded people in ...

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Ecstatic Dance Spring Festival

8-12 May 2024 | Bavaria, Germany

The Ecstatic Dance Spring Festival is the reflection of a beautifully grown community. The Nature Community is located in Schönsee, in the Bavarian Forest. In May 2023 its energetic and laughing peop ...

Forgotten Land: Ecstatic Dance Spring Festival

8-12 May 2024 | Germany

Build your emotional awareness and plunge into a joyful celebration of dance at the Forgotten Land Ecstatic Dance Spring Festival. With workshops including Radikal flow, Contact jams, and more, you ar ...

Hai in den Mai Festival

9-12 May 2024 | Stemwede, Germany

Magic forest, magic creatures and judging by the photographs always sunny weather – admittedly Hai in den Mai seems like great fun. Also, on an unrelated note – they have the most beautifu ...

The Festival of Big Ideas

10-12 May 2024 | Czech Republic

Imagine joining 50 – 60 other interesting people for a weekend of discussions and talks about life, the universe and everything…. And now imagine that you do it in a medieval castle! The F ...

Austrian International Storytelling Festival

15 May-2 June 2024 |

Austria opens like a book presenting the best stories of the region and around the world. Come, listen and let your imagination fly. What the organizers say: “For more than 30 years now, our festiva ...

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Contact in Paradise

17-20 May 2024 | Reichenau/Rax, Austria

Contact in Paradise is a contact improvisation festival where you can immerse yourself in a community of creative, joyful dancers exploring paradise together. The festival boasts a lineup of world-cla ...

Wood Festival

17-19 May 2024 | Braziers Park, Oxfordshire

A small, welcoming festival that offers music, workshops, food and drink. They are welcoming to children. Great for families. The Wood festival invites us all to gather in a conscious celebration of M ...

Burning Nest

20-27 May 2024 | Exeter, England

The Burning Nest is another gathering inspired by Burning Man, but they go their own way and sell ‘memberships’ rather than tickets to help everyone understand that it’s not about co ...

To Be Confirmed: Anthropos Festival

23-27 May 2024 | Near London, UK

Billing themselves as ‘a new kind of festival’, Anthropos looks stylising, interesting and diverse. The festival organisers say: ‘With stunning visual art, diverse electronic beats a ...

HowTheLightGetsIn

24-27 May 2024 | Hay-on-Wye, Wales

HowTheLightGetsIn is set in the famous book town of Hay-0n-Wye at the edge of the Black Mountains in Wales. A magical place to share ideas and let your imagination flourish! The organisers say: ‘ ...

Roma Tribal Meeting

24-26 May 2024 | Rome, Italy

Roma Tribal Meeting is a 3-day event for the lovers of Tribal Belly Dance. You will get the chance to attend workshops, explore your own creativity, create pieces and exhibit your creations afterward ...

Surya Spirits Festival

24-27 May 2024 | The Ardennes, Belgium

Surya Spirits Festival is a trance-fusion of dance and well-being located in the endless woods of The Ardennes. The festival organizers say: “This family-oriented gathering aims to offer a healt ...

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Corfu Tantra Festival

26-31 May 2024 | Corfu, Greece

The Corfu Tantra Festival is your gateway to a realm of sensuality, grace, and energy. Immerse yourself in a cocoon of care and experience the transformative power of tantra. Step into a world of sens ...

8th International Taiji-Push Hands-Meeting

30 May-2 June 2024 | Hassfurt am Main, Germany

The 8th International Taiji-Push Hands-Meeting organizers say: “This meeting provides TAIJI – practitioners of all styles (Yang, Chen, Wu, Fu …) in a friendly and harmonious atmosphe ...

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Baltic Heart Tantra Festival

30 May-2 June 2024 | Ratnieki, Latvia

The Baltic Tantric Festival is now in its 8th year! The festival organisers say: ‘Open your Heart – open your summer! Join the 7th Tantra festival in Latvia! – guided by highly ex ...

Psychedelic Experience Festival

30 May-2 June 2024 | Ruthen, Germany

What to expect from Psychedelic Experience Open Air Festival? The organisers promise severe sleep deprivation due to dance floor activities and 2033 lakes in the area. Considering the season, 2,033,03 ...

ALLfestTo Be Confirmed

31-31 May 2024 | Litomerice, Czech Republic

The Alchemy Festival (ALLfest) is to be held in the middle of May this year in the town of Litomerice. It’s a cosy festival with the usual workshops, talks and seminars on healthy living and hap ...

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Above Below Festival

31 May-2 June 2024 | England, UK

Above Below Festival is one of those events that started off as friends getting together to have a good time and then realising that others would love to join it and they turned it into a festival. Th ...

