Ecstatic Dance

Ecstatic Dance Festival UK

WhenWednesdays, 9:30 to 12 am

How often22-26 July 2026 (Join for 5 Days or Weekend Only)

Price£380-£440 (5 day all inclusive tickets inc. food, camping, saunas, all activities, cacao) or £240 (weekend all inclusive ticket)

The Leela Centre, Thorngrove House, Common Mead Ln, Gillingham, Dorset SP8 4RE

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About this dance

Get ready for our annual ECSTATIC DANCE FESTIVAL in Dorset, Gillingham, UK, 22-26 July or weekend only! ecstaticdancefestival.co.uk

Fully sober, alcohol and substance free festival, powered by Music, Movement & Community! This experience might just change your life!

-ALL INCLUSIVE Super Earlybird £380 tickets will end on 21 June so book soon, instalment payments available.(Food, camping, saunas, teas, workshops & cacao included in your ticket). WEEKEND ONLY tickets available for £240.

-We also offer special discounted £300 tickets for under 25’s.

-Bring your camping gear, van or upgrade to indoor accommodation or glamping for extra comfort.
TICKETS: ecstaticdancefestival.co.uk

HOW IS OUR FESTIVAL DIFFERENT?

Ecstatic Dance Festival is grassroots, warm, personal, human, and real. We intentionally keep this gathering small, with no more than 200 people including our wonderful crew and all the talented artists and facilitators. That’s enough to create a real sense of community, and by the second day, you’ll start to recognize familiar faces around you whilst sharing community meals, enjoying saunas, wildly dancing or resting during the sound journeys and we see this as a core part of the festival rooted in connection, belonging, and community. We’ve also taken out commercial aspects of other festivals – there is no marketplace, stalls or brand promotions. Creating more space to simply be yourself and to connect with others in an authentic way.

FESTIVAL VIDEOS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqcnlb_WAYs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGLEx6yQao4

️️FEATURING:

-URUBU Dance Tribe energising the dance floor with Daily Afro-Brazilian Live Music & Percussion infused Ecstatic Dances

-Mystical Mystery: the musical project of Engelbert (Belgium) a spiritual multi-instrumentalist creating wild and unique live ecstatic dance journeys

-DJ James Buchanan bringing a custom built sound system for epic outdoor sonic dance journeys!

–DJ Amaya Garcia & DJ RedPeppa creating magical daytime & late night ecstatic dance sets!

-PLUS more DJs, Facilitators, Musicians & Bodyworkers joining!

The Daily Rhythm

Below is an example of how a typical day may flow. Timings and session details may shift slightly to allow flexibility and to respond to the atmosphere of the group.

*As part of our shared community experience, we ask each participant to take one turn during the festival helping with washing up after a meal. A small act of care that keeps our space nourishing for everyone.

Tickets, Line Up & Info: ecstaticdancefestival.co.uk

JOIN US! WED 22 JULY- SUN 26 JULY (or come along just for the weekend Fri-Sun)
ecstaticdancefestival.co.uk

Getting there

Parking for cars is included in the festival ticket. If you're bringing campervan, please select this option as extra when booking your festival ticket and a special parking will be allocated.

Three simple guidelines

Learn more about ecstatic dance

We dance barefoot

This allows us to connect more fully with the ground. Socks are OK, and dance shoes are fine if a physical condition calls for them.

We dance without words

This makes it easier to be in a meditative state. No verbal instruction from the facilitators, no talking from the dancers.

We dance sober, as we are

No drugs or alcohol, no phones or cameras, no scents. Just be yourself, with respect for ourselves, the space and one another.

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