❇️ We are back for the second year of Harmonia at Traditional Dream Factory ❇️

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❇️ We are back for the second year of Harmonia at Traditional Dream Factory ❇️Join us in this pioneering eco-village of the future to celebrate music, creativity, connection, movement, and the turning of the season✳️ The schedule is now live! <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kcb1ui3zjcc6rvuqq1yc3/Harmonia-2026-Programme-v5.pdf?rlkey=xzqpglkpgp97i6184dcsowmr9&amp;dl=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">View it here</a> ✳️Arrivals: Thursday 16th after 2pmDeparture: Sunday 19th before 4pm☀︎☼☽☾☀︎☼☽☾☀︎☼☽☾☀︎☼☽☾☀︎☼☽☾flow together, bound togetherby the rhythm of the sun and the bass drumsthe morning birdsong and chicken-chattersoftened by dance, stretched out across the skybring your song, your roar, or your quietness connect, commune, create, discoverthrough movement, music, and the landrich and green from the winter rainsand the warmth of the approaching summer we open the doors - and gather between the oak trees☀︎☼☽☾☀︎☼☽☾☀︎☼☽☾☀︎☼☽☾☀︎☼☽☾A note on ticket price: Ticket price this year is a sliding scale: €80 - 100 - €120Use discount codes '100' or '80' to pay the lower prices.You're welcome to contribute more, and totally welcome to pay a lower price - whatever feels right for you. Harmonia is not run for profit and we aim to be inclusive and accessible. There is a more discounted price for Portuguese people and free day tickets for locals. Email jamesphilipking@gmail.com for details, we would love to have you be part of this.☀︎☼☽☾☀︎☼☽☾☀︎☼☽☾☀︎☼☽☾☀︎☼☽☾Harmonia is a celebration of music, connection, and creativity. The lineup is composed, carefully-curated, and given as an offering. This, and the daily rhythm of the sun and shared meals, provides a framework within which we all flow and give our unique gifts, move in whatever way we like.We spend mornings drinking coffee on the sun deck on the hill, doing yoga, swimming in the lake, our lunchtimes experiencing the communal magic of TDF food-sharing, - looked-after by our chefs, afternoons of live musical exploration, evenings dancing to our DJs both local and international: friends from London, from Lisbon, from Berlin, from Brazil - and smoke rising steadily from the chimney of the wood-fired sauna. Tours of the land, introductions to the whole eco-system of the TDF project, and workshops focused on movement, connection, ecology, and creatitivity.Last year was magical, despite one of the rainiest spring seasons Portugal has seen in recent years. Connections blossomed and people had experiences that fundamentally shifted things inside them in the most beautiful ways. TDF is a serendipity machine, you have to experience it for yourself to see what it can bring for you.This year we've moved the dates into April to enjoy more sunshine, and more outdoors time. We now have different spaces for you to explore both indoors and out, and more installations and art on the land.☀︎☼☽☾☀︎☼☽☾☀︎☼☽☾☀︎☼☽☾☀︎☼☽☾<img src="https://oasa.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/photo/69777baf7b42d96800ffe3c3-max-lg.jpg">🌞 16th-19th April 🌞<ul><li>arrive on the 16th for our opening gathering at 7pm</li><li>music and workshops throughout the weekend</li><li>depart on Sunday 19th</li></ul>🌀 Limited to 100ppl including artists, volunteers, and TDF residents🔅 Music - Live &amp; DJs 🔅<h2>Edgar Valente - Live </h2>A leading Portuguese musician and singer, Edgar brings traditional folk roots with bold, experimental electronics. A co‑founder of Criatura and key member of projects like Bandua and AIÊ, he has become a central figure in the new wave of Portuguese music.Mike Stellar - Long, story‑driven sets and deep record‑collector instincts. His selections move fluidly through bass, nu‑jazz, breakbeat, deep house, Detroit techno, afrobeat and funk, and he has helped shape Portuguese club culture through residencies and programming over the past few decades.Shai Peri&nbsp;- Live - Meditative violin &amp; guitar loop-based improvisations that feel like touching the skies &amp; the earth togetherTriximo - London-based DJ - high-energy sets bouncing between techno, electro, acid, and breaksDylangelo - one of TDF long-term tree-planters and caretakers, also bringin genre-jumping bumping dancefloor energy - dubby, bassy, bouncySara Hartman - American singer and songwriter from Sag Harbor, New York, currently based in Berlin. Blues-rock guitar, soaring vocals, gutsy gritty cinematic music from the heart. Performing with her long-time collaborator Fabian SuskeVani - Lisbon-based multidisciplinary artist, DJing sacred beats, world rhythms, house and disco. Vani will also be offering tattoos at HarmoniaJimmi King - hypermelodic house and pulsing ambient, honed by interntional DJing as part of NVOY and a decade-long as a multi-faceted music composer and producerLil Data - Jack Armitage aka Lil Data will bring an ambient deep-listening session based on his album StrengjaveraFlew The Arrow - Live - Scottish folk project of singer, guitarist, and songwriter Lee McGilvray, rooted in South West Scotland. Intricate guitar work, reflective songwriting, and the beauty of cultural heritageWavefield - DJ - London‑based DJ, curator, and music programmer known for deep, groove‑driven sets that move between jazz, global rhythms, disco, and left‑field dance music. He’s also shaped musical direction and cultural programming for venues such as The Standard, London.✳️ Workshops ✳️FYI Robyn - DJ - London-based DJ who runs 'bodily' a workshop combining sound system culture with somatic practice, inner-work, and ecstatic dance. Expect cutting-edge inwards-looking bassy club musicSaffron Inch - yoga, movement &amp; breathwork, guided with flair, finesse, and multi-disciplinary sensibilities. Saffron will also be offering individual Meditative Touch bodywork session.Hugo Marmelada - Lisbon native who has danced with many many different dance companies, touring internationally for much of his career. He’s now back in Lisbon and is bringing a class (and a DJ set) to HarmoniaLuna Somatic - our wonderful space-host (and much more) at TDF, Luna is a somatic sexologist who will bring a gentle embodied connection introduction to the weekend 🌀 Costs: The weekend ticket price is a sliding scale: €80 - €100 - €120. Use discount codes '100' or '80' for the lower prices.As well as the festival ticket, it's the usual TDF setup: you pay a daily rate for communal meals and utilities, and you have different choices for accommodation at different price points. If the costs of the festival are inaccessible for you pls check out the Volunteering section below. We have reduced-rate tickets for Portuguese people and free day tickets for locals - email jamesphilipking@gmail.com❇️ Accommodation: <a href="https://www.traditionaldreamfactory.com/listings" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The usual TDF options are available</a><ul><li>bring your own tent or van</li><li>shared glamping</li><li>private glamping</li></ul>🌐 Food / Drink: two big nourishing communal meals served every day, prepared by our chefs. Shared meals are part of the TDF experience. Vegetarian / Vegan, made with love.Rather than making the daily meals an optional extra, we'd rather have everyone eating together. It's a beautiful part of the day and one that connects us all together. If you have very specific dietary requirements which would make shared meals not possible for you, let us know and we'll work it out together.