Conscious Camp

31-31 May 2024 | North Wales, near Llangollen

The connections, the workshops, the music, the river, and all the other people here make Conscious Camp one of Wales’s favorite small gatherings.  The festival organizers say: “Set in the beautif ...

Green VibrationsTo Be Confirmed

31-31 May 2024 | Enschede, Netherlands

The Green Vibrations Festival looks like one wild Saturday with all kinds of music. As the day darkens the after-party kicks off and it doesn’t stop until four in the morning. We’ll let th ...

Hemp RedemptionTo Be Confirmed

31-31 May 2024 | Chilton Polden, United Kingdom

Hemp Redemption Spring Festival is held in a castle 🙂 In hemp we trust, hemp bless you! The festival organizers say: “Hemp Redemption Spring Festival welcomes you to Avalon Priory to enjoy a week ...

Polifonic Italy

Polifonic

31 May-2 June 2024 | Valle D'Itria, Puglia, Italy

Polifonic offers the best in electronic music whilst promoting diversity, internationality and positive communities in Italy. The organisers say: ‘..the place where sounds come to life blending ...

Space of Love Festival

31 May-9 June 2024 | Böda Sand, Öland, Sweden

Space of Love Festival features a whole cast of teachers running workshops from family constellation to yoga to African dance. “There we celebrate and create, meet new and old friends, and try n ...

June

Earth Garden

6-9 June 2024 | Attard, Malta

Earth Garden is mainly (but not “only”) a music festival that presents live music shows in many different genres of music. Workshops, unique markets, and food courts will also be there. T ...

Meadows in the Mountains

6-9 June 2024 | Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Meadows in the Mountains looks like a colorful, fun festival. They offer music to dance to, yoga classes to relax your body and mind, and a community of like-minded creative people. The organizers say ...

Wurzel Festival

6-9 June 2024 | Niedergörsdorf, Germany

Wurzel Festival offers workshops, art events, and open airs. There will also be a marketplace for you to enjoy. Since free open airs are a tradition of the festival, you’ll surely enjoy your ti ...

The Festival of Musicality

8 June-15 November 2024 | Czech Republic

Would you like to play more music? Would you like to learn more about how music works, what makes a good song, to discover new rhythms and harmonies? Would you like to learn from a community of amateu ...

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Italy Contact Festival

12-18 June 2024 | Rivignano (Udine), Italy

Set in a little historical town in the heart of Italy, the Italy Contact Festival is where to go to connect with the Italian contact improvisation scene. There will be teachers from around the world w ...

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Sacred Gathering

12-16 June 2024 | Czech Republic

If you are yearning for a meaningful, peaceful experience, join your fellow open-hearted beings at Sacred Gathering. 30 artists and guides, 30 concerts, and 250 participants come together to build a t ...

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Tantric Joy Festival

12-16 June 2024 | Amsterdam, Holland

After three joyful festivals in the city of Amsterdam we were flirting with nature… feeling the grass at our feet, waking up with the tribe, jumping in the lake, taking an ice bath, lying at the bea ...

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Stonehenge Summer Solstice Gathering

18-22 June 2024 | Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England

There used to be a Stonehenge Free Festival until the famous clash with the police that resulted in the Battle of the Beanfield. Hippies, pagans, free-spirited people against the British police in rio ...

To Be Confirmed: UFO Bufo Festival

19-23 June 2024 | Hadinka, Vítkov-Klokočov, Czech Republic

UFO Bufo encourages good old-fashioned face-to-face communication as their festival location provides a natural digital detox (in two words – no coverage). So why not challenge oneself? We also ...

Waking Life Portugal

Waking Life

19-24 June 2024 | Crato, Portugal

Waking Life is a not-for-profit participatory community festival promoting cultural, counter-cultural and agricultural initiatives in Portugal. Discover techno, experimental and electronic music in th ...

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BŪTĪBA | Solstice Dance and Music Festival To Be Confirmed

21-24 June 2024 | Latvia

True Celebration is born out of joy which is born deep within and then becomes a song, dance, laughter….and some tears of Gratitude. To be true, alive, shining in joy and love.   WHERE ARE ...

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OceanFest

21-23 June 2024 | Croyde, North Devon, England

We know, England might not be top of your list when thinking about a festival by the beach but as little nature, as there is to find in the British isles, Devon has some of the best coastline and Ocea ...

Wald Healing Festival

21-23 June 2024 | Wehdem, Germany

The Wald Healing organizers say (according to google translate): “After the last ‘Forest Healing – Growing Together’ was another special experience, it is now the seventh tim ...

