Is Freedom Festival still happening?

We don't know. No official website, ticket sale or announcement has been found for any edition after 2019, so its current status is unknown.

Where was the festival held?

From 2011 to 2015 at Herdade/Monte da Chaminé, a lakeside estate near Elvas in the Alentejo. The 2019 listing showed the venue as TBA, so that year's location is unclear.

How often did it take place?

Every two years, in August, for about six days.

What music was played?

Full-on and progressive psytrance, plus psybient, chillout and world music.

How many people attended?

Older sources give very different figures, so we don't state one.

Freedom Festival: lakeside psytrance festival near Elvas, Portugal

Elvas, Portugal

A biennial psytrance festival by a lake near Elvas, in Portugal's Alentejo. The last confirmed edition took place in August 2019; no later edition has been announced.

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Freedom Festival was a biennial psytrance gathering that ran for about six days in August. Alongside the dance floor, the program included workshops, yoga, talks, a healing area, art installations, a market and a cinema. Its last confirmed edition, the 8th, began on 6 August 2019. Since then, we have found no official website, ticket sale or announcement.

Location

Editions from 2011 to 2015 took place at Herdade/Monte da Chaminé, a rural estate by a lake near Elvas, in the Portalegre district of the Alentejo. The nearest larger city is Badajoz in Spain. The only listing we found for 2019 showed the venue as TBA and placed the event under Porto, so the 2019 location is unclear.

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Music

The music covered full-on and progressive psytrance, with psybient, chillout and world music also on the program. No current line-up exists.

Community

Freedom drew an international crowd, many of them campers. Workshops and the healing area were part of the experience alongside the music. Attendance figures in older sources vary too widely to give a reliable number.

Travel

No current travel information is published. Earlier editions near Elvas were best reached by car; the nearest larger city is Badajoz, just across the border in Spain.

Tickets

There is no current ticket sale. We could not find an official website or ticket shop for any edition after 2019.

FAQ

Is Freedom Festival still happening?: We don't know. No official website, ticket sale or announcement has been found for any edition after 2019, so its current status is unknown.
When was the last edition?: The last confirmed edition, the 8th, began on 6 August 2019.
Where was the festival held?: From 2011 to 2015 at Herdade/Monte da Chaminé, a lakeside estate near Elvas in the Alentejo. The 2019 listing showed the venue as TBA, so that year's location is unclear.
How often did it take place?: Every two years, in August, for about six days.
What music was played?: Full-on and progressive psytrance, plus psybient, chillout and world music.
How many people attended?: Older sources give very different figures, so we don't state one.