–- you can email me personally jamesphilipking@gmail.com , or contact the TDF team through this websiteWe have a licensed bar onsite which will be running throughout the weekend - local organic wines from a 5th generation regenerative winemaker (20km away from the TDF site!) - beers - spirits - cocktails - mezcal. We also have a cafe for baked goods and coffees, and a tea station where you are welcome to help yourself to teas throughout the event.✳ Showers / Toilets: We have three separate blocks of compost toilets across the land. They offer privacy and some degree of comfort - they're so much better than conventional toilets. We have 3 heated outdoor showers, close to the natural pool in which we swim. We also have 2 cold outdoor showers behind the sauna. Towels are provided with the glamping tents but if you're camping or in a van - bring your own. Use only the provided products which are truly biodegradable - many 'natural' products are not good to be leaching into the soil and the water!💠 Travel: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KftCwW2TFrjqNjmbWMWfplpMbxBqOZSG_VCy2PCWmp8/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Details here.</a>💮 Volunteering<ul><li>Help us prepare, help us build, and have the full experience of co-creating Harmonia at TDF</li><li>We welcome volunteers to join us from 8th-22nd April. This two-week period gets us all in a rhythm together, gives time for preparations, enjoying the festival, and a few days of spaciousness afterwards.</li><li><a href="https://www.traditionaldreamfactory.com/volunteer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apply here for a volunteering residency.</a></li></ul>🏵️ The organiser(s) of Harmonia put in their time, energy, and resources into Harmonia not for commercial reasons but as a gift of connection. Money from ticket sales goes back into making Harmonia happen. We are building cultural bridges between TDF and other people and communities around the world. This event is a tangible vote for the type of world we want to live in - shared, trusting, creative, supportive, dedicated to excellence and expression and the flourishing of all beings.🇵🇹 Harmonia is run primarily by a British guy (hi), and the event will be in English. There are other events in the TDF calendar which are more intentionally linking with local and national Portuguese culture, but this is not the main priority for Harmonia. We would LOVE to have more local musicians and contributors, especially live music, so please email jamesphilipking@gmail.com with any suggestions or applications.🌈 Harmonia and TDF are welcoming to people of all sexualities, gender identities, and ethnic backgrounds. It’s not an explicitly queer space, but it is very much a safe and inclusive one.👁️‍🗨️ You are an active participant, a part of the event coming together. Bring your gifts, contribute your song, give and share whatever you have to give. We will nourish every level of our being, mind - body - soul - collective - planet - soil <img src="https://oasa.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/photo/697753377b42d96800ffc585-max-lg.jpg">🌳 Traditional Dream Factory in 2026 🌳There will be huge changes this year, as there have been every year since the birth of this project. Harmonia 2026 is intended to be one of the last public events before the site closes down for an extended period of large-scale construction in the second half of the year.The project has come a long way in 2025. The event space and co-working space are fully functional and thriving, and have been used for markets, workshops, dances, and the daily flow of working and living at TDF. The mushroom farm has been built within 2x 40ft shipping containers sunk into an enormous mound of earth and is producing edible mushrooms and medicinal tinctures.On the land, the trees are growing fast - and hundreds more have been planted in the last year. The Water Temple pool is completed, along with a surrounding wooden deck which is perfect for sunrises and sunsets.Many other small details: a pergola in the main courtyard, french drains along building perimeters to channel rainwater and prevent erosion. Upgraded glamping tents, and a full renovation of the team house - a new roof, micro cement floors, a log burner, and a cosy loft space.From the 2025 report:“Over the year, we regenerated soil and water at scale, planted 333+ trees, stored over 1.2 million liters of rainwater, and closed nutrient loops through composting and humanure systems. We built and activated core infrastructure — the café, workshops, event hall, Water Temple pool, propagation greenhouse, chicken systems, and a two-container mushroom farm already producing food and income.We are now entering the village phase and raising €1.2M to start spring 2026 construction: 13 en-suite co-living rooms and 4 studios, a commercial kitchen and farm-to-table restaurant, a 200 kW solar park expansion (panels secured at cost via Kinterra), and scaled water, food, and energy systems designed for long-term resilience. This phase brings licensing, durability, and economic self-sufficiency.”You can learn more about the vision and the whole TDF ecosystem <a href="https://www.traditionaldreamfactory.com/resources" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here.</a>☀︎☼☽☾☀︎☼☽☾☀︎☼☽☾☀︎☼☽☾☀︎☼☽☾🌀 Design by <a href="https://www.charliemcquade.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charlie McQuade</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thejoejoiner/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joe Joiner</a>📸 Photography by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lana_lenfant/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lana Lenfant</a> / <a href="https://juliazolkiewska.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julia Zolkiewska</a> / <a href="https://martinabarahal.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Martina Barahal</a><img src="https://oasa.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/photo/6977806b7b42d96800ffecb0-max-lg.jpg"><img src="https://oasa.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/photo/69777fe07b42d96800ffec8a-max-lg.jpg"><img src="https://oasa.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/photo/697781f57b42d96800ffee13-max-lg.jpg"><img src="https://oasa.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/photo/6978a16957f6f93cf8067ba9-max-lg.jpg"><img src="https://oasa.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/photo/6978a1a157f6f93cf8067bb1-max-lg.jpg">