XII International Festival of Tantra, Consciousness and Relationship For Singles and Couples

24-30 June 2024 | Nowe Kawkowo, Poland

Tantra festivals are on the rise in Europe and the XII International Festival of Tantra, Consciousness and Relationship for Singles and Couples at the “Here and Now Center” in Poland is at ...

Defqon.1 Festival

26-26 June 2024 | Netherlands

Defqon.1 is the world’s premier hard dance festival. Uniting thousands of ‘weekend warriors’ each year, the festival is the home of the harder styles and the Mecca for all hard dance lovers. The ...

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Giocosamente Playfulness Festival

26-30 June 2024 | Italy

A festival of playfulness! The festival organisers say: “Find your playfulness at Giocosamente Playfulness Festival, taking place from 28 June to 2 July 2023 in the picturesque Sabina area in It ...

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Blackforest Ecstatic Dance Festival

27-30 June 2024 | Near Furtwangen, Germany

We are looking forward to getting together for 4 days this summer. 4 days with lots of ecstatic dance (every morning and every evening). There will be yoga, a cacao ritual, singing circles, live music ...

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Django Reinhardt Jazz Festival

27-30 June 2024 | Fontainebleau, France

How many musicians have a festival named after them? Django Reinhardt is held in a special kind of awe not only for being such a great guitarist despite missing a few fingers but because he made music ...

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Emerging Hearts Contact Improvisation Dance Camp UK To Be Confirmed

30-30 June 2024 | Wiltshire, UK

Where Community Matters as much as the Dance Contact Improvisation inspired gathering All sorts of amazing dance workshops (not just contact) Variety of creative, somatic and sound-based experiences S ...

Heartbeat Festival Women To Be Confirmed

30-30 June 2024 | Allgäu, Germany

Heartbeat Festival Women is for women to come together, explore and celebrate in an environment full of art and creation. It is a good way to spend a couple of days with like-minded women and get in ...

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Hungarian Contact Improvisation Festival To Be Confirmed

30-30 June 2024 | Három Kincs Völgye, Hungary

A cosy contact improvisation festival in Hungary for just 60 dancers. The organisers say: “We will celebrate Contact Improvisation and deepen together into our practise during 6 days surrounded ...

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Italy Contact Fest To Be Confirmed

30-30 June 2024 | Gaia Terra, Northern Italy

Join the 10th-year celebration of Italy Contact Fest in Gaia, Italy. An experienced lineup of contact teachers will take you on a transformative journey of intensive dance workshops, jams, and classes ...

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MYAU Circus Festival To Be Confirmed

30-30 June 2024 | Albendiego, Spain

MYAU is back in 2023 with new galas, exhibitions, concerts, and special performances planned to thrill and engage you in the circus community! Organisers have plenty of surprises in store along with t ...

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Soul Tribe Solstice Festival To Be Confirmed

30-30 June 2024 | Wales, UK

Disconnect from the digital world for 5 days of dancing, gathering, and feasting at Soul Tribe Solstice Festival. Immerse yourself in nature and find your tribe as you explore enchanting waterfalls an ...

The Juneteenth Festival of Sovereignty To Be Confirmed

30-30 June 2024 | Online

A day to remember, honour and celebrate! The festival organisers say: “We have done tremendous work in regaining and maintaining our sovereignty. It’s time to celebrate! Join this powerful lin ...

The Sheep Festival To Be Confirmed

30-30 June 2024 | landgoed Zeewolde, Netherlands

The Sheep is a Burning Man event. The participants make the event what it is. That means YOU are in charge of your own experience! It is an opportunity for everyone to be the most amazing and unexpect ...

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To Be Confirmed Seedcamp Festival To Be Confirmed

30-30 June 2024 | Kautzen, Austria

Seedcamp Festival’s 2021 theme will be: “Odyssey” The organizers’ say: “The coming theme of the ‘Odyssey’ brings with it some turbulent and fundamental expans ...

July

Masters Of Puppets Open Air Festival

1-7 July 2024 | Dolní Dvořiště, Czech Republic

Despite the sinister sci-fi sounding name, the Masters Of Puppets Open Air Festival seems to be rather benevolent creatures who go in for sustainability, charity and musical vibrations. The team behi ...

I Festival of Shamanism & Ancestral Traditions

2-7 July 2024 | Poland

Welcome to the most amazing festival of the year! The 1st International Festival of Shamanism and Ancestral Traditions at our “Here and Now” center is ahead of us! During 6 days of the won ...

Nowhere Festival

2-7 July 2024 | Castejón de Monegros, Spain

A Burning Man event. What happens at Nowhere? A lot of things! Basically, what happens and what is there is what you bring with YOU, what YOU want to share. And, what the other participants want to sh ...

