Current Project · In Development
We Are Wild
A new outdoor festival concept bringing together adventure, wellbeing, learning, creativity and community.
Now seeking the right land, venue and partners to bring it to life.
The Vision
We Are Wild is not simply another festival. It is a considered attempt to create meaningful outdoor experiences that encourage people to reconnect with nature, movement, learning and one another.
The intent is to build a gathering that feels genuinely of its place — shaped by the land it sits on, the people it brings together and the way it is delivered.
Why It Exists
The outdoor world is often split into silos. Adventure lives in one place. Wellbeing in another. Music, learning and community somewhere else again.
We Are Wild exists to close that gap — to test whether the things people are increasingly looking for from time outdoors can be brought together honestly, safely and sustainably in one place.
What It Could Include
Illustrative, not fixed.
The final shape of We Are Wild will be defined with its host site and partners. The list below is indicative of the kind of experiences the festival is designed to weave together.
- Open water activities
- Paddleboarding
- Adventure experiences
- Forest activities
- Wellness
- Talks & learning
- Music
- Community
- Food
- Outdoor brands
Looking For The Right Home
The right location, not simply a venue.
We Are Wild is actively seeking a home. The emphasis is on finding the right place — somewhere the concept can genuinely belong — rather than staging an event on any available site.
We would welcome conversations with:
- Country estates
- Rural venues
- Farms
- Lakes
- Woodland sites
- Outdoor destinations
Potential Partners
Building this with the right people.
Alongside the right home, we are open to conversations with organisations that share the ambition behind the project.
- Outdoor brands
- Investors
- Production partners
- Local authorities
- Tourism organisations
- Activity providers
- Community organisations
Why SHACADEMY?
We Are Wild demonstrates exactly what SHACADEMY does: taking ideas from concept through planning, partnerships, operational design and, ultimately, real-world delivery.
It is a live example of the same thinking we bring to the venues, events and organisations we work with — only, in this case, applied to a project of our own.
SHACADEMY doesn’t only advise on projects. It creates them.
Interested in exploring We Are Wild?
Start your project.
Whether you have land, a venue, a brand, capital or a community you think might fit, the conversation starts the same way.