Weekend Ticket : Thurs-Sun

Day Ticket

Harmonia 2026

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Bring your home to TDF 🚐&nbsp;we have spaces in the land that are flat, with shade and with electricity. Perfect for your home on the road. No grey water systems available (it is not allowed to dispose of these in the land). Compost toilets and showers are shared.

Van Parking Space

Wake up to the view of oak trees 🌳&nbsp;Bring your own gear. We recommend a tent, a camping mattress, a sleeping bag and a pillow. If it is winter, make sure your gear is warm and waterproof. Compost toilets and showers are shared.

Camping

Get cosy in a glamping tent for you, and two or three more folks. It’s spacious and comfortable - don’t worry, they are 5m in diameter.The tents are set up on platforms on our land. Compost toilets and hot showers are shared.Book for one and we will allocate you with other bookings, or book as 3-4 people together and you will be allocated your own tent to share.Tents are set up with single beds, bedding and blankets for extra cosyness! We also provide a towel for your stay.Please bring an extra one for the sauna if you can! .

Shared Glamping 

Get cosy in your own glamping tent on the land emerged in nature 🥰They are 4m in diameter so you will have space. You’ll get a double mattress with warm blankets and fluffy rugs.This set up is for two people only, and as a double unless you request a twin.If you are 3+ then you can book a shared glamping.Compost toilets and hot showers are shared and on the land.We provide towels with your booking but please bring extra for the sauna if you can!

Private Glamping

Our dorm is in the chicken factory! A simple but cosy space with dorm beds and desk space.We provide bedding and a towel for your stay but please bring an extra one for the sauna if you can!Please let us know if you do not want to be in a mixed gendered space and we will try to accommodate.Compost toilets and hot showers are shared on the land.

Volunteer dorm

Our small glamping tents are designed for one person —a comfortable mattress, storage for your things, and just the right amount of space to feel at home.During the rainy season, the tents are set up inside our factory building, where you'll have access to electricity.In the warmer months, they move outside onto the land, where it's off-grid with no electricity supply.