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Kolorádó

3-7 July 2024 | Budapest, Hungary

Kolorádó is a unique festival – a no signal place in nature! Switch off and enjoy. The organisers say: ‘A beautiful, green and free festival at the border between Budapest and nature, in ...

Electric Love Festival

4-6 July 2024 | Austria

Electric Love Festival is Austria’s premier electronic music festival. Drawing in more than 190 massive acts over three days, this festival is one of the biggest electronic music events in the world ...

Natural High Healing Festival

4-7 July 2024 | Narvilinna, Uusikaupunki, Finland

The Natural High Healing Festival will be held in Narvilinna, Finland. As you can guess from the name, alcohol and drugs aren’t welcome; instead, you’re invited to fly high with the power ...

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Lithica Gathering

5-11 July 2024 | Norway

Here’s something unique: rewilding humans 🙂 The organisers say: “Who among us has not thought from time to time how much more fulfilling and fun it would be to live as a clan where we s ...

Palmesus Festival

5-6 July 2024 | Norway

Palmesus is Scandanavia’s biggest beach party! The annual summer beach festival attracts thousands of locals and visitors to the unique Norwegian town of Kristiansand. The festival organisers say: ...

Timber Festival

5-7 July 2024 | Feanedock, UK

Legend says there is a time in July when the trees gather in their own festival and we are all invited! Come and enjoy 3 wonderful days of magic, art, performance, and wellbeing. The organizers say: & ...

Wasteland Summerfest

To Be Confirmed: Wasteland Summerfest

6-6 July 2024 | Amsterdam, Netherlands (dates to be confirmed)

Wasteland Summerfest is a very unusual festival – Post-Apocalyptic dress code mandatory! The organisers say: ‘Dive into the festival’s Post-Apocalyptic theme and dance like there is no t ...

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Intimacy Summer Camp

8-21 July 2024 | Sweden

💖 Welcome to Intimacy Summer Camp 2024…💖 A relational playground dedicated to the exploration of Intimacy, Embodiment, and Community!   What would be possible if you had 2 weeks to fu ...

Netherlands Contact Improvisation Festival

9-14 July 2024 | Overveen, Netherlands

The festival organizers say: “A yearly festival where people and dancers from all over the Netherlands and abroad are coming together to create a dancing community that explores and play with th ...

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Slot Art Festival

9-13 July 2024 | Lubiąż, Poland

The Slot Art Festival is held inside the compound of an old monastery giving a surreal, timeless backdrop to all the great art installations and music held over the 5 days. There are elements of punk ...

Airbeat One Festival

10-14 July 2024 | Italy

Transport yourself across the world at Airbeat One Festival. North Germany’s largest electronic music festival welcomes all of you and all your favorite DJs on a magical journey, bringing a taste of ...

Exit Festival

10-14 July 2024 | Serbia

Exit Festival is Serbia’s biggest and best event. Twice voted as ‘Best Major European Festival’, what started as a student fight for democracy and freedom has now evolved into an epic summer mus ...

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Noisily Festival

11-14 July 2024 | Leicestershire, England

We’ve come a long way from the big raves of the early 90’s. The music has evolved, the decor is mindblowing and there are festivals like Noisily where you can dance to electronic music wit ...

Tai Chi Caledonia

12-19 July 2024 | Stirling, Scotland

The Tai Chi Caledonia organizers say : “Thank you for visiting our website where you will find details of our latest event, Tai Chi Caledonia 2020, our 25th year offering high quality teaching o ...

Ultra Europe Festival

12-14 July 2024 | Split, Croatia

Ultra Europe is Europe’s premier destination music festival. Escape to the stunning Croatian waterfront for one of the largest electronic music festivals in the world. The festival organisers say: ...

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Alchemy of Love Festival

13-17 July 2024 | Glastonbury, UK

A Gathering of Love and Connection. Discover the Alchemy of Love Festival: A Heart-Centered Community Experience. Imagine a life where authenticity, openness, and honesty lead the way to true freedom, ...

Angsbacka Tantra Festival

16-22 July 2024 | Molkom, Sweden

Angsbacka is a centre for spiritual festivals and events in Sweden and it’s been running since 1996. It hosts the Sexsibility Festival and also this tantra festival. Nice work if you can get it. ...

Dour Festival

17-21 July 2024 | Belgium

Dour Festival offers five days of love and alternative music in the heart of Belgium. The multi genre festival welcomes visitors from all over the globe to one of the country’s top summer events. Th ...

