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 :)
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 Sahara retreats are beautiful, heart-opening spaces where we have yoga, meditation and dance workshops while we camp for a week in the sand dunes. Learn more...
In summer I organise a couple of small, cosy festivals in the Czech Republic..
The Festival of Creativity 18-27 July 2025
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 16-23 August 2025
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...
Festivals in 2024
February
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Thrive Festival
19-21 April 2024 | Malta
Thrive Festival is a intimate, eco-vibey festival in Malta. The organizers say: “It’s not your typical festival; its a fusion of camping festival vibes and a retreat atmosphere, bringing toget ...
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 ...
Forgotten Land 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. Energetic and laughing people open a spac ...
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 ...
Wood Festival
17-19 May 2024 | England
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 ...
Crème Brûlée
21-26 May 2024 | France
Just as delightful and thrilling as the name suggests, CRÈME BRÛLÉE is a coveted event in France’s festival calendar. It is organized by French Burners, the official representation of Burning ...
Anthropos Festival (cancelled)
23-27 May 2024 | Near London, UK
Billing themselves as ‘a new kind of festival’, Anthropos is stylising, interesting and diverse. The festival organisers say: ‘With stunning visual art, diverse electronic beats and ...
Conscious Camp
24-27 May 2024 | North Wales
Conscious Camp is a gathering of 200 people in Wales who come together for music, workshops and community vibes. The festival organizers say: “This is a magical place where magical things happen.” ...
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: “Surya SpiritS Festival is a trance-fusion of dance a ...
Polifonic Festival
25-28 May 2024 | Puglia, Italy
Polifonic offers the best in electronic music whilst promoting diversity, internationality and positive communities in Italy. The festival organisers say: ‘Polifonic is the place where sounds co ...
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 ...
Contact in Paradise
28 May-1 June 2024 | 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 ...
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 ...
Tree of Life Gathering
30 May-2 June 2024 | Kautzen, Austria
The Seed Camp Tree of Life Festival is a great place to hang out with some Austrian hippies. The organizers’ say: “The coming theme of the ‘Odyssey’ brings with it some turbule ...
Above Below Festival
31 May-3 June 2024 | England
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 ...
Space of Love Festival
31 May-9 June 2024 | Öland, Sweden
Space of Love Festival is held on the Swedish isle of Oland and so is a great place to meet some Scandinavian hippies running workshops from family constellation to yoga to African dance. “There ...
June
Earth Garden
6-10 June 2024 | Attard, Malta
Earth Garden is a chance to head to Malta and rock if for a long weekend. The festival organizers say: “Celebrate music, diversity and life at Earth Garden Festival, the music festival that kic ...
Meadows in the Mountains [cancelled]
6-9 June 2024 | Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
Meadows in the Mountains is Bulgaria’s biggest alternative festival in their beloved Rhudope Mountains. The festival organizers say: “Our family welcomes you back to the beautiful landscap ...
Wurzel Festival
6-9 June 2024 | Germany
Wurzel Festival is a colourful electronic music festival with several stages. The organizers say (according to Google Translate): “The name says it all: We are committed to preserving the origin ...
The Festival of Songs
8-15 June 2024 | Czech Republic
Do you like to sing together? Would you like to sing together in a church surrounded by a beautiful forest? Would you like to learn to open up your voice, learn more about how music works, what makes ...
Italy Contact Fest
12-18 June 2024 | 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Ecstatica Festival
13-16 June 2024 | Ecovillage Hainburg, Austria
An ecstatic dance festival held in a ecovillage. The organizers say: “Experience the magic of a 4 day immersive festival. Located in Ecovillage Hainburg on the border of Austria and Slovakia. Ecstat ...
Mystic Mountain Festival
17-23 June 2024 | Rudopolje, Lika, Croatia
There is something unique and special about Mystic Mountain. Those who were there know. What we create is a powerful transformative space. Mystic Mountain is a retreat and a party all in one. It will ...
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 ...
Kiez Burn
19-23 June 2024 | Berlin, Germany
Kiez Burn is a five day mini-Burn inspired by the now worldwide Burning Man vibe. So it’s based on autonomy, self-expression and performance arts. The organizers say: “The purpose of this loca ...
UFO Bufo Festival
19-23 June 2024 | 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
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 ...
