FULL FESTIVAL LINEUP REVEAL
WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BRING A New focus on women’s health TO THE FESTIVAL and TO ANNOUNCE THAT beloved ‘Bored of Lunch’ home-chef WILL BE JOINING OUR FESTIVAL LINE-UP.
Women’s health experts and multiple leading chefs are all part of the final line-up revealed for WellFest today, which features over 150 health and wellness experts across 15 festival areas. The festival – which takes place at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham in five weeks’ time – is Europe’s largest outdoor health, fitness and wellness festival.
NEW HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOPICS
As part of the latest additions to this year’s line-up will be the introduction of a new series of talks and yoga sessions under the ‘WellMum’ schedule, focusing on key issues such as pelvic floor health, female reproductive health, maternal mental health, and finding yourself postpartum.
Bringing sex education to WellFest this year will be Emily King, somatic sexologist, and Dr. Caroline West, sex educator, podcaster, columnist and author. They will join Lee Tracey on a panel discussion focused on pleasure and sexual wellness over the course of the weekend.
The latest additions to the presenter line-up include bestselling author and creator of the hit food platform ‘Bored of Lunch’, Nathan Anthony; and women’s health expert and Nigerian-Irish GP, based in Cork, Dr Monica Peres Oikeh.
OTHER KEY HEADLINERS ANNOUNCED TODAY INCLUDE:
Fitness influencer and personal trainer Maeve Madden returns to the Mainstage on Saturday with her popular ‘Queens Don’t Quit’ routines.
Appearing on the WellFit stage will be fitness trainer and podcaster, Ciara Rossi.
At WellYoga, Naoise Ní Bhroin will guide a techno yoga class; and Carla McGreevy will show the power of your breath with a rhythmic breathwork experience.
Entrepreneurs, authors, podcasters and plant-based chefs Dave and Steve, aka The Happy Pear, will guide audiences through the creation of three probiotic dishes for maintaining a healthy gut on the WellFood stage.
Also on the WellFood stage, Diarmuid Goodwin, Head Chef at Sager and Wilde, will show how you can use local and seasonal produce to cook simple, healthy meals full of flavour.
For the first time, Women’s Aid has been announced as the festival’s charity partner. They will lead a ‘Stand Strong’ yoga flow on the Mainstage on Sunday.
The full range of festival areas, each with its own timetable for the weekend including WellFit, WellYoga, WellMind, WellFood, WellStrong, WellTalk, WellKids and WellSpin along with the Main Stage and WellVillage were also announced today.
The new additions revealed today join major names previously announced including presenter, podcaster, DJ and leading fitness guru, Vogue Williams, health and wellbeing consultant and TV fitness instructor, Derrick Evans MBE aka Mr Motivator and fitness and Instagram star Joe Wicks MBE.
FESTIVAL FIRST-TIMER
Commenting on his upcoming appearance at WellFest, Nathan Anthony said: “I’m delighted to be bringing Bored of Lunch to WellFest. When I started out, I wanted to make cooking easy for people who live busy lives – whether you’re a busy mum or a young professional with a demanding job – and I’m hoping this will resonate with WellFest-ers. I’m not a chef, I’m just someone who learned to cook from watching my mother and grandmother and hopefully that will be relatable to lots of people.
“It’s my first time attending the festival, so I’m looking forward to getting to explore the other areas and hearing from lots of experts in the health and wellness industry.”
FIVE WEEKS TO GO
WellFest organisers noted that with the announcement of the full line-up, the festival’s limited remaining tickets are likely to sell out quickly. Sarah King, Head of WellFest, said: “With just five weeks to go to this year’s festival, it’s shaping up as one not to be missed! There are talks, workouts and workshops to suit every interest and aspect of health, wellness and fitness, with hundreds of experts onsite for the two days. We’re really excited this year to have the addition of WellMum – a range of talks and low intensity workouts dedicated to women’s health, all about empowering and educating women. Another exciting addition to this year’s line-up is the holistic therapy zone that will offer a variety of treatments to WellFest goers.
“There’s no other experience like WellFest out there for people interested in health, fitness and wellness. We are encouraging anyone who is interested in coming to this year’s festival to get their tickets now, as we’re expecting a sellout!”
WellFest returns to Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, on the weekend of 11 th and 12 th May 2024, with more than 150 health and wellness experts across 15 different themed areas. A jam-packed schedule including masterclasses in fitness, wellness, Pilates, yoga, mindfulness, healthy food and more will take place over the course of the weekend.