Electric Castle Festival

17-21 July 2024 | Romania

Electric Castle is a five-day electronic music festival that takes place in the Transylvanian domain of Banffy Castle. Explore the unique Romanian sights by day and catch major electronic acts by nigh ...

Beat-Herder Festival

18-21 July 2024 | Dockber Farm, United Kingdom

Beat-Herder is an annual summer festival, which has been running since 2006. The festival covers several musical genres including breakbeat, dub, reggae, dubstep, techno, house, drum and bass, folk, d ...

Kosmos Festival

18-21 July 2024 | Ristiina, Finland

The organizers say: “We are all about welcoming new artists into Kosmos Festival! If you already have some gigs or shows under your belt and feel like your sounds or arts would fit into our prog ...

Burning Woman Festival

19-21 July 2024 | Belvoir Castle, United Kingdom

Burning Woman Festival is a festival run by women and for women. It is a beautiful heart space for women to relax, rejuvenate, celebrate, connect, flourish, transform, and take time for themselves. An ...

Dominator Festival

19-20 July 2024 | Eersel, Netherlands

Dominator is the world’s biggest outdoor hardcore festival. Lace up your Air Maxes and brace yourself for the best hardcore party of the year! The festival organisers say: “Dominator Festival is t ...

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Festival at the Edge

19-21 July 2024 | Kidderminster, England

Festival at the Edge is the oldest storytelling festival in England. There’s plenty to get involved with – workshops and informal music sessions, as well as all the fantastic storytelling ...

Parookaville Festival

19-21 July 2024 | Airport Weeze, Germany

Parookaville is Germany’s most popular dance music event. The three-day festival welcomes more than 200,000 visitors and is one of the largest festivals in Europe! The festival organisers say: “Pa ...

Stainsby Festival

19-21 July 2024 | Stainsby, Derbyshire, England

Stainsby Festival has been going strong for 50 years! This is a live music festival that offers music, crafts stalls, entertainment for children, workshops, storytelling, theatre, film, philosophy, a ...

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The Road Junky Festival of Creativity

19-28 July 2024 | in the hills of Czech Republic

The Festival of Creativity is a different kind of festival. There are just 125 places available and all the food is included over the week of camping in the forested hills of the Czech Republic. All d ...

Tomorrowland Festival

19-28 July 2024 | Belgium

Tomorrowland is the largest and most sought out electronic music festival in the world. Spread out across two weekends each summer, the three-day event is truly an experience unlike any other. Tickets ...

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Art of Touch Festival France

21-27 July 2024 | France

We want to boost you, in the most efficient way: massage! HEALING TOUCH How can we best contribute to your well-being, during this time of new challenges? Holding this wish in our minds, the Sadhaka ...

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SUMMER MOVES – Conscious Dance Festival France

21-27 July 2024 | France

SUMMER MOVES welcomes you to this joyful, nourishing and uplifting festival, to celebrate life in all its forms, with all its challenges. A wild, tender, yummy mix of dance, movement and voice worksho ...

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Greek Heart Tantra Holidays

24-30 July 2024 | Lesvos

SEVEN DAYS OF MEDITATION, DANCE AND CELEBRATION!   Heart Tantra invites you to rejoice and recharge your batteries, combining Tantra practice and meditation with just chilling out on the most mag ...

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The Intimate Revolution

24-28 July 2024 | Berlin

The Intimate Revolution is a sex-positive festival focused on consent, empathy and connection. They declare their is ‘to end loneliness and bad sex.’ Much like the Festival of Sensuality&# ...

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Caia Tribe Gathering

25-28 July 2024 | Germany

The CAIA academy invites up to 300 people to celebrate life, nature, and the joy of being together with people at the Lebensgarten Steyerberg, one of the oldest eco-villages in Germany. The ‚CAIA Tr ...

Feel Festival

25-28 July 2024 | Bergheider See, Germany

Feel Festival is a music-focused festival but many other activities like yoga, guided meditations, and art workshops are being offered. They even have a half-pipe for skateboarding! The festival area ...

Outlook Origins

25-29 July 2024 | Pirovac, Croatia

Outlook Origins will be a festival you will enjoy if you like sun and music. It is basically a big beach party with good music. There will be many live sets. The organizers say: “Now situated ju ...

Secret Garden Party Festival

25-28 July 2024 | UK

Good luck getting a ticket. The Secret Garden Party is a legendary annual arts and music festival that was supposed to have ended forever in 2017 but here it is back again. Tickets normally sell out w ...

Les Rencontres Jasnières

26-28 July 2024 | Marçon, France

The Les Rencontres Jasnières organizers say (according to Google Translate): “You will have the opportunity to practice the forms of taiji quan, tuishou, weapons in various internal styles and ...

