YIKES THIS PAGE IS WAY OUT OF DATE – I NEED HELP! ANYONE INTERESTED IN GATHERING DATES FOR THESE EVENTS?
…… there are lots of new fests to discover here and many more to be added. The whole world is awakening, we are so blessed to be a part of this magical unfolding. We’ve got a gigantic list to add….
The 2016 INTERNATIONAL Events!
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UNIVERSE PARALLELO
December 27, 2015 – January 4, 2016 Pratigi Beach, Bahia, Brazil
A friendly place, with sheltering beaches and winds, open minded and happy people, the Brazilian Trance scene cradle.
http://www.universoparalello.org/
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COSMIC CONVERGENCE
December 30, 2015 – January 2, 2016 Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
Cosmic Convergence is where tribal and technological culture converge, where past and future intersect. Come join us to discover a new world, in subtropical volcanic paradise.Cosmic Convergence is an annual gathering incorporating art, music, education for conscious living, and Mayan culture & traditions. It is a convergence of past, present, and future, envisioning the new paradigm of a technological-tribal society that is becoming more tangible each day. The objective is to expose the attendees to ancestral and post-industrial ways of living in order to provoke a shift in consciousness to rethink what lifestyles are possible in post-2012 reality. The gathering forms part of an ongoing international tribal revival. The event is 100% non-profit and all proceeds go towards supporting social projects on Lake Atitlan, where we work with indigenous communities to grow a greener future.
http://cosmicconvergencefestival.org/
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RAINBOW SERPENT
January 22-25, 2016 Lexton, Victoria, Australia
Rainbow Serpent Festival has come a long way over the years. From a small gathering in a secluded clearing, to an internationally recongnized, multifaceted weekend of dance, colour, expression and celebration. People now travel from all over the world to Western Victoria to experience what some have said is the best outdoor festival of it’s type in the Southern Hemisphere. No longer just an electronic music festival these days you can expect to experience a unique combination of music, art, performance, spiritual education, relaxation and healing.
http://www.rainbowserpent.net
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GEOPARADISE
February 19 – March 7, 2016 Panama
GeoParadise offers an innovative approach to building sustainable futures. Promoting music events around the world, bringing artists to the most beautiful environments on the planet, creating a symbiosis of entertainment, education and pleasure for our audiences.
http://www.geoparadise.org/events/tribal-gathering
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EARTH FREQUENCY
February 12-15, 2016 Brisbaine, Australia
Earth Frequency Festival is a 4 day outdoor festival, based in South-East Queensland, Australia. While fitting in to many cultural niches or pigeon holes such as outdoor music concert, transformational festival, tribal gathering, doof, workshop conference etc, the aim of Earth Frequency Festival is to go beyond these traditional tags and exist as a multi-faceted gathering focused broadly on creativity, community, connection, intention and inspiration. Our focus is on creating a meaningful space, where we can gather, celebrate life with music and art and other creative forms, educate, connect, heal and inspire.
www.earthfrequency.com.au
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ENVISION MUSIC, ART & SACRED MOVEMENT FESTIVAL
Feb. 24-28, 2016 Uvita, Costa Rica
Envision a mix of conscious people from around the globe gathered to share an elevated experience of culture, spirit and community in stunning raw nature! With a collaboration of talented allies, both local and international, we aim to co-create an event inspired by and inspiring the positive collective consciousness of all who are involved for the betterment of ourselves and of the planet.By bringing people together through music, art and sacred movement in one of the most gorgeous natural settings on the planet we offer an opportunity to celebrate our spirits, heal our bodies and minds, and recharge and revitalize our souls to help us both handle the challenges and realize the opportunites of our rapidly changing world. Pura Vida!
http://envisionfestival.com
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MAITREYA FESTIVAL
March 11-15 2016 Lake Wooroonook, Australia
Over ten years of world class underground electronic music talent, chasing the biggest names in the festival art world to assist you in your transformations.The ultimate intention was to provide a global platform for investigation into the self, the setting within which we live, and the places we might be able to go together as a species of intrepid travellers and explorers! An immersive visual and aural experience.
http://www.maitreyafestival.com/
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BALI SPIRIT FESTIVAL
March 29 – April 3, 2016 Ubud, Bali
A spiritually charged event that takes place on the tropical island of Bali,
the annual BaliSpirit Festival inspires and unifies the global community
through yoga, dance, healing and the beat of world music.
http://www.balispiritfestival.com
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SMALL WORLD SOLAR STAGE SPRING FEST
May 27-31, 2016 Kent, England
A beautiful, magical, solar powered, musical circus. A twice yearly festival. Raising awareness of sustainable living. Creating community. Celebrating music and the sheer joy of creativity. Supporting and nurturing Festival Folk Music.