Art Baer Burn
20-23 June 2024 | Germany
Art Baer is a regional burn that focuses on, well, art… The organisers say: ‘Art has always been an integral part of all Burn-Events. Strictly speaking since Larry Harvey burned the first ...
Midsummer Gathering
20-23 June 2024 | Czech Republic
We invite you to gather together for a special occasion. Celebration of the light – the summer solstice accompanied by the full moon in the beautiful mountains of southern Czechia. This gatherin ...
Soria Gathering
20-24 June 2024 | Lofoten, Norway
Soria Gathering is an electronic dance music festival in the midnight sun of the spectacular Norwegian islands. The organizers say: “A pilgrimage to the north, where the sun never sets”. “We con ...
BŪTĪBA | Solstice Dance and Music Festival
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 ...
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 ...
Zeg Tbilisi Storytelling Festival
21-23 June 2024 | Tbilisi, Georgia
Zeg Tbilisi Storytelling Festival is a three-day networking, inspirational storytelling festival with world-class speakers, main stage sessions, brainstorming meetings, and inspiring conversations wit ...
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 ...
Emerging Hearts Contact Improvisation Dance Camp UK
26 June-1 July 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 ...
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 ...
Blackforest Ecstatic Dance Festival
27-30 June 2024 | Near Furtwangen, Germany
Want to go to an ecstatic dance festival in Germany? Head to the Black Forest! The festival organisers say: ‘We are looking forward to getting together for 4 days this summer. 4 days with lots o ...
Burning Mountain Festival
27-30 June 2024 | Switzerland
A chance to party high up in the Swiss Alps with Burning Mountain Festival! The festival organizers say: “As the four-day Burning Mountain Festival 2024 unfolds from the 27th to the 30th of June, Ze ...
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 ...
Embodied Dance Festival & Retreat
28 June-7 July 2024 | Austria
Contact Improvisation meets Conscious Dance! EMBODIED DANCE offers you a self-empowering journey through multidisciplinary practises: Contemporary Dance, Conscious Dance, Contact Improvisation & A ...
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 ...
Hungarian Contact Improvisation Festival
2-14 July 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 ...
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 ...
Kolorádó
3-7 July 2024 | Budapest, Hungary
Kolorádó is a unique festival – a no signal place in nature! Switch off and enjoy. The festival organisers say: ‘A beautiful, green and free festival at the border between Budapest and n ...
Portugal Tantra Festival
3-7 July 2024 | Portugal
No better way to explore tantra this summer than with the Portugal Tantra Festival. The festival organisers say: ‘In July 2024, the beautiful European hillsides of Quinta São José dos Montes w ...
Amber Burn
4-7 July 2024 | Secret Location in Lithuania
Amber Burn is a mini-Burn inspired by Burning Man held at a secret location in Lithuania! The Amber Burn organizers say: “Amber Burn is a regional Burning Man community gathering in Lithuania that i ...
Bear Stone Festival
4-7 July 2024 | Croatia
The Bear Stone Festival is set in a stunning location on the river banks of Mrežnica in Croatia. Prepare for your perception of life to change as you lose track of time in this colourful vibrant drea ...
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 ...
Warsaw Flow Contact Improv Festival
4-12 July 2024 | 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 ...
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 ...
Rampage Festival
5-7 July 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 ...
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
6-6 July 2024 | Amsterdam, Netherlands
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 ...
Agape Zoe Corfu Summer Festival
7-12 July 2024 | Corfu, Greece
The Agape Zoe Festival has all the usual yoga, ecstatic dance etc but by the sea… The organizers say: “We love life. A sacred and blissful community, a place to rest and breathe deeply, a peac ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Yaga Gathering
11-15 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 ...
Mitäs Mitäs Mitäs Festival
12-14 July 2024 | Finland
Mitäs Mitäs Mitäs Festival is a colorful, fun festival full of live music, art, dance and creativity. They offer amazing workshops, community artwork, and performances. This is the perfect summer f ...
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, ...
Buddhafield Festival
17-24 July 2024 | 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 ...
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 ...
Just Love Festival
17-20 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 ...
Beat-Herder Festival
18-21 July 2024 | England
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 | Finland
Kosmos Festival is an extremely popular electronic music fest in the Finnish nature. The festival organizers say: “Kosmos Festival is a gathering of a wide variety of people. The program offers ...
Burning Woman Festival
19-21 July 2024 | England
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 ...