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Ozora Psychedelic Festival

26 July-6 August 2024 | Dádpuszta,Hungary

Ok, Ozora is a big festival and mostly we’re about small events and gatherings on this site but as long as you don’t think psytrance music should have remained in the 20th century and woul ...

The Karlsoy Festival

30 July-4 August 2024 | Norway

The Karlsoy Festival is held on an island in Norway and celebrates art, dance and alternative culture. Karlsøya – Land of the free from digitalaksjon on Vimeo. The festival organisers say: R ...

Boom Festival To Be Confirmed

31-31 July 2024 | Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal

The Boom Festival is a legend on the alternative festival circuit. It’s held every two years by a lake in Portugal and mixes up visual arts, street theater, psychedelic performances, fire dances ...

Just Love Festival To Be Confirmed

31-31 July 2024 | Germany

 Just Love Festival is a 10-day event that offers everything from music, yoga, meditation, holi, dance, inspiring talks and so much more. The festival is purely vegan, alcohol-free, drug-free, and ch ...

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Osho Festival of Music and Meditation To Be Confirmed

31-31 July 2024 | Portugal

The Osho Festival of Music and Meditation is an event for every age group. Participants can immerse themselves in an enchanted world of sounds and stillness that is filled with joy and laughter. You w ...

Sacred Earth Festival To Be Confirmed

31-31 July 2024 | Fagervik, Finland

We’re big fans of events that keep it small and beautiful, and Sacred Earth Festival does just that. The festival organisers say: “From the start in 2018 our vision has been to create a fe ...

Warsaw Flow Contact Improv Festival

31-31 July 2024 | Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw Flow is Poland’s main contact improvisation festival and is one of the most dynamic CI events in Europe. The Warsaw Flow organizers say : “In our festival  we want to: – use ...

Yaga Gathering To Be Confirmed

31-31 July 2024 | Varėna, Lithuania

The Yaga Gathering is a psychedelic open-air gathering held in Lithuania each year. The festival first started in 2003 and has slowly grown since then. It’s the usual New Age and pagan themes wi ...

August

Castlefest Netherlands

Castlefest

1-4 August 2024 | Lisse, Netherlands

Castlefest is the Fantasy festival of the Netherlands. Enter a different world at this unique festival! The organisers say: ‘A fest for young and old, where, as soon as you enter the gates, you ...

Rumble dance festival in the UK

Rumble Festival

1-5 August 2024 | Chesham, England

It’s great to see more festivals going alcohol-free. It makes such a difference to the overall feeling. A dance festival with contact improv, 5 rhythms, forró , acro-yoga and more. Rumble seems ...

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The Green Gathering

1-4 August 2024 | Piercefield Park, Chepstow, UK

The Green Gathering is an alternative festival par excellance powered by alternative energy (wind and sun) and featuring a plethora of alternative culture with acoustic music, workshops, skill sharin ...

Wilderness Festival

1-4 August 2024 | Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire, England

Don’t let the name fool you, as from what we can tell this festival is set on making sure you’re entertained by far more than just falling pine cones and chattering squirrels. This seems t ...

World Yoga Festival

1-4 August 2024 | Beale Park, Berks, UK

The World Yoga Festival organizers say: “Four rejuvenating days incorporating yoga asana from many different lineages, pranayama, meditation, non-duality, Ayurveda, chanting, kirtan, wisdom tal ...

Modem Festival (Momento Demento)

5-11 August 2024 | Primislje, Croatia

Modem Festival has been going strong for years, and still on its way towards creating an unforgettable psychedelic experience. The organizers say: “A positive, festive and persevering spirit was ...

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Boomtown Fair

7-11 August 2024 | Winchester, Hampshire, England

Boomtown is an English festival with an anarchic creative spirit and its own mythology surrounding each year’s edition. Conceptualised as a city with its own politics and cultural evolution, tho ...

Untold Festival

8-11 August 2024 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania

There’s never been a more magical land than Transylvania and the heart of Romania opens up its gates to the world each summer for Untold Festival. Enjoy everything from the biggest headlining acts t ...

Finkenbach Festival

9-11 August 2024 | Rothenburg, Germany

This festival looks very German and so incredibly stocked with bluesy music we can’t help but think magic mushrooms and/or acid will be available on demand. Here’s a video from 2018 to giv ...

The Qontinent Festival

9-11 August 2024 | Belgium

Belgium and Holland’s biggest event companies join forces once again to present The Qontinent. The festival is ‘Breaking Boundaries’ this summer with three-days of hard dance action in the heart ...

