A list of boutique, alternative, transformational, small festivals and retreats in Europe and nearby. Although most of the festivals listed below are likely to be cancelled this year because of you know what.
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Small festivals in Europe 2020
January
- The Road Junky Sahara Retreat 12-18 January, Morocco – a week in the sand dunes of the Sahara with 20 other interesting travellers as we dance and sing under the full moon…
February
- Road Junky Sahara Meditation and Contact Improvisation Retreat 2-8 February, Morocco – couldn’t make it in January? Join us a heart-opening week in the Sahara Desert with meditation in the mornings and contact improvisation dance in the afternoons.
March
- Fuerteventura Contact Festival 7-13 March, Lajares, Canary Islands, Spain
April
- OsterImproFestival 9-13 April, Göttingen, Germany
- Spiritual Dance Festival – Conscious Holy Week 9-13 April, Barcelona, Spain
- Ibiza Spirit Festival 26 April, Ibiza, Spain
May
- Space to Emerge 1-4 May, Lake District, England
- Transition Festival 5-12 May, Doñana, Spain
- Beltane Fire Festival 8-10 May, East Sussex, England
- Earthsong Camps 8 May – 26 July, County Clare, Ireland
- Tribal Talisman Festival 8-10 May, Budapest, Hungary
- Wood Festival 15-17 May, Braziers Park, Oxfordshire, UK
- AllFestival 15-17 May, Litomerice, Czech Republic
- Kokopelli World Festival 16-17 May, Gullegem, Belgium
- Green Vibrations 21-22 May, Enschede, Netherlands
- Gaia Family Tribe Summer Camp 22-27 May, Grosmont, England
- Burning Nest 25-31 May, Exeter, England
- Something to Smile About 29 – 31 May, Lincolnshire, England
- Roma Tribal Meeting 29-31 May, Rome, Italy
June
- Space of Love 29 May-7 June, Böda Sand, Öland, Sweden
- Vurige Tongen 31 May – 1 June, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Italy Contact Festival 1-7 June, Umbria, Italy
- Earth Garden 4 – 7 June, Attard, Malta
- Meadows in the Mountains 4-7 June, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
- Anthropos Festival 11-15 June, England
- Wurzel Festival 11-14 June, Niedergörsdorf, Germany
- Seedcamp Festival 12-14 June, Kautzen, Austria
- Rumble Festival 12-15 June, Chesham, England
- Heartbeat Women 18-21 June, Bad Kohlgrub, Germany
- Stonehenge Summer Solstice Gathering 18-22 June, Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England
- Oceanfest 19-21 June, Devon, England
- Agni Spirit Festival 19-23 June, Catalonia, Spain
- Sexsibility Festival 23-28 June, Ängsbacka Kursgård, Sweden
- VIII International Festival of Tantra Consciousness 26 June – 5 July, Nowe Kawkowo, Poland
- Irish Aerial Dance Fest 27 June -12 July, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland
- High On Life Ecstatic Dance Festival 30 June-5 July, Spain
- The Road Junky Festival of Creativity 26 June-6 July, in the hills of the Czech Republic 125 people gathering for a week of creative workshops and music around the fire in a forest setting. A gathering free from alcohol and electricity, and we take care of all the food, tea and coffee, as we eat together in a circle every day. Read more
- Art-Labyrinth Festival 30 Juue – 5 July, Romania
- Nomads Festival Amsterdam, Netherlands (dates to be confirmed)
July
- Hieros Gamos Festival 1-5 July, Zeewolde, Netherlands
- Drienok Festival 2-5 July, Mošovce, Slovakia
- Mandala Festival 2-5 July, Wanroij, Netherlands
- Django Reinhardt Jazz Festival 2-5 July, Fontainebleau, France
- Natural High Healing Festival 2-5 July, Narvilinna, Uusikaupunki, Finland
- Timber Festival 3-5 July, Feanedock, UK
- Mantra Sommer Festival 5 – 10 July, Oberlahr, Germany
- Slot Art Festival 7-11 July, Lubiąż, Poland
- Wake Up! Experiment 7-12 July, Bulgaria
- Nowhere Festival 7-12 July, Castejón de Monegros, Spain
- Funny Moon Festival 8-13 July, Valeč, Czech Republic
- Bodypainting Festival 9-11 July, Klagenfurt, Austria
- Awake Dance Celebration 9-12 July, Awakeland, Portugal
- Noisily Festival 9-12 July, Leicestershire, England
- Feel Festival 9-13 July, Bergheider See, Germany
- Brainchild Festival 10-12 July, East Sussex, England
- European Juggling Convention 11-19 July, Hanko, Finland
- The Living Village Festival 15-19 July, Dalfsen, Netherlands
- Buddhafield Festival 15-19 July, Taunton, Somerset, England
- G! Festival 16-18 July, Gøta, Faroe Islands
- Shrewsbury International Comedy Festival 16-19 July, Shrewsbury, England