http://www.smallworldsolarstage.org/smallworld/
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GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL
June 22-26, 2016 Pilton, Somerset, England
Inspired by the ethos of the hippie, counterculture, and free festival movements, the festival retains vestiges of these traditions, such as the Green Fields area, which includes sections known as the Green Futures and Healing Fields. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts.
http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/
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ANTARIS PROJECT
July 15-18, 2016 Fehrbellin, Germany
Antaris-Project is a music festival that is based on the theme “against the war and for friendship, peace and freedom.
http://www.antaris-project.de/
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SECRET GARDEN PARTY
July 21-24, 2016 Abbots Ription, Cambridgeshire, England
Music and activities for kids and adults alike, featuring parades, art tents, Walkabout Theatre & theatre workshops, Big Wheel rides, boat rides, swimming, treasure hunts, bands in trees, a festival-wide train service, open mic stages and as always, participatory games of all descriptions. The festival offers restaurants, food talks, cocktail bars, ale tents, massages, barefoot discos and twilight fire circle tales.
http://2016.secretgardenparty.com/
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BUDDHAFIELD
July 15-19, 2016 Taunton, Somerset, England
We offer a full programme of activities, including the teaching, discussion and study ofBuddhism and meditation in the Dharma Parlour and Meditation Space. If it’s relaxation you’re looking for, take your ease in one a number of vegan and vegetarian cafés, whilst waiting for one of our extensive range of workshops to start. There’s a full performanceprogramme of music and cabaret. We have a set of specialist Areas and Spaces including Permaculture, Social Change, Women’s Space and a terrific Kids Area. Amongst the delights of healing and bodywork on offer, you could learn or practise Yoga, Tai Chi, Chi Gung, book a massage or investigate one of the dozens of other treatments.
http://www.buddhafield.com/
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OZORA FESTIVAL
August 1-7, 2016 Dádpuszta, Hungary
A universe of openness, togetherness, where we can evolve towards becoming one with cosmic energies, with nature, with consciousness, with each other, through dance, trance, creation, invention, transformation and peace. A playground where we learn to share and care, to express and connect, to create and heal, to unify and beautify the world around us and in us.
https://ozorafestival.eu/
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GREEN GATHERING
August 4-7, 2016 Chepstow, Wales
Do you fancy meeting like-minded people under open skies for four days of off-grid entertainment and exploration, on a landscaped and wooded site? Relax, dance, share skills and be inspired at The Green Gathering. Enjoy over 100 acts on four stages, including djs, poets, comedians, magicians and mystics, low impact living and Co-ops Camp, craft workshops, permaculture gardens, a tipi circle, campaign stalls, herbs & healing kids, teens and youth spaces, interactive art and radical cinema, and a stone circle and faerie glade.
http://www.greengathering.org.uk/
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WILDERNESS FESTIVAL
August 4-7, 2016 Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire, England
Welcome to an award winning festival of music, food, learning, literature and rejuvenation. Set amongst the lakes, forests and parkland of Oxfordshire’s exquisite Cornbury Estate, Wilderness is an inspirational weekend for all the ages.
http://www.wildernessfestival.com/
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BOOM FESTIVAL
August 11-18, 2016 Idanha-A-Nova Lake, Portugal
Boom is not only a festival, it is a state of mind. Inspired by the principles of Oneness, Peace, Creativity, Sustainability, Transcendence, Alternative Culture, Active Participation, Evolution and Love, it is a space where people from all over the world can converge to experience an alternative reality. Boom is a festival dedicated to the Free Spirits from all over the world. It is the gathering of the global psychedelic tribe and of whoever feels the call to join in the celebrations!! Boom is a weeklong unpredictable and unforgettable adventure. It takes place, every two years, during August Full Moon, on the shores of a magnificent lake in the sunny Portuguese inland and every one is invited!
http://www.boomfestival.org
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ECLIPSE FESTIVAL
August 21-25, 2016 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The festival is an international gathering of visuel and musical art where artists, performers, dancers and campers from near and far share 4 days together. This event promises a symbiosis of dance, open philosophies, performance art, human (and spiritual) experiences set up in a enchanting environment. This is the summer party you won’t want to miss! Keep up the energy, the colours, the fun, the good vibe and the feelings, communicate, smile, laugh and dance!
http://eclipsefestival.com/
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SMALL WORLD SOLAR STAGE SUMMER FEST
August 26-30, 2016 Kent, England
A beautiful, magical, solar powered, musical circus. A twice yearly festival. Raising awareness of sustainable living. Creating community. Celebrating music and the sheer joy of creativity. Supporting and nurturing Festival Folk Music.