Masters of Calm Festival

10-18 August 2024 | Dubingiai, Lithuania

Masters of Calm is a festival held in the middle of the forest in Lithuania with a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere.  The festival organisers say (according to Google Translate): “Holidays, afte ...

New Healing Festival

12-18 August 2024 | Prignitz, Germany

New Healing Festival is a family-friendly festival. They seem to have a relaxing environment and a variety of activities to enjoy. The organizers say: “The magic continues… At the New Healing ...

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Medicine Festival

14-19 August 2024 | Berkshire, England

In August 2023 the Medicine Festival will be a healing gathering. All profits will go in favor of the indigenous people. The vision of the Medicine Community is to preserve their land, traditions and ...

Overjam Slovenia

Overjam

14-18 August 2024 | Tolmin, Slovenia

Overjam is in its 10th year of this reggae festival in Slovenia. The organisers say: ‘More than a reggae festival!’ Learn more about Overjam!

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Green Man Festival

15-18 August 2024 | Brecon Beacons, Wales, UK

Green Man is an alternative music festival set in Wales ‘where mystical ley lines meet amid ancient Welsh oak trees’. It’s primarily a place to catch great concerts and recent years ...

Just So Festival

16-18 August 2024 | Cheshire, United Kingdom

Just So Festival looks pretty cool. Creative, innovative, open-hearted, subversive – just the kind of festival we like! The festival organizers say: “Step into Just So Festival for an unforget ...

The Festival of Sensuality

17-24 August 2024 | Czech Republic

Have you ever thought about going to a tantra festival but it seemed a bit too mystical? Have you ever thought about going to a sex-positive festival but it seemed a bit too kinky? Would you like to g ...

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Sun & Moon Family Wellness Festival

19-26 August 2024 | Suffolk, UK

Sun & Moon festival began in 2015. A family wellness festival with the focus on activities and workshops for both adults and children, with a good dose of fun thrown in. Live music every day, DJ&# ...

Reading Festival

21-25 August 2024 | Richfield Avenue, United Kingdom

Reading Festival is an annual alternative music festival that takes place each Bank Holiday Weekend in Reading, England. Sharing the same bill with Leeds Festival in the south, the pair are some of th ...

Creamfields Festival

22-25 August 2024 | United Kingdom

Creamfields is one of the largest dance music festivals in the world. Selling out each year, the event draws in the world’s biggest electronic artists for an unforgettable weekend in Northern En ...

Lost Village England

Lost Village

22-25 August 2024 | Lincolnshire, England

Lost Village is an intimate festival which takes place in an abandoned forest – let your curiosity run free! The organisers say: ‘As you navigate through a network of winding pathways; der ...

Shambala Festival

22-25 August 2024 | Northamptonshire, England

The Shambala Festival looks determined to be the Midlands of England’s most diverse gathering. People of all ages are welcome, families are encouraged, and young children are promised an experie ...

Maui Waui Festival

23-25 August 2024 | England, UK

Maui Waui is a 3 day and 4 night international festival of music, performance and arts. The festival organisers say: ‘Maui Waui focuses on an all welcoming family feel with lots to do for kids a ...

Mysteryland Festival

30 August-1 September 2024 | Netherlands

Come and embark on the journey of a lifetime at Mysteryland. This festival is one of the oldest electronic music festivals in the world and they organisers definitely know a thing or two about putting ...

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Space Safari

30 August-2 September 2024 | Belgian Ardennes

Space Safari almost certainly involves exploring your inner space with the help of some friendly chemicals. The festival organisers say: ‘Dance through dimensions & explore the magic of mind ...

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Ancient Trance Festival To Be Confirmed

31-31 August 2024 | Taucha, Germany

To be honest, we know nothing about Ancient Trance Festival except that many people seem to love it. They offer music, workshops and a family environment. The organisers say (from last year): “W ...

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Impulse Festival To Be Confirmed

31-31 August 2024 | Bruailles, France

The Impulse Festival is a gathering created with love, with talented and dedicated artists and facilitator. A really unique and avant-gardist International festival dedicated to the 18-35 generation. ...

Muzika Organika – Cacao Dance Festival To Be Confirmed

31-31 August 2024 | Slovenia

Muzika Organika – Cacao Dance Festival take cacao ceremonies to the next level – now you can dance while drinking hot chocolate! The festival organizers say: “The festival is so much more th ...

North Sea Tai Chi Festival To Be Confirmed

31-31 August 2024 | Zeewolde, Netherlands

For now, we don’t have any information on future editions of this event… The North Sea Tai Chi Festival organizers say: “The North Sea Tai Chi Festival is a 3-day outdoor festival where, in ...

