UK Sober Festivals 2025: A Guide to Alcohol‑Free Events

As the sober-curious movement grows, more people in the UK are looking for ways to enjoy music, connection, and creativity but without alcohol. Whether you’re in recovery, choosing an alcohol-free lifestyle, or just exploring new kinds of social spaces, these festivals offer something refreshing, joyful, and genuinely inclusive.

1. EMpowered SoberFest – Seaham

Date: Sunday 8 June 2025
Location: Cav Park, Barrow Island, Seaham
Details: A one-day, drug and alcohol-free community festival with live music, local vendors, and family-friendly activities.

2. Recovery Connects – Glasgow

Date: Sunday 6 July 2025
Location: Queens Park Arena, Glasgow
Details: Scotland’s first major alcohol-free music festival, free to attend, with 90s-themed acts (including Leeroy Thornhill and The Bluetones), wellness workshops, food stalls, and recovery-focused community support.
Website: Recovery Connects (official listing)

3. Soul Revolution Festival – Weston Park, West Midlands

Date: 7–11 August 2025
Location: Weston Park, Staffordshire (West Midlands)
Details: A powerful, entirely alcohol-free event combining world music, transformational workshops, movement, and ceremonial experiences in a restorative natural setting.
More Info: Soul Revolution Festival listing

4. Essex Recovery Festival – Essex

Date: 8–10 August 2025
Location: Lambourne End Centre for Outdoor Learning, Essex (RM4 1NB)
Details: A three-day adult-only, drug- and alcohol-free festival with live music, workshops, sound therapy, wellness zones, camping, and creative activities.
Website: Essex Recovery Festival (official site)

5. Into The Wild Summer Festival – South East England

Date: 21–25 August 2025
Location: South East England (various natural venues)
Details: A family-friendly, alcohol-free festival offering more than 200 workshops, world music, crafts, talks, and community activities amidst meadows and woodland.
More Info: Into The Wild Summer Festival listing

6. LoveJam Campout – Somerset (near Glastonbury)

Date: 14–18 August 2025
Location: Crops Not Shops land project, Glastonbury area, Somerset
Details: A four-day alcohol-free, plant-based creative campout focused on healing, art, music, permaculture, workshops, family camping, and community expression.
Website: LoveJam Campout 2025 official

7. Morning Gloryville – London

Date: Monthly daytime events throughout 2025
Location: Shoreditch and other venues, London
Details: Sober morning raves combining dance, live DJs, yoga, massage, and wellness — all drug‑ and alcohol‑free, and often family-friendly.
Website: Morning Gloryville official

Why Attend a Sober Festival?

• No peer pressure or expectation to drink.
• Focus on holistic wellbeing: yoga, sound healing, workshops.
• Inclusive spaces for individuals and families to connect meaningfully.
• Celebration of creativity, recovery, and sober culture.

Final Thoughts

The UK sober festival scene in 2025 is growing, offering everything from heartfelt community gatherings to immersive multi-day campouts. Each event is hosted in substance-free environments that emphasise wellbeing, creativity, and connection. So what do you have to lose, give a sober festival a go this year!