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Next EmpowerFest:
📆 July/August 2027
📍 Reach out to Claudia at [email protected] for more information.
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EmpowerFest is a cosy, down-to-earth youth festival where you can take things easy, be yourself and reconnect with what matters. With nature, with others, and with what truly matters.
Set in the beautiful Danish countryside and surrounded by lakes and open skies, the festival offers a chance to escape the noise of everyday life and simply breathe.
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The festival was born out of "Nærvær" – a beautiful youth-led festival aiming to make us feel Nærvær – or the presence of each other. After implementing Nærvær four times (first time in 2019), we realised that something was missing. At least for those who carried the majority of the festival on their shoulders.
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So instead of launching the 5th version, we went to Italy and Ireland to learn and empower each other to build something even cooler than Nærvær! The idea of EmpowerFest was born in 2024 – raised in three different countries – and the mix of cultural ingredients was turned into a recipe that we keep on fine tuning every year.
Creating meaningful events shouldn't leave us feeling burned out. All too often, we gave everything we had to make great things happen, only to end up exhausted. So we imagined a different way, a way where joy is not just the reward at the end, but the driving force from the very beginning.
EmpowerFest is grassroots, international, and organised by young people for young people.
At EmpowerFest, there are no big stages or tightly packed schedules.
Participants are invited to become co-organisers and co-creators, discovering what happens when care, trust, and joy become part of the process. Everyone is invited to help shape the festival. You can lead an activity, lend a hand with practical tasks, or bring an idea to life.
Together, we explore new ways of creating meaningful experiences that energise us rather than exhausting us. We believe that the most memorable experiences stem from the simple moments we share: cooking over an open fire, dancing barefoot, making art, singing around a campfire and watching the sunset with new friends.
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Yet there's no need to be 'on' all the time. You can relax in a hammock, swim in the lake, socialise, join a workshop, start your own activity, help prepare a meal or simply enjoy the moment.
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EmpowerFest brings young people together to celebrate, exchange ideas and turn their visions into action. The festivals create an open and inspiring environment where young people can meet, exchange ideas, showcase projects and explore opportunities related to learning, creativity and international engagement.