The Forest of Wild Love 2026

Offerings

Movement Hall Pleasure Palace Outside Camp
Tuesday
20 May · Arrival Day
16:00 – Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
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Movement Hall 16:00
Welcome to the Forest of Wild Love.
20:00 – Evening
Camp-Only Temple
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Pleasure Palace 20:00 – Late
Quinn
An intimate temple space for Forest of Wild Love campers. Consent wristbands required.
Wednesday
21 May · Opening Day
09:30 – Morning
Breathwork: Inner Child
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Movement Hall 09:30 – 11:00
Hannes
A guided deep breathwork journey inspired by holotropic breathing and the Wim Hof method, focused on release and letting go. Through rhythmic breathing, music and guided awareness we explore altered states of consciousness, emotional release and deep nervous system reset. Powerful and transformative — come with curiosity and respect for your inner process.
Women's Circle
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Pleasure Palace 09:30 – 10:30
Kika
A nurturing space with guided discussion for female-identifying humans to share, grow, and empower each other.
11:15
Rainbow Rhythms
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Movement Hall 11:15 – 12:15
Iona
As seen on Peep Show! A magical journey dancing the colours of the rainbow, transcending through ribbon twirling and feeling the full light spectrum of emotions. OUR GRANDFATHERS DIED FOR THIS...
The Importance of Being Awkward
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Pleasure Palace 11:15 – 12:15
Conor & Ellie
What happens when a group of awkward people get together in a tent? A playful and embodied exploration of the social awkwardness within. A series of experiments in the funny, embarrassing, and slightly uncomfortable. We discover how to befriend our shyness and work with our shame. ...Awks...
13:00 – Afternoon
Temple Induction & Consent
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Movement Hall 13:00 – 13:45
Quinn
Come discover the Forest of Wild Love, and have fun learning about embodied consent. MANDATORY to attend to get a WRISTBAND for the Eros Temples and After Hours in the evenings.
Slow Motion Authentic Relating
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Pleasure Palace 13:00 – 14:30
Conor & Jez
Have you ever had a conversation so good that you felt no need to say anything, just let words flow at their own pace? We bring exercises to encourage connection to ourselves in the body — sharing and connecting with no pressure, and nowhere to get to. We love slowing down because getting to know each other is slow. Knowing ourselves is slow. The truth is slow.
14:00
Being a Safe Space for 'No'
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Movement Hall 14:00 – 15:30
Majik
Have you ever asked "Can I kiss you?" and gotten a yes, only to feel a bit unsure? Or asked and not known how to share your honest answer while still exploring the connection? We'll play with ways to ask for consent that make it easier to actually open a dialogue and find the place you both meet — platonically, sexually, or romantically.
14:45
Low Expectations Workshop
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Pleasure Palace 14:45 – 15:45
Jonas
A facilitated discussion exploring the liberating power of expecting less — particularly valuable going into the burn. Framing reflections, pair and group sharing, closing with a guided low-expectations meditation. Leave lighter. Come ready to expect less and discover more.
15:45
Clowning Workshop
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Movement Hall 15:45 – 16:45
Brad
Ever wonder what it would be like to be as carefree, playful and silly as when we were kids? Fun games, laughter, and how to bring out your inner clown. When we tap into curiosity and embrace the unexpected, sometimes we experience the profound. No clowning experience or props needed.
16:00
Turn Your Ex Into a Toad with Siobhán
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Pleasure Palace 16:00 – 16:45
Siobhán
Shrink lingering ex-energy, laugh at the absurd, and reclaim your space in this playful, heart-light ritual. Through whimsical magic and imaginative transformation, old feelings shrink to something tiny, silly, and easy to release. No actual toads harmed — just joy, release, and a touch of mischief.
17:00
Open Movement & Contact Space
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Movement Hall 17:00 – 18:00
Quinn
Come dance, move, roll around on the padded floor — either solo or in gentle contact with others — to an ambient soundtrack. No facilitation. No need to be anywhere other than you are.
Hormonal Soup
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Pleasure Palace 17:00 – 18:00
Suzanne (Cat) & Sammie
Do you have PMDD/PMS? A dark hormonal monster who visits every month and takes over your life? Come, get to know your monster — give it space, an identity, a voice. Create an image, a focus for your anger. Share with others who understand. Could having a witch, spider or devil called Brenda, Dorothy, or Bitchface help you?