The Spirit Of Awen To Be Confirmed

31-31 August 2024 | Arlingham, Gloucestershire, England

The Spirit Of Awen is a druid and pagan gathering. This gathering will give you the chance to indulge yourself with workshops by the fire, get inspired and dance. The organizers say : “This year ...

September

Own Spirit Festival

4-9 September 2024 | Baldellou, Spain

Back when we were young and frying our brains on liquid LSD, trance music was all about the inner journey, turning the dance floor into one big shamanic space and seeing just how far you could push yo ...

LoveJam Campout

5-5 September 2024 | Eridge Park, Tunbridge Wells

The LoveJam Campout community describes themselves as a nationwide family on a mission to inspire creativity, sobriety & positive transformation for people, community & planet. This festival i ...

The Island Festival Croatia

The Island Festival

5-9 September 2024 | Sibenik, Croatia

The Island Festival is a festival and a holiday mixing music, nature, wellness and culture. Celebrate electronic music with a maximum of 700 like-minded people on this unique island! The organisers sa ...

at.tension Germany

at.tension

5-8 September 2024 | Lärz, Germany

at.tension is an interdisciplinary theatre festival set across 100 hectares in Lärz, Germany.   The organisers say: ‘..a unique location and extraordinary stage for a theatre festival, wit ...

World Club Dome Festival

6-8 September 2024 | Frankfurt, Germany

World Club Dome is the biggest club in the world! Returning to the heart of Frankfurt, Germany each summer, the three-day electronic music festival will have something for everyone! The festival organ ...

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World Bodypainting Festival

17-21 September 2024 | Klagenfurt, Austria

*Main days 22-24 July. Rest includes side events.* Claiming to be the most ‘colourful festival in the world’, the World Bodypainting Festival is set by a fabulous lake in Austria and is wi ...

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World Bodypainting Festival 2017

17-21 September 2024 | Austria

Whatever else the modern world may be, it’s certainly an interesting place for the artist who no longer has to limit their creativity to the canvas but can even take their brush to the human bod ...

Ecstatic Dance Festival

29 September-4 October 2024 | Cyprus

Ecstatic Dance Festival features free-form conscious dance in a family atmosphere. Melt boundaries and expand your creativity with Ecstatic Dance teachers and musicians over 6 enchanting days on the l ...

International Push Hands Meeting in PragueTo Be Confirmed

30-30 September 2024 | Prague, Czech Republic

The International Push Hands Meeting in Prague organizers say: “All fans of push hands (tui shou) and Tai Chi Chuan, who want to meet in a friendly atmos­phere and exchange their experiences, a ...

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J-Fest - Turkish Juggling Convention TO BE CONFIRMED

30-30 September 2024 | Turkey

Share your juggling skills or learn from the best at the 16th J-Fest in Turkey. You are in for tons of circus arts and alternative workshops teaching you juggling skills, acrobatics, and much more. If ...

Microburn To Be Confirmed

30-30 September 2024 | Powys, Wales

The MicroBurn is a not-for-profit community that is inspired by Burning Man principles. The festival organisers say: “We MicroBurners like to enjoy ourselves. We cannot deny that we have loads o ...

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Vesuvius Contact Festival To Be Confirmed

30-30 September 2024 | (Pompeii) Naples, Italy

Jam every night at Vesuvius Contact Festival! You will cultivate a greater connection to your body with workshops teaching floorwork, communication, transition, and falling, amongst other contemporary ...

October

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SWhoop

3-7 October 2024 | Bristol, UK

SWhoop organizers say: “SWhoop is the South West Hoop Conference brought to you by Hooping Mad (aka Emma Kenna).  Held in a converted church in the heart of Bristol in the UK, SWhoop is a hi ...

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Schwelle Festival

9-13 October 2024 | Zell am See, Austria

The Schwelle Festival is a great place to explore..   The festival organisers say: ‘Lets come together again to celebrate, explore and learn in the sphere of consciousness, love and healthy ...

Om Yoga Show - Manchester

18-20 October 2024 | Manchester, England

The Om Yoga Show organizers say : “For over a decade the OM Yoga Show has grown ever more popular, becoming the biggest yoga gathering in Europe, and one of the largest events of its kind in th ...

Taste of Love Festival

31 October-4 November 2024 | Byron Bay, Australia

The Taste of Love Festival organizers say: “Taste of Love Festival is back with inspiring presenters on the topics of awakening, love and consciousness and is scheduled for its 6th debut in Ball ...

November

To be confirmed: The Amsterdam Storytelling Festival

30-30 November 2024 | Amsterdam, Netherlands

An interesting festival that presents the best of the growing storytelling scene in the Netherlands and that has carefully curated the best performances of the year around the world. What the organize ...