Boom Festival

Looking for something that is different from the usual summer festival? You’ve found it. The Boom Festival is a celebration of alternative culture and takes place in Portugal at the time of the full moon in August.

It is a biennial festival which is held beside the lake in Idanha-a-Nova. It was considered one of the top 10 music festivals in the world by British newspaper The Guardian and already has several distinctions and green awards given its sustainability and ecological practice.

It started in 1997 as a musical event, but has evolved over the years to a celebration of alternative culture. The environment is the focal point of this festival, such that many of the names that feature in the line-up are not disclosed during the promotion period.

Two noble aspects of the Boom Festival are that it is inter-cultural and multidisciplinary. It features the most varied artistic currents, such as painting, sculpture, land art, interactive installations, music, video art, gallery of plastic arts/graffiti. There is also a prominent place for Eastern practices such as yoga and meditation, as well as for the alternative medicine including workshops and aquatic therapy.

The contact between people of different cultural persuasions coupled with such a diverse array of activities means that the Boom is a gathering that spans generations. The festival thus already provides an area where parents with children can socialize, promoting multiculturalism from the early stage of their growth.

It should be noted, too, that a team is on hand round the clock to help look after people with special needs. From the preparation of the camping area to the specialised medical care, your goal is to ease the main obstacles which might prevent the full inclusion of all Boomers.