20:00 – Evening
Dance Ritual Where Nothing Casual Happens
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Movement Hall 20:00 – 22:00
James
Nothing Casual is a unique dance ritual where nothing casual happens. An invitation to drop into presence and explore dance, music and connection. All feelings welcome. The music is aimed at exploring emotions to the edges of what's comfortable. This ritual is an exploration — with courage to push musical boundaries and stay playful.
Pants On — Beginners Sacred Sexuality Temple
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Pleasure Palace 20:00 – 00:00
Scott & Jo
A slow, held 4-hour journey into embodiment, consent, and conscious intimacy for those taking their first steps in this sacred landscape. No experience needed, no destination required. Two experienced facilitators walking beside you — pants on throughout, allowing you to relax as you enter this new world of embodied intimacy. Consent wristbands required. Limited space.
00:00 – Late
Afterhours @ Pleasure Palace
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Pleasure Palace 00:00 – 03:00
Quinn
We open our venue as a sex+ space to explore connection, sens/xuality, embodied pleasure and all that it stirs within and between us. Hosted but unfacilitated. Consent wristbands required.
Thursday
22 May · Slow Motion Day
09:30 – Morning
Men's Circle
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Pleasure Palace 09:30 – 10:30
Conor
A chance for anyone who identifies as a man to start the day in a grounding and supportive group. Embodiment exercises followed by deep sharing and deep listening. Come as you are. Bring your honest self. Start the day truthful and connected.
Guided Foraging Walk
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Outside Camp 09:30 – 10:30
Katy
Open your senses to the world around you. A guided nature walk introducing you to the world of foraging and some of the traditional herbal uses of plants. Edible elixirs will also be offered.
10:30
Shifting Pathways
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Movement Hall 10:30 – 12:00
Majik
Have you heard the phrase 'how you do one thing is how you do everything'? Blending Authentic Movement, Authentic Relating and Expressive Dance to explore our relationship patterns — and, if you want to, to play with shifting those patterns by playing with the ways we move.
Heart of Tantra Yoga
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Pleasure Palace 10:45 – 12:00
Ana X Chakora
Breath begins, movement follows. A practice of actual yoga to bring you home to yourself. We start and end with the breath, the practice unfolding within. No brand or style — simply beings breathing and moving together, supporting one another on their journey home to the heart.
11:00
Worm Charming Championships
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Outside Camp 11:00 – 11:30
Aniseed
Get wready to wriggle with the Forest's first annual Worm Charming Championships! Worm charming sticks provided. BYOWRC (bring your own worm-related costumery). Compete solo or in teams for ultimate annelidine glory through Success, Charm, Style Points and Wormlike Whimsy 🪱👑
13:00 – Afternoon
Temple Induction & Consent
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Movement Hall 13:00 – 13:45
Quinn
Come discover the Forest of Wild Love, and have fun learning about embodied consent. MANDATORY to attend to get a WRISTBAND for the Eros Temples and After Hours in the evenings.
Womb Tantra
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Pleasure Palace 13:00 – 14:00
Katie
TURN ON YOUR PLEASURE! Reclaim your sexual energy so you can feel more joy in every moment. No partner work, no performance — this is about connecting to your wonderful self. Cultivate a conscious relationship with your womb (or sexual centre) so you know what a true YES feels like. Relax your nervous system, expand your sexual energy, integrate with a Q&A.
13:30
Liquid Laugh
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Outside Camp 13:30 – 14:30
Bernie
Oil play! Intimate touch with limits: sensual, not sexual. Full nudity not required but expect lots of skin. The space will be closed to latecomers. Afterwards, it turns into a slip 'n' slide — bring your slipperiest friends!
Union in Motion
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Movement Hall 13:45 – 15:45
Ana X Chakora
A journey of connection — to self, to others, and to humanity. Beginning with grounding and inner awareness, the practice unfolds into slow, intuitive movement and relational exploration inspired by tantra and contact improvisation. Listen deeply, move authentically, connect with curiosity and consent, before returning to stillness for integration.
14:15
Play Your Way to Enlightenment
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Pleasure Palace 14:15 – 15:45
Red
Embodied transformation through play. Die as a human. Be reborn as a tree. Dissolve into mycelial networks. Emerge as an animal. Return enlightened. Journey through multiple lifetimes via meditations and playful games — battle as trees for light, untangle as mycelium, perform mating calls as animals. The closing metta meditation becomes deeply personal when you've actually lived as all beings.
14:45
Slip 'n' SLIDE!
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Outside Camp 14:45 – 15:45
Bernie
Silly sexy slippery slidey stuff! Oil wrestling and playful nonsense. Intimate touch with no penetration — expect lots of beautiful skin (but full nudity not required). Options for people who want less. Show up on time — the space will be closed to latecomers. Bring your wriggliest friend.
