2nd - 4th August 2024

A sober festival in Essex.

Celebrate everything we love about living life in recovery.

Lambourne End Centre, RM4 1NB

Who are we

This festival is brought to you by Essex Recovery Foundation, a not-for-profit dedicated to creating safe and vibrant spaces for people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. It is hosted in partnership with Not Saints, the UK’s first sobriety-based record label.

What to expect

Community-led

Workshops and speakers

COMING SOON

COMING SOON

We still have more artists and workshops to announce! Join the mailing list to be the first to find out.

 FAQs

  • Weekend tickets are £50 per person and include camping and activities.

  • Yes! Day tickets are available for Saturday only. They cost £20 and include all of the activities hosted on Saturday.

  • Essex Recovery Festival is open to anyone interested in recovery or sober living. We welcome those that don’t identify as being in recovery or sober but ask that you respect the fact that this is a sober festival and alcohol and illicit drugs are not permitted on site. Anyone bringing alcohol or drugs to the festival or presenting as under the influence may be asked to leave.

  • As this is our first year, we have decided to run the festival as adults only while we find our feet. This may change in the future, but the 2024 festival is just for us grown-up kids.

  • As part of the Lambourne End site is a working farm we kindly request that you leave your lovable pooches at home. Guide dogs and other assistance dogs are of course permitted.

  • At Essex Recovery Festival you will find a fantastic array of music and workshops.

    Mainstage: featuring a host of bands and solo artists in recovery from HipHop to Rock, Indie to Folk, we have a fantastic line-up for you.

    Dance Stage: A host of sober DJs will be playing everything from House, NuDisco, and Afrobeat, to Liquid DnB

    If you need a break from the music, then check out the workshops in the woods and barns.

  • We have secured a wide range of food options for festival goers including a Caribbean kitchen, gourmet pizzas, burgers, fish & chips, Thai curries, cakes, cookies, and more. We also have a breakfast stall for all your morning munch! All vendors will provide vegan and vegetarian options.

  • We do have a small amount of limited space available. Please get in touch on festival@essexrecoveryfoundation.org and we’ll see what we can do.

  • We do have a small amount of limited space available. Please get in touch on festival@essexrecoveryfoundation.org and we’ll see what we can do.

 

Find our festival

Lambourne End Centre for Outdoor Learning

Manor Road, Lambourne End, Essex,

RM4 1NB