Wellfest, now in its eighth year since starting in 2015 in Herbert Park, has grown into Europe’s largest health and wellness festival! This years event will take place at the Royal Kilmainham Hospital between May 11th and 12th.
More than 150 health and wellness experts across 15 different themed areas will feature over the weekend, presenting masterclasses in fitness, wellness, Pilates, yoga, mindfulness, healthy food and more. Festival goers looking to fuel themselves throughout the weekend will have plenty of options in the WellVillage area with a vast range of health and wellness products.
Some highlights from this year’s line-up include:
- Making her festival debut, Vogue Williams will present a workout on the Main Stage with her personal trainer John Belton, as well as delivering a talk in the WellTalk area.
- Also new to the line-up for 2024, health and wellbeing consultant, and TV fitness instructor, Mr Motivator, aka Derrick Evans MBE, will take WellFest audiences through their paces on the Main Stage with movement, music and motivation for everyone.
- Fitness and Instagram superstar Joe Wicks MBE, aka The Body Coach, will present a workout on the Main Stage, as well as delivering a cookery demo from his most recent book ‘Feel Good in 15’ in the WellFood area.
- Also at the WellFood area, visitors will have the opportunity to expand their palette with cooking demos from influencer and chef Trisha Lewis, chef and activist Ellie Kisyombe, Ireland AM TV Chef Ciara Brennan and Mama Shee will bring the rich taste of Nigerian cuisine.
- Roz Purcell will curate and host a ‘Hike Life’ panel, with leading female adventurers, record-setters and motivators. The discussion will aim to encourage more women to take up space in the outdoors and pursue challenges through inspiring and powerful storytelling.
- Featuring in the WellTalk area will be performance psychologist Gerry Hussey, medical doctor, nutritionist and women’s health advocate Dr. Hazel Wallace, better known as The Food Medic; and career consultant Angela Burke.
- Maeve Madden, fitness entrepreneur and founder of ‘Queens Don’t Quit’, will be back with a bang this year on the Queens Don’t Quit stage with her team of Queen Coaches. Maeve will be headlining the main stage on both Saturday and Sunday with her famous queen routines for a weekend of fun, fitness and ‘queen-friendship’.
Leading international and Irish fitness trainers will host workouts over the course of the weekend, including: one of London’s top personal trainers Faisal Abdalla, yoga instructor Reeta Cherie aka Just Breathe Yoga, Olympian and TV presenter, Greg O’Shea, and Hermann Melo, Zumba Education Specialist and international presenter.
KIDS GO FREE
WellFest is a family-friendly event, with up to two children aged 12 and under going free with every adult ticket. The festival features a ‘WellKids’ area for children, with lots of activities for young festival goers including yoga, dance, drama, Zumba, face painting and more.
COMMUNITY
Commenting on the launch of WellFest 2024, Sarah King, Head of WellFest, said: “After eight years, we have built a really strong community of WellFest-ers, and we’re excited to announce details of this year’s line-up, which we believe has something for everyone – whether you are interested in fitness and working out, a passionate yogi, a food fanatic, or love mindfulness and meditation – there’s something for everyone across the full health and fitness spectrum at WellFest.“
“Over the years, we brought the top experts from the health and wellness industry, from all corners of the world, to Dublin for WellFest and we’re delighted to follow that trend this year – with exciting names like Vogue Williams and Mr Motivator joining the line-up, as well as festival favourites Joe Wicks MBE, Roz Purcell and Maeve Madden coming back for more. This year’s event will be our best one yet, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back to the meadows of the RHK again in May.”
TICKET DETAILS
Weekend tickets for WellFest are on sale now for €78 + booking fee and day tickets are available for €63 + booking fee. You can book via this link.