http://www.smallworldsolarstage.org/smallworld/
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LUMINATE
Summer 2017 (Biennial) Canaan Downs, New Zealand
Luminate is a vibrant festival of cutting-edge live & electronic music, visual & performing arts, inspirational knowledge sharing, and pioneering environmental initiatives. Nestled in the spectacular hills and native forest of New Zealand-Aotearoa, merging ancient traditions with contemporary culture, Luminate celebrates the seasonal harvest festival of Lughnasadgh, midway between summer solstice & autumn equinox.This internationally renowned 8 day festival embraces 5 zones of world-class music, 5 zones of workshops, circus arts, holistic healing, arts&crafts & food market, kids’ activities, spacious camping and eco-amenities.Luminate brings nature’s harmonic resonance into an 8-day luscious gathering of co-creative community activating transformational consciousness.
http://www.luminatefestival.co.nz
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Events that have passed but will return!
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RESONANCE KARAMEA
February 13-15, 2015 Karamea, New Zealand
Resonance Karamea Festival is a grassroots, community-driven celebration of diversity and connectedness located on the Oparara Reserve, Karamea, New Zealand. An immersion in a “heartfelt space” of expresion through music, art, knowledge and community.
http://www.resonancekaramea.co.nz/
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GROOVY TROOPERS
March 28-29, 2015 Cape Town, South Africa
celebrating the freedom to come together, to play and to experience life at its fullest. Our mission is to celebrate contemporary psy-culture as a site of vibrant countercultural spirituality and material production.
http://groovytroopers.co.za/
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OMETEOTL
April 8-10, 2016 Tepoztlan, Morelos. Mexico
These beautiful folks attended our producers alliance in August and produce the first transformational festival we know of in Mexico. They have a beautiful vision of conscious community in collaborative celebration of life, and we encourage your support as they begin the journey of gathering. You will also meet them at Envision and Tribal Alliance; they are family.
https://www.facebook.com/ometeotlfestival
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UNIVERSAL RELIGION
April 24-27, 2015 Kakani, Nepal
Music, performance, gardens, healing therapies, art workshops, self awakening documentary screeing, nature trails, crafts market, organic food , yoga & breathing practices & more such will together cover this Space with realization about powers of creation, intuition, re-discovering completeness, integration and the Light in ourselves altogether making us Re:Born with new understanding of our inner and outer worlds.
http://www.urnepal.com/
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SUNRISE CELEBRATION
May 21-24, 2015 (CANCELLED) Chepstow, Monmouthshire, England
Brought together by a young, dynamic team based in Glastonbury, Sunrise has a special magic that you don’t find at the homogenised, corporate-sponsored festivals that are popping up like GM crops all over the UK. With increasing numbers of people becoming disillusioned with every passing advert, Sunrise is a breath of fresh country air. Festival goers come to party and dance and find themselves in intimate spaces and interactive environments where they are inspired by alternative ways of living and partying: discovering music, speakers and workshop leaders with optimistic, empowered and community-focused ways of looking at the world.
https://sunrisecelebration.com/
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MYSTIC GARDEN FESTIVAL
June 20, 2015 Sloterpark, Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Mystic Garden is a paradise where time has no meaning. It is a place where people can discover the Magic of an enchanted secret place where life and music and creativity come together for one glorious day to remind us of how life should be savored and cherished at every moment!
http://mysticgardenfestival.nl/
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FUSION FESTIVAL
June 25-28, 2015 Northern Germany
Far away from daily life, Fusion seeks to create a wondrous parallel society. Come to Mecklenburg’s vast plains to enjoy four days of unique music of all kinds, theatre, performance art, cinema, installations, interaction and communication. Diversity of people, diverse in their intentions. Still, their strive for individual freedom unites them, everybody finding her and his own way of action. Free of boundaries and prejudice.
http://www.fusion-festival.de/en/
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PEACE & LOVE FESTIVAL
July 2-4, 2015 Borlänge, Sweden
The goal of our work is to unite humanistic values of culture and knowledge and to inspire a greater compassion and understanding, at local and global levels.
http://peaceandlove360.se/
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ASTRAL HARVEST
July 2-5, 2015 Alberta, BC, Canada
Astral Harvest is a celebration of music, art, knowledge, community and the human experience.
http://www.astralharvest.com/
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MASTERS OF CALM
August 7-16, 2015 Lithuania
This is an event that is all about you, and how you can discover a way – or even several ways – to find and restore your inner peace. Not only will you have the spiritual teachings to explore and enjoy, you are also going to be treated to a camp of silence, massages and healing camp, the food will be prepared by monks, and served to everybody; so this truly will be something that will lift you out of your ‘ordinary’ life.
http://www.mastersofcalm.lt/
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LOST THEORY FESTIVAL
August 12-17, 2015 Croatia
A full array of electronic music, yoga and meditation, permaculture workshops, fresh organic dining and a luscious location.
