GUEST CHEF // How to feed the world in changing times. Looking back to move forward.

Beans , seeds, millets , bone broths, veggies, fire. As climate changes and the worlds population grows we have to look at our food systems and make some changes. Looking back to simpler times and getting more connected to our primal human needs is the way to move forward to feed more people with more nutritious simple tasty seasonal and preserved foods that pack a natural medicine punch to keep people jolly and healthy inside and out!

GUEST CHEF// Tuscan-born, Cape Town-rooted chef blending Italian soul with South African flavors. At Campfire Stories, Lapo will host and curate a shared meal where fire, flavor, and his signature warmth bring everyone together.

Talk // Esther Brokke is a seasoned presenter coach who works with CEOs, athletes and artists to enhance their storytelling and presentation skills. In this talk, Esther will share aural storytelling techniques and insight into how the brain works so we may share our personal stories with flair, charisma and colour.

EXPERIENCE// Trained traditionally as chiropractors, Tara and Shayne have always had an insatiable curiosity around the connection of everything. Over the past years, their questions and exploration have led them to amazing discoveries in the realm of human potential and experience. Through this unfolding, their practice style has shifted from a physical understanding to one of energy, existence and expression. They are bringing their tables and setting up camp at Campfire Stories! 

MUSIC & WORKSHOP// Scottish-born musician Julie Scott brings a Celtic-inspired concert and voice workshop that blend song, story, and presence. Her performances are living encounters, cinematic, raw, and tender. A journey into memory, belonging, and the untamed joy of freeing your voice.

PARTY // Join us in the early hours of Saturday morning to see in the new day with dancing. It's the perfect way to kick off the day and get those endorphins flowing. Get ready for some epic moving and grooving.

WORKSHOP// Conflict coach and holistic guide Hanna Bloemhof helps you arrive in yourself and in this moment. With meditation, body awareness and emotional tools, she invites you to sweep your inner doorstep and transform emotions like anger into clarity, connection and calm.

TATTOO// Manon is back this year so you can create an everlasting memory of Campfire Stories by getting a hand poke tattoo by during the weekend. Manon is a multidisciplinary artist from London, who now travels the world with her dog Che Che. On her travels she developed a love for tattooing and has been perfecting her craft for the last five years.

WORKSHOP // This workshop is for beginners, people who have never painted before, but simply like the idea and want to give it a go. This is not about being an artist, this is about being a traveler with colour. Join Tim Voors’s workshop at Campfire Stories and you will learn some great tips and tricks for painting. Simple fast watercolours with pen sketches.

WORKSHOP // Mareike loves to connect people with themselves and others through movement and body connection.

This workshop is a combination of natural movement, yoga, body percussion, Thai massage and contact improvisation - creating human energy on a deeper level.

The workshop is suitable for everybody.

TALK // What if the climate crisis is not just an environmental issue but a spiritual one? Kees Klomp invites us to rethink the whole system. Not just what we do but who we are. Not just how we consume but how we care. At Campfire Stories, he shares a new story: One where life grows, together.