16:00
Chocolate Body Painting
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Movement Hall 16:00 – 17:00
Katy
Celebrate your own beauty by adorning yourself in chocolate body paint. Embrace your wilder side, with love and fun. Feel the pleasure of being painted.
Heart Puja
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Pleasure Palace 16:00 – 17:15
Max
A gentle exploration of authentic connection and presence through a series of simple partner encounters. An invitation to see and be seen; to feel and be felt in our joy, pain, aliveness, and love. No touch necessary. No pressure, always choice. Come as you are and meet what's here, together.
17:00
Club Squish! Slow Motion Hour
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Movement Hall 17:00 – 18:00
Quinn
Club Squish returns! Slooooowww dowwwwnnnn and feeeeeel everything commmmmmme ALIVE!!!! You can dance, chat, roll around on the squish, nibble food or each other... anything you feel BUT it must be in sloooowww moootiooon...
19:00 – Evening
Dance of the Cosmos
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Movement Hall 19:00 – 20:00
Cosmic Ray
Combining science and self-expression. This educational interpretive dance takes you on a journey of the evolution of the universe. Attendees personify elements of the universe and are guided through movements to reenact the formation of stars and galaxies. Consent and inclusivity mindful, with clear options for different contact or energy levels.
20:00
Sexy Bass Ecstatic Dance
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Movement Hall 20:00 – 22:00
Lior & Joe
Listen. We all know what bass music is about — shakin' yo' bottom, getting sexy... so let's just own it. Come be guided into juicy and joyous communion with your fellow dancers.
Slow Motion Temple
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Pleasure Palace 20:00 – 00:00
Conor Ryan & Katie Nicholson
Slow down...! Can you feel your skin? Your breath? Your heartbeat? As we enter temple, we take the radical step of giving the moment all the time it needs. A sex positive, consent-centric ritual space. A series of playful experiments in finding the right speed for our safety, sensitivity, and sexiness. Consent wristbands required. Limited spaces.
00:00 – Late
Afterhours @ Pleasure Palace
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Pleasure Palace 00:00 – 03:00
Quinn
We open our venue as a sex+ space to explore connection, sens/xuality, embodied pleasure and all that it stirs within and between us. Hosted but unfacilitated. Consent wristbands required.
Friday
23 May · Acid Friday
09:30 – Morning
Kriyas: Activating Energy
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Movement Hall 09:30 – 10:30
Jez
Kriya practices for yogic pranayama — cultivating energy, strengthening breath and releasing held tension. We'll also explore breath-holds, befriending the space in-between.
Queer Circle
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Pleasure Palace 09:45 – 10:45
Alice
A raw, heart-open queer circle to explore polarity beyond binaries — yin/yang, masc/fem, fluid desires. Unpacking inherited norms, challenging patriarchal scripts, and sharing lived stories of sexuality with honesty and care. Expect depth, play and self-inquiry.
10:30
The Hugger Games
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Movement Hall 10:30 – 12:00
Sweetness
It's games with hugs! A chance to get in touch with ourselves and our inner child, then play fun games for those who want to bond and connect. Familiar games from school or parties, with a twist to break the ice and warm the group. Platonic touch and some blindfolded interactions. Active participation welcome, but everything is optional.
Bliss on Tap
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Pleasure Palace 11:00 – 12:00
Daisy
The jhanas are bliss-like altered states of consciousness, achievable through meditation that focuses on open-hearted joy. This session will help you get there.
13:00 – Afternoon
Club Squish! presents… The Psychonaut Lounge
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Movement Hall 13:00 – 16:00
Quinn
Like that bar scene in the first Star Wars... but with friendlier aliens and more SQUISH. Mattresses galore, colourful tunes and plenty of space to gyrate around the universe. All afternoon Friday. Come and go as you please...
Body Painting
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Pleasure Palace 13:00 – 14:30
Daniel
Like face painting but your whole body! A wild, sensory exploration with a living, breathing canvas. In groups of two or three, using all natural body paints — brush, stroke, and mark our sexy human canvases. Choose your application: rough or smooth, brushed or rolled, sponged or sprayed. May happen outside if weather allows.
14:45
Connection Jam
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Pleasure Palace 14:45 – 16:15
Dan Simpson
Great conversations, meaningful encounters, a bit of silliness and play — all in service of creating beautifully relational moments (and perhaps a new friend or two!). Authentic Relating exercises, small sharing circles, playful icebreaker games: a dynamic and responsive social event of mini-games and encounters.
