Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place Festival Goes Virtual
Across a whole month, Happy Place Festival will promote serenity, calm, and the opportunity of escapism during these unsettling times.
The FREE festival includes a wide range of events from guests including Craig David, Gary Barlow, Daisy May Cooper, Alice Liveing, Emma Willis and Gok Wan.
Fearne hopes to raise money through optional donations for NHS Charities Together, Mind, The Prince’s Trust, Black Lives Matter and CoppaFeel!
Fearne Cotton announces that her highly acclaimed Happy Place Festival will return this year as a free virtual experience running over a month.
Taking place from 12th June until 12th July, the virtual festival will continue to promote the Happy Place ethos for everyone to enjoy online. By curating an inclusive vast array of content, a varied line-up of talented and knowledgeable speakers, creators, and teachers, we have created a supportive hub for the Happy Place community.
Fearne says: "2020 has been a challenging year for many reasons, with anxiety heightened, loss, pain and injustice all afoot. It’s clear that community and connection is more vital than ever. I wanted to work out a way of making the festival happen to give people a way of experiencing helpful classes, workshops and talks for free this summer. There’s even more content than we would have had at the live event so I really hope everyone enjoys our month’s long schedule.”
Visitors will be able to register on the site from 5th June, allowing access to schedules and the ability to book into an unlimited amount of classes, workshops, and talks.
A dedicated website, complete with bespoke illustrations and eye-catching graphics, will allow you to roam around the festival site and enjoy the many activities on offer.
From craft workshops to cooking, music to meditation, storytelling to shopping, every day will feature three-to-five accessible, family-friendly activities for everyone to enjoy.
Across the month-long programme, some incredibly inspirational and knowledgeable figures will host activities, workshops, and talks covering a range of wellbeing-focused topics. Between talented musicians Gary Barlow and Craig David, accomplished presenters Keith Lemon, Gok Wan, Emma Willis and Clara Amfo and filmmaker Reggie Yates, influential couples Tom Daley & Lance Black, and Tom & Gi Fletcher, and esteemed journalists Bryony Gordon & Scarlett Curtis, each session will bring a unique energy to the festival.
Alongside celebrity figures, a host of fitness, nutrition, and wellbeing experts will also be sharing their wisdom. Featuring Alice Liveing, Rosemary Ferguson, Danielle Peazer, Zephyr Wildman, Rebecca Dennis, Krissy Cela, Richie Norton, Hannah Barrett, Dr Hazel Wallace, The Happy Pear, and Goldierocks, this year’s line-up provides a wealth of knowledge and entertainment in equal measure.
Despite its virtual presence, Happy Place will also host an online marketplace full of boutique, ethical, and independent vendors. Visitors will be able to navigate this range of beautiful and unique businesses on this online bazaar.
Although the festival is a free event to the public, there will be an opportunity for an optional donation which will go to Mind, The Prince’s Trust, and CoppaFeel! - charities Fearne is an ambassador for, as well as Black Lives Matter and NHS Charities Together.
For more information and to register go to www.happyplacefestival.com
Notes to Editors:
The Happy Place Virtual Festival will feature the following areas:
● Brought to you by the Synctuition app’s unique mindfulness experience, The Talk Lounge hosts inspirational speakers covering the many aspects of mental and physical wellbeing. ● Inspired by the calming qualities of Pukka Herbs teas, the Meditation Mountain brings an opportunity to discover the inner-you and become the best version of yourself with herbal workshops, guided meditations and tea blending sessions.
● At the Family Retreat, brought to you in partnership with fantastic Scandinavian toy company BRIO, discover a range of creative and playful activities for the whole family.
● Limber up and free your mind with the Wellbeing Garden’s yoga classes and take part in an introduction to aromatherapy with facial massages and shower gel making workshops in partnership with Neals Yard Remedies. ● The Main Stage is brought to you by Aveeno®, Aveeno® skin care products combine the power of science and nature’s ingredients to rebalance your skin, so the Main Stage hosts a diverse programme of activities, talks, and workshops, to help bring balance to your life. ● Join Fearne, live from her kitchen, as she cooks up a storm with Myles from Mindful Chef. Viewers will be able to order a recipe box in advance and cook along live. The perfect way to come together and enjoy an evening of delicious, healthy food. ● CEDER’S a distilled non-alcoholic spirit, invites you to The Bar, where you can enjoy a refreshing everyday escape with cocktail masterclasses and a range of moving musical performances
● Come together to share your messages of positivity and support at The Pledge Wall supported by Happiful Magazine
● Liberate your creative mind with the arts & crafts and natural remedy workshops of the Craft Village.
● Supporting unique, small businesses, the Market Place is home to an array of ethical and independent vendors who champion principled products.
● The Tyla Tent -We’ve partnered with the UK’s leading female-focused digital publisher Tyla to create an area dedicated to relatable, entertaining and thought-provoking content. Expect hilarious videos featuring your favourite celebrities, as well as DMC's discussing important topics women face, the highs & the lows
About Fearne Cotton & Happy Place:
Fearne Cotton is one of the best known and most popular broadcasters in the UK and is most recently known as the founder of the wellbeing brand, Happy Place. The brand was created from her first book released in 2017, Happy, which was a Sunday Times Bestseller. This was the first in a series of books talking about her own, and some of the not so positive, experiences with happiness. This was also the premise for her podcast. Happy Place launched in 2018, and has featured an array of guests such as Ellie Golding, Hilary Rodham Clinton, Russell Brand, Gary Barlow, Ruby Wax, and Elizabeth Gilbert amongst others. To date, the podcast has had nearly 27 million downloads and continues to top the charts. Her third cook book, Happy Vegan, was published in Autumn last year.
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