✶ Equinox Festival ✶ 21 March 2026, Mafra

✧ Equinox Festival ✧

the spring equinox festival is a full-day journey through music, movement, and ritual at a forest village 30 minutes from lisbon. culture, embodiment, and contemporary ritual woven into one day. live musicians, ceremony at the exact moment of equinox, dance from golden hour through midnight, and a constellation of spaces to wander between the trees.

The Experience

10:00 ✧ the forest awakens the village wakes up. coffee from the bakery, tea house between the trees, forest trails, and the first warmth of spring sun on stone. market, pool, spa. arrive early.

12:00 ✧ movement masterclass a guided session to open the body and settle into the day. breath, stretching, and gentle choreography under the trees. all levels welcome.

14:00 ✧ equinox ceremony facilitated by chris corsini. we mark the threshold together. day and night in perfect balance. the old season ends, the new one begins.

15:30 ✧ mythical dance theatre chantal transforms the space into a living story. a solo dance ritual woven from myth and movement. theatre without words, told entirely through dance.

16:30 ✧ hybrid live set wattusi brothers bring original compositions to the forest. congas, bongos, percussion, ukulele, and electronic grooves woven together live. latin roots meeting world rhythms.

17:30 ✧ ecstatic dance avi on the decks with the wattusi brothers on live instruments. barefoot, no talking. percussion, world rhythms, and electronic layers building through golden hour into sunset.

19:00 ✧ interactive sonic performance left builds a sonic world from scratch in real time. loops, textures, and frequencies layered right in front of you. the bridge between dance and night.

20:30 ✧ surprise musical performance a performative act arriving from the scandinavian forests. folk, electronic, and ritual blurring into one. we can’t tell you more yet. just be there.

22:30 ✧ immersive night the equal night. dj sets woven with spoken word, live performances, and everything that belongs to the dark. the literal meaning of equinox. when darkness and light are one.

Across the Village

✧ steam ceremonies

✧ moroccan lounge and tea rituals

✧ wellness activations · sound healing · breathwork · cacao ceremony

✧ pool and spa (spa access for hotel guests)

✧ makers market

✧ food court

✧ kids area · free entry · supervised by parents

✧ rest and integration zones

The Venue

Imagine a forest resort hidden in the hills of mafra. stone and wood architecture surrounded by pine and eucalyptus trees. pools, gardens, and outdoor terraces that catch the last light. spaces that breathe. this is the kind of place that makes you slow down the second you arrive. you feel the air change. you hear the birds. and then the music starts.

EDLX (EcstaticDanceLX), an independent, community based festival series from Lisbon. It brings together ecstatic dance, live music, performances and masterclasses into an immersive journey in nature. Each edition welcomes people from different disciplines who share a simple intention to connect to the body, to each other and to our hearts.