The wellness festival has also launched its partnership with LGBTQIA+ travel company Destination Rainbow
BY ELLA GAUCI, IMAGE PROVIDED
Out & Wild, the UK’s first and biggest wellness festival designed for the FLINTA* community, will be moving to a permanent new home at the South of England Event Centre in Ardingly, West Sussex.
Taking place from 23 – 26 July 2027, Out & Wild will now be 30 minutes from Gatwick Airport, opening up the festival to international travellers. As its global audience grows, Out & Wild is partnering with LGBTQIA+ travel company Destination Rainbow, which will help provide festival-goers with local hotel accommodation as well as flights.
Polly Shute, founder of Out & Wild, said: “In the last 12 months we have had visitors from over 20 countries attend Out & Wild events. Moving to Sussex, and so close to Gatwick, makes travel so much more accessible. We will also be recommending other places to stay on and visit after the festival, working closely with Elle and her team at Destination Rainbow.”
The 2027 festival programme will include a Wellness Village with yoga, breathwork, gong baths and movement sessions. Water sports and wild swimming will take place at the Ardingly reservoir. There will also be music and DJ sets across the weekend, and a talk tent which will host authors, poets and speakers from across the LGBTQIA+ community.
Earlier this year, Out & Wild was named as the Event of the Year at the Gaydio Awards, and has been named in the Top 20 Lesbian Events worldwide.
For 2027, the capacity for the festival will reach up to 1,500 attendees.
Early Bird tickets are on sale now via outandwild.co.uk, with payment plans available allowing costs to be spread across seven months.
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