- Yiddish Summer Weimar 16 July – 22 August, Weimar, Germany
- Harmonic Festival 17-19 July, Trigance, France
- Stainsby Festival 17-19 July, Stainsby, Derbyshire, England
- Valley of the Arts(Művészetek Völgye) 17-26 July, Kapolcs, Hungary
- Awaken Into Love Tantra Festival 18-25 July, France
- Borderland 19-26 July, Hedehusene, Denmark
- Ozora 20-26 July, Dádpuszta, Hungary
- Own Spirit Festival 21-26 July, Baldellou, Spain
- Biodanza Tribal Gathering, 22-26 July, Winterswijk, Netherlands
- Fanø Free Folk Festival 23-25 July, Fanø, Denmark
- Sacred Earth Festival 23-26 July, Fagervik, Finland
- Zelenkovac Jazz Festival 23-26 July, Podrašnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Nation of Gondwana-Pyonen 24-26 July, Brandenburg, Germany
- Masters of Calm 24 July -2 August, Lithuania
- Dance Camp East 25 July-2 August, Suffolk, England
- Samsara Festival 26 July-2 August, Töreki, Hungary
- Ripollesdansa Dance Festival 27 July-1 August, Ripoll, Spain
- Tantra Festival 28 July-2 August, Ängsbacka, Sweden
- Boom Festival 28 July-4 August Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
- Wilderness Festival 30 July-2 August, Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire, England
- The Green Gathering 30 July-2 August, Piercefield Park, Chepstow, UK
- Camp Bestival 30 July-3 August, Lulworth Estate, Dorset, England
- Outlook Origins 30 July-4 August, Tisno, Croatia
- Faces Festival 31 July-2 August, Karjaalla, Finland
- Floating Castle Festival 31 July-2 August, Castle Snežnik, Slovenia
- Sommerlejr Thylejren, Denmark (dates to be confirmed)
- Partycipation Festival Austria (dates to be confirmed)
August
- Contact Meets Contemporary 2-8 August, Göttingen, Germany
- Spiritual Dance Festival – Días de Luz 3-11 August, Clariana de Cardener, Spain
- Impulse Festival 5-9 August, Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé, France
- Ancient Trance Festival 6-9 August, Taucha, Germany
- Yaga Gathering 6-10 August, Varėna, Lithuania
- Finkenbach Festival 7-9 August, Rothenburg, Germany
- The Spirit of Awen 7-16 August, Arlingham, Gloucestershire, England
- Punk Rock Holiday 11-14 August, Tolmin, Slovenia
- Boomtown 12-16 August, Winchester, Hampshire, England
- Freiburg Contact Festival 13-19 August, Freiburg, Germany
- Wild Heart Gathering 17-21 August, Sussex, England
- Holland Tantra Festival 17-22 August, Meeuwenveen, Holland
- New Healing Festival 17-23 August, Prignitz, Germany
- Beglika Festival 19-23 August, Golyam Beglik, Bulgaria
- Psy-Fi Festival 19-23 August, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
- Green Man 20-23 August, Brecon Beacons, Wales, UK
- Roztoc Circus Festival 20-23 August, Prague, Czech Republic
- Slovenian Hula Hoop Convention 20-23 August, Dvor, Žužemberk, Slovenia
- Shambala Festival 27-30 August, Northamptonshire, England
- Phoenix Fire Convention 27-30 August, Hildburghausen, Germany
- Small World Summer Festival 27-31 August, Headcorn, Kent, England
- Into The Wild 28-31 August, East Grinstead, UK
- Tantra 4 Gay Men – Tantra Love Festival 29 August-2 September, Glastonbury, UK
- Andancas Dance Festival Castelo de Vide, Portugal (dates to be confirmed)F
- Ezera Skanas Kāla Ezers, Latvia (dates to be confirmed)
- Northern Permaculture Gathering Oxford Island, Northern Ireland (dates to be confirmed)
- ZNA Gathering Montargil Lake, Portugal (dates to be confirmed)
- Heartbeat Festival Osthessen, Germany (dates to be confirmed)
September
- Spiral Knights Eco-Fest 4-13 September, Mount Telethrion, Greece
- J-Fest Juggling Convention 21-27 September, Antalya, Turkey
- Become Love Festival Pommritz, Germany (dates to be confirmed)
- The Old Saw Mill Garden Party Northallerton, England (dates to be confirmed)
- Bubble Festival Malta (dates to be confirmed)
- Connection Festival La Codosera, Spain (dates to be confirmed)
October
- Sexolution Festival – the SexPositive Festival 14-18 October, Zell Am See, Austria
- Scottish Storytelling Festival 16-31 October, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Seekult Festival Friedrichshafen, Germany (dates to be confirmed)
- European Biodanza Congress Punta Umbría, Huelva, Spain (dates to be confirmed)
November
- AlgoMech Festival 13-15 November, Sheffield, England
- Tantra Festival Mexico 27 November – 1 December in Tepoztlan inthe mountains of Mexico
December
- Israeli Contact Festival 24-29 December 2019, Galilee and Tel Aviv, Israel