Quick Panda Productions, the brains behind The Great Estate Festival and Little Orchard have announced plans for their newest event, Paradhis Festival (pronounced para-dees), set to commence in the UK next summer.

Taking place at the historic Boconnoc Estate, famous for its Elizabethan foundations and home to various Prime Ministers, the centre will transform into a place of musical performances as well as meditation, yoga and wellness activities.

The festival is set to take place from Friday 5th to Sunday 7th July 2024, and will house a variety of activities that are suitable for all ages, backgrounds and beliefs. Globally revered Californian yoga teacher and wellness advocate Shiva Rea will take the lead on executing and overseeing the events throughout the weekend.

Sound bath experiences, Wim Hoff workshops, barefoot running, forest bathing and deer safaris in the local deer park are among some of the exciting activities due to take place at Cornwall’s newest festival. In addition to the various wellness events, Paradhis will also have UK electronic group Morcheeba headlining the festival. Other musical acts performing at next year’s festival include Scott Matthews, Afriquoi, Facesoul, Hang Massive and many more to be announced.

Paradhis organisers Ian Whittaker and Ben Hall said: “We always felt that Cornwall has been missing an event that is largely focused on well-being. There is such a diverse range of incredible facilitators, well-being practitioners, nature enthusiasts and an amazing community in Cornwall that deserves its own gathering to celebrate and share this wealth of diversity. Boconnoc Estate is quite simply the perfect venue to launch this event.”

Clare Fortescue of Boconnoc Estate has stated: “We’re thrilled that Quick Panda is launching Paradhis Festival at Boconnoc. Spending time at Boconnoc Estate allows guests and visitors to truly retreat in nature, and hit pause on daily life, so we couldn’t think of a better venue for a festival like Paradhis that combines wellness and music.”

A limited number of “Early Riser” tickets are available now for Paradhis festival 2024. This is a weekend camping ticket that will give you full access to the entire event. “Early Riser” tickets are £95 however as this festival is suitable for all the family, there are various ticket prices depending on age.

For tickets, full line up and more information, head to the official Paradhis website. Also, to learn more about other Quick Panda Productions events, you can head to their website.

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The festival’s Instagram had been teasing followers since late last month, showing pictures without giving away where the event was set to take place until only three days ago. It’s been described on Instagram as “five years in the making“, and is still wrapped in mystery, with the line-up not having been revealed as of yet (although further details are due later this month). However, fans can reportedly look forward to “some of the biggest names in live and electronic music“ turning up, with six stages being set to host the big names.

 

 

 

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And it’s not just music that festival-goers can expect. Otherlands also promises “forward-thinking art“, industry leaders talking and boutique camping for those who are more comfort-orientated. Despite the lack of information at the moment, if you want to know more and be kept up-to-date, you can sign up for their mailing list here.

The festival would have been hard-pressed to find a better space for its event. Scone Palace is a heritage site heaped in its own history, having once been the site of an early Christian church and home to the Earls of Mansfield for over 400 years. The palace has also hosted a number of other festivals, such as Rewind Scotland (coming up next July – a retro-style event focussing on artists from the eighties) and Solas Festival (mixing a variety of disciplines, from poetry to dance and philosophy – coming at you this June).

Despite being busy with Otherlands, FLY are also readying for the next FLY Open Air Festival, which is held at Edinburgh’s Hopetoun House and is due this year on May 21^st-22^nd. This one’s less of a secret, with a great deal of the line-up having already been announced. Names such as Peggy Gou, DJ Koze and Eclair Fifi are due to make appearances. If you’re interested, tickets can be purchased from here. If things are a bit tight at the moment, you can purchase tickets through monthly instalments. Either way, it seems that, at least for now, music fans can be a little bit more optimistic for the year ahead.