Gone are the days when the signifying traits of a festival were limited to dancing in a field with a pint-sized cider in one hand, mud-splattered wellies on your feet and an abundance of glitter on your face. In 2020, wellness festivals are practically as common as their musical equivalents, with a growing number of them competing to guide our yogic breaths each year.
With this in mind, here are the wellness festivals to look out for in 2020…
Luxe gym wear brand Lululemon’s Sweatlife Festival returns this June, bringing with it the chance to join 5,000 other keen gym bunnies in not only sweating it out, but looking after the mind. Among the heart-pumping activities, you can take part in classes led by some of London’s top fitness studios, which last year included Barry’s Bootcamp, Third Space and FRAME. Mental health wise, there are a number of talks to listen in on, plus personal development content produced exclusively by Lululemon’s own facilitators.
Celebrating its fifth birthday as well as International Day of Yoga, this year’s Sweatlife Festival should be one sweaty, fun and mentally stimulating weekend.
Price: £35+
This three-day wellness festival will leave revelers glowing, revitalized and enlightened about mental and physical health. London's Old Truman Brewery will be transformed into a hub of workshops, activities, ath-leisure and nutrient-rich pop-up restaurants.
Find the work-out to make you fall in love with exercise as the stars of the fitness industry take it in turns to lead classes on the Main Stage, plus there are boutique mini studios where you can experience some of London's chicest gyms, including Barry's Bootcamp, Boom Cycle and Third Space.
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Transition into spring with a three-day wellness retreat in the Cotswolds. The Daylesford retreat is a chance to unwind with healing treatments courtesy of Bamford Haybarn Spa; restorative classes led by resident yoga practitioner Vettri; and plenty of wellness workshops. Guests stay in the farm’s luxurious Cotswolds cottages and are free to roam the grounds between activities, taking in the peaceful serenity of the natural world.
The weekend begins with a wellness workshop led one of Daylesford’s resident nutritionists, who guides guests through setting intentions for their stay. Daylesford’s retreat is as much about nourishing and nurturing as it is restoring. As such, guests enjoy delicious organic meals throughout their stay, the produce from which comes directly from the Daylesford farm. Guests will also come together for a dinner served in the private dining room of The Wild Rabbit.
Miss Jones, a London-based Assistant and HR Network, is hosting a wellness summit in February at East Wintergarden in Canary Wharf. The day-long event is a chance to enjoy a range of fitness, relaxation and beauty practices all under one roof, from boutique gym classes to luxury pampering.
Take up to 14 fitness classes led by gyms including Barry's Bootcamp, Third Space and Pilates PT, then pop into meditation classes – available throughout the day – to unwind. Listen in on wellness talks and take part in a host of workshops, including mindful floristry. VIP ticket holders can enjoy a pamper treatment on the day and will leave with a goody bag worth over £120.
PRICE: £10 – £60
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Over the past 16 years, the OM Yoga Show has grown to become one of the biggest yoga gatherings in Europe. The London show returns to Alexandra Palace this October, bringing with it three days of thorough and intensive training in a variety of yoga forms. The exact programme is yet to be announced, but attendees can expect to be guided in classes by highly experienced teachers from all over the world.
PRICE: TBD
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The public saw another side to Fearne Cotton when the presenter released a wellness-oriented cookbook, Cook Happy, Cook Healthy, in 2016. The book was followed by several more, each focused on a similar theme, and subsequently a wellness podcast Happy Place, which launched in 2018.
Last summer, Cotton turned her attention to the festival scene, debuting her own Happy Place Festival at Chiswick House. Returning to the same location this August, the festival is pitched as ‘a place to enjoy all things that make us happy, [from] a clear mind, body and soul, [to] joyful food'.
As such, guests can work to find inner calm in the meditation and mindfulness tepee, while in the yoga and stretch tent, they can try out an intriguing-sounding scented pilates class as well as yoga and barre.
In the Creative Workshop tepee, the focus is on finding and nurturing a new passion – from origami to embroidery. Complimentary workshops geared towards helping guests to slow down and switch off are also running throughout the festival. If you go, don’t miss out on hearing from the host of celebrity guest speakers who are delivering talks. Last year, Russell Brand, Katie Piper, Joe Wicks and Jasmine Hemsley were among those who spoke.
PRICE: £35.75 - £155
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Wanderlust 108 is an annual festival you don’t have to devote a whole weekend to. For one day only (usually in late July) Battersea Park plays home to the well-rounded fitness festival, which has outposts across Europe and the US, and attracts thousands of attendees each year. The Battersea edition usually kicks off with a secret meditation followed by a 5K run, an intention-setting class, yoga, more meditation and then a healthy lunch.
In the afternoon, attendees are free to take part in a bonus activity of their choice – from hula hooping to sound healing – before coming together again for the final activity of the day: Soulsonyx & Dance Expression. Here, the idea is that you awaken the superpowers within you through merging guided breathwork with psychoacoustic electric soundscapes and live high vibrational acoustic instruments. All sessions are led by recognised teachers and spiritual leaders.
Price: TBD
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It’s all about ‘adventure fitness’ at Love Fit, a three-day festival on the St Clere Estate in Sevenoaks, which aims to combine the elation festivals evoke with the euphoria of a workout. Last year, several top fitness studios ran classes over the weekend, KOBOX, Another_Space and F45 among them. Guests could also push their muscles in ‘broga’ (yoga for gym-loving bros, essentially), or by testing their skills at pilates on a paddle board. The 2020 line-up is yet to be announced, but looks set to be equally enthralling.
Whichever classes you try, you’ll have the chance to soak your muscles post-workout in a wood-fired hot tub, or have a relaxing spa treatment. As and when you need to refuel, there are food trucks on site serving healthy meals, so you can enjoy a vegan or light-and-protein-led main, followed by the likes of dairy-free ice cream. You’ll need to replenish your energy levels before nightfall, when the festival is all about partying to live bands and DJ sets in the magical forest.
Price: £124+
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