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 anything from wild drum’n’bass and techno to all kinds of psytrance and, of course, our national heritage – suomisaundi. The newly organized Oasis area […] » read more
Earthsong Camps has four camps : Glendree Tribal Spirit Bealtaine Camp: 8 – 10 May Healing Drum Six Day Camp: 12 – 17 June Midsummer Solstice Voice and Drum Camp: 19 – 21 June Tipperary (9 day camps) Dance Camp: 4 – 12 July Harvest Camp: 18 – 26 July In this retreat you can […] » read more
Dates To Be Announced Festival 8 offers a wide range of spiritual and expressive activities based around the eight senses (you’ll need your sense of fun and sense of adventure here, as well as some common sense!) which should provide enough stimuli for just about anyone! From circus acts to laughter yoga to evening concerts […] » read more
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 : “All of the lesser spotted magical folk of Awen are already hard at it so that camp can happen, creating the special […] » read more
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 just down the coast, The Garden Resort sits in its own private bay with an amazing beachfront, hosting a […] » read more
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, and poetry. For beer lovers, there is a real ale bar featuring local beers. Camping on-site is available on Friday and Saturday nights. The festival organizers say: “Stainsby […] » read more
The International Forest Festival is a camping festival for the lovers of nature. This is the only international forest festival in the UK. During the festival, you will be exploring how the National Forest inspires people and businesses to get back in touch with nature and transforming the landscape and the economy. This is also a festival […] » read more
Dates To Be Announced Festival 23: Propagation of Wonder will be an interesting festival for you if these words mean something to you : Twenty Three Enigma. The festival will include live music, theatre, installations, DJs, spoken word, podcasts, films, talks and playshops. If you are a fan of Alan Watts, Kerry Thornley & Greg Hill, […] » read more
Floating Castle Festival has puppet shows, circus performances, street and improvisational theatre, poetry readings, film projections and workshops for adults and children… and of course: Music! The organizers say: “Every Year the Castle Snežnik with its halls, forest, fields and caves changes into huge visual and sound installation. Whole space becomes a stage, every tree […] » read more
(2020 dates to be confirmed) Deep Water Dance Festival is your type of festival if you like diving and dancing. You will be staying in a beautiful house located on a hill and living with the other festival participants. You will be dancing at Y-40 pool, which is the world’s deepest swimming pool. You need to be a certificated […] » read more
(2020 dates to be confirmed) Northern Permaculture Gathering is for people who are interested in sustainability. All Ireland Permaculture Gathering won’t be happening this year so instead we have the Northern Permaculture Gathering which shares the same format. You will be learning ethical methods to build a better world and attend interesting workshops. Camping at the event is possible. […] » read more
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 a peaceful environment in the Lake District. The organizers say: “At Space to Emerge, we aim to create a community to restore community. […] » read more
(2020 dates to be confirmed) Winter Warmer Festival is a small festival with good vibes and energy. Instead of waiting the summer for the festivals, this festival would be a good way to spend a getaway weekend full of music and stories in the cold winter days. The organizers describe the festival as “a magical […] » read more
We’re sometimes asked which are the best music festivals in Europe? We don’t know. We only publish a list of small, alternative festivals and so you won’t find a good list of big music festivals here. But here are some other sites who have their own festival recommendations: The Guardian has chosen these as 10 of the […] » read more
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 the thing that kept us pushing. Let’s keep it that way! In cooperation with our DeltaProcess collective, we prepared special visuals for our last V/A compilation. […] » read more
(2020 dates to be confirmed) If you are partial to frolicking around on virgin beaches, dancing, music and company of like-minded souls, seasoned with a spiritual undercurrent, Dakini Festival might just be the gathering you’d consider visiting. See for yourself: The arrangers say: “Our mission is to create a memorable event on the Black Sea […] » read more
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 behind the festival consists of three Viennese event and music labels – Kodama, Psygsichta and Masters Of Puppets. The organisers say: “Masters of Puppets is a […] » read more
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 find their theme song rather charming. The festival organizers say: “Since 2013, we participate in an event, which became one of the biggest Czech psytrance festivals […] » read more
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, 2,033,033,033 mosquitoes might also decide to join the fun. The festival organisers say (translated with DeepL): “Once a year, the gates to another world open, where […] » read more
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 beautiful Miyazaki-inspired website we’ve seen for quite a while. The festival organizers say: “In spring, we gather again around to welcome the first […] » read more