16:00
Mysteries of Psychedelic Sound
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Movement Hall 16:00 – 18:00
James
James's music is psychedelic. James's sound system (which he built) is hella-psychedelic. James loves nothing more in life than taking you on a psychedelic journey with music whilst you are feeling very psychedelic. Peel yourself off of the squish and enter into a wordless portal of sonic pleasure and profundity.
20:00 – Evening
Dance & Vibes Open Space
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Movement Hall 20:00 – 22:00
Quinn
It's Acid Friday. Who knows what will happen. But we have an exquisite, custom built sound system and many a player of fine tunes. So let's aim for a space to shake off the cabaret cramps and get into embodied ecstasy.
Nest Cabaret
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Outside Camp 20:00
The Nest Festival Cabaret — an evening of performance, spectacle and wonder out in the wider festival.
21:00
Pleasure Palace in Wonderland
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Pleasure Palace 21:00 – 00:00
Quinn
"A palace in Wonderland?" said Alice, "How wonderful!" But this was no ordinary palace. Here, her wildest dreams from the other side of the looking glass might just come true. Through the variety of touch offerings from helpful creatures within, she might just find her way home to bliss. Come solo or with a partner. Look out for the Queen of Hearts. Consent wristbands required.
00:00 – Late
Afterhours @ Pleasure Palace
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Pleasure Palace 00:00 – 03:00
Quinn
We open our venue as a sex+ space to explore connection, sens/xuality, embodied pleasure and all that it stirs within and between us. Hosted but unfacilitated. Consent wristbands required.
Saturday
24 May · Forest Goes FOWL!
09:30 – Morning
Acro Yoga: Trust, Play & Fly
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Movement Hall 09:30 – 10:45
Hannes
A playful introduction to Acro Yoga where connection, trust and movement meet. Simple partner balances, flying positions and flows in a supportive and light-hearted environment. No experience needed — just curiosity and a willingness to play. Expect laughter, teamwork and a few magical flying moments.
Spine Magic ✨
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Pleasure Palace 09:30 – 10:30
Jo
Through Spinal Energetics, breath and music, we create space for release, movement and subtle shifts to unfold. Sometimes soft, sometimes surprising. Nothing to force — just follow what's already there. Let your body lead. No experience needed, no pressure. Just come and see what happens.
10:45
Tantric Breathwork Journey
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Pleasure Palace 10:45 – 12:15
Stone Rock Scott
A personal journey guided by an experienced facilitator. Through breath, we move sexual energy through the body — dissolving tension, armour and shame, awakening pleasure and aliveness. Working with masculine and feminine energies, softening blockages and inviting wholeness. No interaction between participants — just you, your breath, and your deepening connection to yourself, spirit and pleasure.
11:00
Oversharing Circle
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Movement Hall 11:00 – 12:00
Conor
Yes yes beloved beings! A warm invitation to the world of performative embodiment, humblebrag vulnerability, sacred one-upmanship, heart-led attention seeking, and out-sharing your brothers and sisters. Blessings, beauty & bypassing.
12:30
Spiritual Bollocks Olympics
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Movement Hall 12:30 – 13:30
Quinn
Welcome to the 2nd Annual Spiritual Bollocks Olympics! Who this year will claim the prize of Most Spiritual Person at Nest, Nay The World... and win the coveted Reiki Charged Potato? See up-and-coming cult leaders compete in favourites such as: Longest OM Chant, Most Overly Intimate Hug, and the fierce Online Coaching Programme Pitch Battle.
13:30 – Afternoon
Primal Play
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Movement Hall 13:30 – 14:45
Jonas
A guided journey into primal expression — animal movement, sound, and playful physical connection with guided partner exercises. Clear consent practices throughout. You set your intensity: from gentle curiosity to fierce raw energy. All bodies, all levels welcome.
Foraging for Wild Aphrodisiacs
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Outside Camp 13:30 – 14:30
Daniel
Foragers Hannah and Daniel guide you through the wild world of plants and fungi, seeking the abundant wild love all around us.
13:45
Wild Women Workshop
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Pleasure Palace 13:45 – 14:45
Philly
Uncover and connect with your wild woman spirit, supported by the sisterhood. Inspired by Dr Shakti Malan, Katherine Woodward-Thomas and Osho. Through self-reflection, body paint and ritual we explore our relationship with our bodies, awaken our life force energy, and cultivate deeper self-love.