Festival at the Edge
19-21 July 2024 | 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 ...
Stainsby Festival
19-21 July 2024 | 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 ...
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 ...
Borderland
22-28 July 2024 | Sweden
Borderland is a festival gathering sustained by co-creators rather than spectators, with a cap of 1500 people allowed this year. A place to be and basic amenities are provided, but otherwise, hugs are ...
Caia Tribe Gathering
24-28 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 ...
Ecstatic eXperience Festival
24-28 July 2024 | Italy
A Journey through Free Movement, Presence and Connections. An eXperience of Transformation and Growth. The Ecstatic eXperience 2024 is an invitation to celebrate life, to connect with yourself and wit ...
Greek Heart Tantra Holidays
24-30 July 2024 | Lesvos, Greece
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Fengaros Festival
25-30 July 2024 | Cyprus
Fengaros Festival is a summer experience of wonder and creativity in the Mediterranean village of Kato Drys on Cyprus. The workshops range from awakening inner rhythm, voice exploration training, moda ...
Secret Garden Party Festival
25-28 July 2024 | England
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 ...
Barefoot Festival
26-28 July 2024 | England
Yearning to unwind this summer and escape the city, Look no further than Barefoot Festival where you can dance barefoot in the summer sunshine without a care in the world. This festival provides a spa ...
Ozora Psychedelic Festival
26 July-6 August 2024 | 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 ...
European Juggling Convention
27 July-4 August 2024 | Portugal
The European Juggling Convention is the largest juggling meeting in the world! Everyone is welcome with plenty on offer for jugglers and circus enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. The organisers sa ...
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 ...
Sacred Earth Festival
31-31 July 2024 | 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 ...
August
Castlefest
1-4 August 2024 | the 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 Festival
1-5 August 2024 | 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 ...
The Green Gathering
1-4 August 2024 | England
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 | England
The World Yoga Festival invites you to go deeper into your yoga journey. The World Yoga Festival organizers say: “Four rejuvenating days incorporating yoga asana from many different lineages, p ...
The Healing Spirit Festival
2-4 August 2024 | Ireland
The Healing Spirit Festival is a holistic festival with live music in the beautiful backdrop of the Lakelands in Cavan. Enjoy an event with arts and crafts, amazing food, and music as you dance and co ...
The Spirit Of Awen
2-11 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 ...
European Yoga Festival
3-11 August 2024 | France
The European Yoga Festival is every yogi’s dream a festival of all things yoga. This yoga festival explores the kundalini yoga teachings as taught by yogi Bhajan. The teachers are world class an ...
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 ...
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 ...
Healing Festival
7-11 August 2024 | Czech Republic
The Healing Festival is a 5 day hippie festival of wellness, bliss and transformation. This festival has over 150 workshops, music concerts, yoga, cold therapy, ecstatic dance, ceremonies, and rituals ...
Masters of Calm Festival
10-18 August 2024 | 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 an alternative family-friendly festival. The festival organizers say: “The magic continues… At the New Healing Festival, you can expect a week full of music, art and ...
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 ...
Green Man Festival
15-18 August 2024 | Wales
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 ...
Mumush World
15-19 August 2024 | Romania
What is the Mumush World? We’ve looked at the website and still don’t really know. Someone needs to go and tell us what it’s all about 🙂 The organizers say: “The mumus is a kind ...
Roztoc Fest
15-19 August 2024 | Czech Republic
Roztec Fest is a festival of flow arts and live music. The festival organizers say: “Come to Roztoč- the festival for circus artists, fire dancers, actors and performance artists in general” “W ...
Just So Festival
16-18 August 2024 | England
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 ...
Sensuality Festival
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 ...
Sun & Moon Family Wellness Festival
19-26 August 2024 | England
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 ...
European Ecovillage Gathering
20-25 August 2024 | Ängsbacka, Sweden
The European Ecovillage Gathering brings together everyone who has the dream of living another kind of life aligned with their own values, an appreciation of nature and the strength of community. The ...
Netherlands Tantra Festival
21-25 August 2024 | The Netherlands
The Netherlands Tantra Festival is a staple of the European tantra scene. The festival organisers say: ‘Imagine a group of wonderful people in a place surrounded by beautiful nature, tasty organ ...
Lost Village
22-25 August 2024 | 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 | 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 ...