http://www.losttheoryfestival.com/
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SONICA DANCE FESTIVAL
August 12-17, 2015 Dolomites Alps – North Italy
Following the path bonding us with Mother Earth, we celebrate 6 days of music, art & magic, in harmony with nature and all tribes of the globe. A harmonic flow of energy aligned with the universal bio-rhythm of physical, intellectual and emotional cycles that alternate between daylight and nocturnal frequencies, inspiring our collective spiritual enhancement and connectedness.
http://www.sonicadancefestival.com/
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TRANSYLVANIA CALLING
August 24-31, 2015 Transylvania, Romania
“The Transylvania Calling Experience is not about a spiritual teaching. Yet, when you come here and allow what is happening to touch you, deep understandings take place. And when these understandings blossom into an insight, into a realization, your heart opens, consciousness expands…This expansion is the flowering of your being.” A quote from Satsang with Styx (Founder)Moving beyond the spirals of time We return to the source of love divine As we dance as one with the forces of creation The sleeping serpents will be awakened With these snakes of creation our souls will entwine To dance this ritual buried deep Within our collective mind Opening our hearts we surrender to the dance One tribe united We journey into trance In this temple of love we will dance as one One body One mind One heart Let the journey start ♥
http://www.transylvania-calling.com/
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EARTHDANCE
September 18-20, 2015 South Africa
Earthdance is a world of communities, working and playing together to create a culture of peace, through music and dance events, synchronized global link-ups, and social activism. More than just an epic party, Earthdance is a flash forward to an alt peaceful future.
Outdoor trance parties, destination music festivals, gatherings in parks, events in public spaces, concerts, club nights, nature campouts, flash mobs, and house parties, all connected online via social networks. Electronic dance music, beats, and DJs are the foundation of most Earthdance events. But the music and performance genres represented are as diverse as the locations. From psytrance to neo-soul, dubstep to world music, fire spinning to belly dancing, the Earthdance vibe is vividly eclectic and fun. Earthdance is also a massive synchronicity generator, with all the connections and shared experiences made at Earthdance events around the world, over so many years.
http://www.earthdance.org/
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ELEVATE
October 22-26, 2015 Graz, Austria
Elevate’s professed aim is to combine critical political discourse with art and music within a special framework. With an extensive program of discussions, workshops, lectures, and film presentations, the Elevate Festival wishes to foster a better understanding of the most important issues of our time. There is a conscuious focus on groundbreaking alternatives, innovative projects, and various intiatives in the realm of civil society, social movements and dedicated activism. Presenting an eclectic array of styles, the performing artists at Elevate have one thing in common: the courage to break away from conventions and satisfy their personal need to find their own voice, far removed from the mainstream. That being said, Elevate offers a musical journey away from well-known Best-Of-Sets, challenging both artists and audiences alike.
Artistic horizons can be explored, shared and expanded not only at live-shows but also at workshops on music production.
http://www.earthcore.com.au/
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EARTHCORE
November 26-30, 2015 Pyalong, Victoria, Australia
Earthcore is Australia’s pioneering dance music, lifestyle, culture, arts, festival experienceSet on 1500 acres of pristine land one hour drive from Melbourne feat 5 epic stages across 5 days, Boutique Camping, Worlds Beyond Speakers Forum, Fractured Reality Art Zone, Yellow Sunshine Chill Out, Muffplex Cinema, Elemental Planet Lifestyle City, District 13 Theme Camp Zone, DIY Social Calendar, Kinky Karnival Freak Show, Mind Bending Art Installations, your closest mates and you!
http://www.earthcore.com.au/
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SUBSONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL
December 4-6, 2015 Sydney, Australia
Subsonic brings over 150 international and local artists from Australia & around the globe, the creme of the underground crop: hip-hop, house, world, jazz, funk, techno, bass and everything in between. If it has soul, if it’s cutting-edge or just plain and simply next level, then we bring it down, all the way down, to our land down-under.
http://www.subsonicmusic.com.au/
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WOODFORD FOLK FESTIVAL
December 27, 2015 – January 1, 2016 Queensland, Australia
The Woodford Folk Festival is an iconic 6 day cultural festival held at Woodfordia, Qld. More than 2000 performers, 35 venues and 438 acts are programmed featuring local, national and international guests. The festival programme features concerts, dances, street theatre, writers’ panels, film festival, comedy sessions, acoustic jams, social dialogue and debate, folk medicine, an entire children’s festival, an environmental programme featuring talks, debates and films, art and craft workshops, circus performances and workshops, late night cabarets, parades and special events including a spectacular fire event.
http://www.woodfordfolkfestival.com/
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