15:00
Kundalini Embodiment Method
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Movement Hall 15:00 – 17:00
Rachel
Kundalini activation — awaken your inner power and connect to your life force energy. In KEM, we journey into ourselves and our own embodiment of the energy that we feel on subtle and large scales. This session will support you to connect to what's already within you and give way to clear and open channels so you can live a life in flow.
Nettle Flogging with Siobhán
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Pleasure Palace 15:00 – 15:45
Siobhán
Explore sensation, presence, and playful wildness with the sting of nettle. A consent-led, slow, surprising journey where intensity meets curiosity, and discomfort sparks delight. Every sting anchors you fully in your body. Move mindfully, laugh at the unexpected, and reconnect with your edges. Come curious, leave tingling.
16:00
Conscious Kink Soirée
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Pleasure Palace 16:00 – 18:00
Leor
Sign up earlier in the day for one of 4 half-hour slots. Try out various BDSM equipment — ropes, floggers, etc — in a safe setting grounded in clear agreements. Administered by our resident dom or have them guide a consenting partner. Learn insider tips and tricks. Bring your friends to watch.
17:15
Heavy Metal Jam
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Movement Hall 17:15 – 18:15
Quinn
Black Forest Gâteau returns! Come thrash, scream, headbang to this hard ass rock open jam. Bring your noise.
19:00 – Evening
Pre-Burn Ritual: Rage Rave Magick
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Movement Hall 19:00 – 20:30
Quinn
"A musician's response to violence should be to make the music more intense." Come prepare for the Burn with a powerful dance ritual. Quinn guides us to face the angst & grief of our times and alchemise it with our bodies. We'll use words to summon raw emotion and transmute it through wild dance and intense music. You'll end in rapture, ready to watch it all BURN away, to reveal inspired futures.
21:00 – The Burn
EFFIGY BURN!
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Outside Camp 21:00
The Effigy Burn — gather outside for the main burning of the Nest Festival effigy. One of the peak moments of the week.
00:00 – Late
Afterhours @ Pleasure Palace
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Pleasure Palace 00:00 – 03:00
Quinn
We open our venue as a sex+ space to explore connection, sens/xuality, embodied pleasure and all that it stirs within and between us. Hosted but unfacilitated. Consent wristbands required.
Sunday
25 May
11:00 – Morning
Can I Make You Move?
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Movement Hall 11:00 – 12:30
Adrian & George
A curated playlist meant to move you however you want to move. Inspired by ecstatic dance, 5Rhythms, and movement spaces — this is meant to bring the energy into your body like maybe you haven't had in a while.
Thai Massage Circle
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Pleasure Palace 11:00 – 12:00
Cat Duval
Exploring the healing power of Thai massage — you'll learn a beautiful sequence to both give and receive. Come solo or with others, and deepen connection through touch. Expand your massage skills, enjoy a shared experience, and immerse yourself in relaxation, play, and meaningful connection.
13:30 – Afternoon
Breathwork: Eros & Psyche
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Movement Hall 13:30 – 15:30
Jez
Befriending the Breath — both as a guide and a resource. Tools to support us in listening to our embodied and relational experiences, in self-reflection and partner explorations. Once resourced, we journey within with Conscious Connected Breathing and Guided Breath-holds, sensuously stirring Eros and Psyche, to be with and breathe through what emerges.
Multi-Handed Lomi Lomi Flow
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Pleasure Palace 13:30 – 15:00
Kika
Explore and exchange flowing multi-handed Lomi Lomi massage in a guided ritual of presence and connection. Hold and be held in a space of flow, presence and connection.
15:15
Tantric Bodywork Session
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Pleasure Palace 15:15 – 16:45
Rachel
Bring a partner, bring a friend, bring someone you want to please. In this workshop we take it slow, finding practices to support you to connect to your partner in a yummy, sensual way.
16:00
Arabic Bass & Soul — Ecstatic Dance
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Movement Hall 16:00 – 18:00
Jude
Blending deep, resonant bass with the soul of Palestine. Sets fuse global electronic sounds with live Arabic singing and spoken word poetry — crafting a space where ancient voices meet modern rhythms.
21:00 – Temple Burn
TEMPLE BURN
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Outside Camp 21:00
The Temple Burn — a sacred and contemplative closing ceremony. Gather outside for the burning of the temple.
23:00 – Late
Forest & Friends After Hours
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Pleasure Palace 23:00 – Late
A late night space for Forest campers and friends as the festival draws to a close. Consent wristbands required.
Monday
26 May · Strike
Strike day — thank you for a beautiful week 🌿