Jam of Arts Festival and Sundance Festival
23 August-3 September 2024 | Greece
Two interesting festivals, one following the other on the beach in Greece 🙂 Jam of Arts Festival 23 – 29 August and Sundance Festival 20 August – 3 September. The festival organisers sa ...
Maui Waui Festival
23-25 August 2024 | England
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 ...
Evolve Festival
30 August-1 September 2024 | Germany
Evolve Festival is a transformative weekend where yoga, personal growth and holistic ceremonies meet music, dance and festival vibes. The organisers say: ‘Evolve’s vision is to create events t ...
New Earth Festival
30 August-1 September 2024 | Ireland
The New Earth Festival is a hippie festival in Ireland with the usual honouring Mother Earth vibe. The organizers say: “New Earth is an Independent Sovereign Collective. Creating Space for Arts, Mus ...
Space Safari
30 August-2 September 2024 | Belgium
Space Safari almost certainly involves exploring your inner space in the Ardennes Foret with the help of some friendly chemicals. The festival organisers say: ‘Dance through dimensions & exp ...
The VemVem Festival
30 August-2 September 2024 | Switzerland
At the VemVem festival you get the chance to dance Brazilian forro surrounded by Swiss Alps. It’s a cute concept even if most Brazilians have never known such temperatures… The festival or ...
September
Vesuvius Contact Festival
3-8 September 2024 | 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 ...
Here and Now Festival
4-8 September 2024 | The Czech Republic
Here and Now – a festival of mindful authenticity in the Czech Republic. Explore with us a tapestry of self-discovery practices designed to reconnect you with your whole being, feel good in your ski ...
Own Spirit Festival
4-9 September 2024 | 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
5-9 September 2024 | England
The LoveJam Campout community describes themselves as a nationwide family on a mission to inspire creativity, sobriety & positive transformation for people, community & planet. The festival ...
Portugal Contact Festival
5-10 September 2024 | Portugal
Portugal Contact Festival is a contact improvisation community music festival immersed in nature. Enjoy the spontaneous jams, and get lost in the wave of movement in the outdoor dance space in the b ...
The Island Festival
5-9 September 2024 | Croatia
The Island Festival is a festival and at the same time a pretty expensive holiday with 700 other people on a Croatian island. The organisers say: ‘An eclectic hotbed of sounds and spinners. If ...
at.tension
5-8 September 2024 | 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 ...
Microburn
12-16 September 2024 | 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 ...
Tribal Gathering
12-16 September 2024 | Czech Republic
A cute little festival in a church in a forest… The Tribal Gathering organisers say: ‘Come join us in our secret, sacred forest for an adventure into music, wellbeing, friendships and so m ...
Elfia Arcen Festival
21-22 September 2024 | The Netherlands
Who wouldn’t want to go to a castle surrounded by a forest and pretend to be an elf for the weekend? The organizers say: “As the gates of Elfia Haarzuilens swing open, you’ll find yourse ...
Poona Revival Festival
22-26 September 2024 | Germany
5 days of sharing, meditating and dancing to bring alive the energy of the old ashram in the 70th and 80th years; with mini-groups, meditations, concerts, sauna, heart-dance and parties. Parimal is a ...
Dream of Utopia Festival
25-30 September 2024 | Turkey
5-days of Music, Wellness, Workshops, Beach-time. Join us at the 5th Edition of Dream of Utopia at the stunning Turkish Riviera! Experience unforgettable moments by the sea with live performanc ...
Ecstatic Soul Gathering
27-29 September 2024 | Portugal
Ecstatic Soul Gathering is an opportunity to make the summer last longer and go deeper into dance. The organisers say: ‘Get ready for a transcendent experience at the Ecstatic Soul Gathering t ...
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 ...
October
Schwelle Festival
9-13 October 2024 | 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 ...
Scottish International Storytelling Festival
18-31 October 2024 | Scotland
If you like storytelling and you like Scotland then the Scottish International Storytelling Festival could be for you. The organizers say: “ Welcome to the world’s largest celebration of story ...
Festivals in 2025
January
Sahara yoga retreat in Morocco with creative voice & movement workshops
12-18 January 2025 | 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 ...
February
The Sahara Meditation & Joy of Movement Retreat
9-15 February 2025 | 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 ...
May
Green Vibrations Festival
29-29 May 2025 | 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 ...
July
Boom Festival
17-24 July 2025 | 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 ...