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Thrive Fest
September 26, 2025
Thrive Fest is a nature-immersed Holistic Health festival taking place on the 13th February – 16th February 2026 located in the heart of the majestic, natural surrounds of the famous Glenrock Lagoon, Newcastle. The festival is surrounded by the beautiful national park bushlands and pristine sandy beaches which are fully accessible.
Thrive Fest’s vision is to bring the men, women, and children together to celebrate the greatest experiences of life. The festival is dedicated to holistic health modalities and workshops designed to strengthen the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health of all participants.
Thrive Fest is dedicated to self-empowerment & thriving in all facets of health and wellness so we as individuals can show up to life authentically with our relationships, our families, and our work, and start living with a deeper sense of meaning. The festival offers a generous, powerful, and diverse lineup of holistic health workshops and live ecstatic performances, designed to heal the heart, the body, the mind, and the soul.
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WHAT TO EXPECT
Diversified Holistic Health Workshops, Live Ecstatic Dance, Live Explosive Tribal Drumming, Live Music Artists, Live Kirtan, Song Circles by the Fire, Live Sound Healing, Ayurvedic Wisdom, Lagoon Swimming, Local Beach Access, Private Massage, Love Tunnell Experience, Food Trucks, Market Stalls and more surrounded by the majestic energies of the national park bushlands and the beautiful stretch of sandy beaches.
CAMPING & FACILITIES
- Newly Refurbished Toilet Blocks
- Newly Refurbished Warm Shower Blocks
- Glenrock Lagoon Swimming & Creek Access
- Glenrock Beach Access (Please note the beach is unpatrolled, if you want to swim, guests must apply caution if choosing to enter the waters)
- Vehicle entry with a car pass only. We strongly encourage carpooling to minimize the environmental impact - you will be able to camp with your vehicle.
- Guests are advised to bring ALL their own camping equipment, including eating utensils, portable cooking stove if you want to prepare food at your campsite, & anything else you require to make your experience as comfortable as possible. The site also hosts a commercial-sized communal kitchen where guests can also cook and prepare their own food. Please ensure the kitchen is cleaned up after use.
- Guests are advised to BYO cups, plates, bowls, cutlery, and any other items you need for your own comfort (washing station available in communal kitchen)
- Guests are advised to bring their own food to prepare to suite their personal dietary needs; there will also be some food trucks on site
- No Animals allowed on site
- No Personal Fire Pits & Campsite Fire Pits are to be lit during the Festival
- Please bring Cash for Food, Drinks, Snacks, Market Stalls and for Private Massage
- Private Massages are highly sought after, please contact us prior to the festival to book in to avoid missing out.
WORKSHOPS & LIVE ACTS
- LIVE ECSTATIC DANCE
- LIVE EXPLOSIVE TRIBAL DRUMMING
- YOGA
- BREATHWORK
- KIRTAN
- QI GONG
- AYURVEDIC WISDOM
- JIU JITSU
- SOUND HEALING
- LOVE TUNNELL
- GUIDED MEDITATION
- TAI CHI
- KUNDALINI ACTIVATION PROCESS
- TERAHERTZ FREQUENCY THERAPY
- SONG CIRCLE BY THE FIRE
- HERBAL TEA MAKING
- PRIVATE MASSAGE
- LAGOON SWIMMING
- BEACH ACCESS
- FIRE PERFORMERS
- CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES
CABIN HIRE
Thrive Fest wants to ensure the highest quality and level of comfort for all guests. We have cabins available for anyone wanting to sleep indoors instead of camping outside. If you don’t have a tent, then this option might be best for you.
There are a limited number of cabin dormitories available each with 4-6 bunk beds in each room. Please get in early to avoid missing out.
We have separated them into Male Dormitories and Female Dormitories. There will be no mixed dormitory rooms.
Please BYO bedding including pillow, sheets, blankets or sleeping bags to ensure you are comfortable and warm.
FOOD & DRINKS VENDORS
Thrive Fest will have a variety of food trucks and market stalls serving food, drinks, coffee, and other delicious delights. Please bring cash money.
MASSAGE AND BODYWORK
Private Massage & Bodywork sessions are available showcasing different styles of Massage. Terahertz Frequency Therapy sessions are also available.
Please pre-book massage & bodywork sessions prior to the festival’s commencement date as these often sell out and are highly sought after, get in early and contact us via email to find out more information on pricing and availability – thrivefest@outlook.com
VEHICLES
Vehicle access is provided with vehicle passes only. We encourage carpooling where possible to reduce environmental impact onsite and help with the onsite traffic control.
ENTRY AGREEMENT
- Thrive Fest is strictly a drug and alcohol-free event. We endorse and enforce natural highs only. This helps us to maintain a safe environment for everyone especially the families, women and children attending and allows us to connect with each other on much deeper and authentic levels.
- Please shower before swimming in the lagoon / creek to avoid potential chemical pollution entering the water from body lotions, sunscreens, deodorants etc.
- Glenrock Lagoon Creek Access & Glenrock Beach are unpatrolled areas and guests must apply caution if choosing to enter the waters at their own risk.
- Photography and video will be present for promotional purposes only and will be taken during the event respectfully. If you do not want to be in the promotional videos and photos, please contact us before the event.
- No Pets allowed
- No Personal Fires allowed
LEAVE NO TRACE
Thrive Fest strongly condones a leave no trace policy. This means you must take all rubbish with you and leave the site how you found it. Please use the washing station to clean up after yourself and ensure the kitchen space is clean after you have used it.
ARTISTS / MUSICIANS / WORKSHOP FACILITATORS / MASSAGE
alling all Artists, Musicians, Workshop Facilitators, Massage Therapists
If you’d like to perform, please apply here
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Thrive Fest honours and deeply acknowledges the Awabakal & Worimi Indigenous people that have walked, lived, and gathered upon these lands for thousands of years. We pay our full respects to the elder’s past, present and future.
Thrive Fest honours and deeply acknowledges all our individual blood lines and ancestral family roots that are responsible for uniting and bringing us all together for this magical experience that we will be sharing together as one community and one tribe.