Ancient Future Gathering

Remembering the future we all carry in us.

Where ancient wisdom meets the emerging future. A gathering of music, entrepreneurs, ceremony, science, movement and heartfelt connection, bringing together Indigenous Elders, visionary artists and changemakers from around the world. For four unforgettable days, we remember what it feels like to truly belong and together, we begin embodying the future we all carry within us.

Thu 27 - Sun 30 August 2026 · Pápai Tavak, Hungary

Live music, ecstatic dance, ceremony, healing work and a village of people building what comes next.

600 people · Alcohol- and drug-free · 4 nights of camping included
1h from Bratislava · 2h from Vienna · 2h from Budapest

Created together by Ecstatic Dance Vienna, Ecstatic Dance Slovakia and Ecstatic Dance Budapest - three communities holding dance floors and gatherings since 2018.

Ticket Price

Full Festival Pass - Final Wave - €299 · 
1-Day Ticket - €111 
2-Day Ticket - €199 
At the gate - €333 · only 150 available
Children up to 15 - free. Please still add a Free Child Ticket to your order; children's places are limited.
Parking beside the site - €10. Limited.

Your ticket includes

• All four days: every dance, concert, workshop, talk and ceremony

• 4 nights of camping, Thu 27 Aug 10:00 → Mon 31 Aug 10:00, with showers and toilets

• All eight areas: Main Stage & Sacred Fire · Beach Stage · Heart Dome · two Healing Areas · Universal Temple · Emergent Future Village · Wall of Honour · Market & Food

• The lakes, for swimming

• Printed programme and site map when you arrive

Not included: food and drinks (bought on site), parking (€10), travel to Pápa.

The builders of what comes next

In the Emergent Future Village: Marian Boček (CEO, InoBat), Karel Janecek (mathematician and philanthropist), Lucia Klestincova (European politics and innovation), Maria Dahrier (founder, Earth05), Patrik Hessel (aviation technology) and more. Founders, scientists, investors and policymakers in talks and working conversations on AI, regenerative business, new governance and future civilisation design.

Music & voices

Nessi Gomes · Txira Huni Kuin (Brazil) · Suduaya · Medicina (HU) · La Foresteria (Argentina) · Ataya (AT) · Suyana (Belgium) · Inti'che · Lov Lenka · DJ Jethro - and 30 more musicians, facilitators and Emergent Future Village speakers. Full line-up and programme → www.ancientfuturegathering.com

Practical

• Sleeping - Your own tent is included. No tent? Pápa is 15 minutes away with hotels, guesthouses and apartments. Book early, the town is small.
• Food - A Market & Food Area with conscious vendors runs all four days. Meals are bought on site, so bring a card and some cash. Vegan and gluten-free options available.
• Getting there - Most people drive and share cars. Carpools are organised in the Ecstatic Dance community groups in each city - ask there before booking anything else.
• Dogs - Welcome. Please keep an eye on them: there's fire, music and a lot of people.
• No alcohol, no drugs - Not a formality we quietly ignore. It's the reason the nights feel different and the reason people trust each other quickly. Please come clear.

If you can't come

Your ticket is transferable - pass it to someone else and we'll change the name, free of charge. Just write to us.
Questions before you buy? Write to info@ancientfuturegathering.com - we answer within two days.

Four ways to be part of this

Ancient Future is a first edition, funded by the people who come to it.

1. Festival Pass - €299 → I'm coming.
2. Supporter - €500 → I want to help this happen. Festival pass · thank-you gift · named as a supporter
3. Patron - €1,000 → I believe in the larger vision. Everything above · annual update on the projects · early access to future gatherings and retreats
4. Founders Circle - €5,000 → I want to help shape what comes next. 16 places only. Everything above · founders dinner · direct connection with the core team · named as a founding supporter of the first edition

Want to volunteer? Write to info@ancientfuturegathering.com and tell us a little about yourself.

See you by the fire. 🤍

🇸🇰 Po slovensky

Ancient Future Gathering — 27. až 30. augusta 2026, Pápai Tavak, Maďarsko.

Štyri dni pri dvoch jazerách: živá hudba, extatický tanec, ceremónie a ľudia, ktorí tvoria to, čo prichádza. 750 miest, bez alkoholu a drog, hodinu z Bratislavy. Tvoria Ecstatic Dance Slovakia, Vienna a Budapest — spolu od roku 2018.

V cene: celý štvordňový program, 4 noci kempovania (štvrtok 10:00 → pondelok 10:00) so sprchami, všetkých osem priestorov, jazerá. Nie je v cene: jedlo (kupuje sa na mieste), parkovanie 10 €, doprava.

Final Wave 299 € do 15. augusta · na mieste 333 € (limitované na 150) Deti do 15 rokov zdarma — pridaj si prosím bezplatnú detskú vstupenku, miest je málo.

Vstupenka je prenosná: ak nemôžeš prísť, meno zmeníme bez poplatku. Otázky: info@ancientfuturegathering.com · Celý program: www.ancientfuturegathering.com

Väčšina ľudí prichádza sama. Vo štvrtok popoludní máme uvítací kruh, aby nikto nezostal bokom.

🇭🇺 Magyarul

Ancient Future Gathering — 2026. augusztus 27–30., Pápai Tavak.

Négy nap két tó partján: élő zene, ecstatic dance, ceremónia és egy falunyi ember, akik azt építik, ami következik. 750 hely, alkohol- és drogmentes, két óra Budapesttől. Az Ecstatic Dance Budapest, Vienna és Slovakia közös alkotása — 2018 óta együtt.

Az árban: a teljes négynapos program, 4 éjszaka kempingezés (csütörtök 10:00 → hétfő 10:00) zuhanyzókkal, mind a nyolc tér, a tavak. Nem tartalmazza: ételt (a helyszínen vásárolható), parkolást 10 €, az utazást.

Final Wave 299 € augusztus 15-ig · a helyszínen 333 € (150 helyre limitálva) 15 éves korig ingyenes — kérjük, add hozzá az ingyenes gyermekjegyet, a helyek korlátozottak.

A jegy átruházható: ha nem tudsz jönni, díjmentesen átírjuk a nevet. Kérdések: info@ancientfuturegathering.com · Teljes program: www.ancientfuturegathering.com

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