Our Story
Our Story
DISCOVER
From a festival, a dream was born
This is a land founded on the ideals of a festival. Born from the Boom Festival, Boomland has been flourishing since 2010.
Boom started in 1997 and settled in Idanha-a-Nova in 2002. On the banks of the Idanha-a-Nova dam, in a magnificent holm oak forest, in 2010, a group of people envisioned a project: a space for human transformation, where culture, art, festivals, and environmental awareness could live in harmony.
Where people from all over the world could find inspiration to transform themselves internally and promote external change in their communities.
Where the ideals of nature intersected with those of artistic beauty. Where the expansion of consciousness went hand in hand with a unique form of social organization.
Without a script, with many influences but no defined guide, this is a story built daily by lovers of culture, art, nature, who believe that it’s possible to create human models in union with the Earth and the pulse of the social economy.
Boomland hosts festivals; it is also the birthplace of an environmental regeneration project, a stage for courses and workshops, meetings, and recreational activities.
It is an open-air art gallery.
It is a living laboratory of an evolving human culture that views the interior of Portugal through the lens of cultural and environmental abundance, not scarcity.
It is a showcase of environmental technologies for cultural events.
It is a place to experience the sacred and ancestry. In symbiosis with technology.
10 Moments
Entry into Boomland
The beginning of a magical journey for all the projects that happen here.
1st Boom Festival at Boomland
The first festival to take place in this territory, bringing to life a visionary gathering of music, art, and collective consciousness, celebrating the theme of Water.
1st Being Gathering
The birth of an intimate festival that combines well-being, nature, art, music, and spirituality with transformative experiences for families and the community.
1st Major Reforestation Campaign
A decisive step in ecosystem regeneration, with the planting of trees and shrubs to sustain Boomland’s biodiversity.
Boomstream
First cultural production streamed online from Boomland. A unique audiovisual show that combined nature, visual arts, scenography, and music to celebrate the dates of Boom 2020/2021, rescheduled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
1st Being Camp
The beginning of a holistic camping experience, of unity, calm, and connection with the earth in times of pandemic.
Inauguration of the 2nd Water Treatment Plant
An internally developed project, consisting of the construction of a water treatment plant that can store up to 7 million liters of water. After treatment, this water is used for reforestation and regeneration of Boomland.
Launch of Boomland School
First season of the educational project, with the Permaculture Design Course (PDC).
“The Dancers”
An emblematic work by Daniel Popper that celebrates movement, artistic expression, and the connection between the female body, art, and the environment.
Boomland Stupa
A spiritual and symbolic landmark in the territory, inviting contemplation, meditation, and connection with the present.
February 2010
Entry into Boomland
The beginning of a magical journey for all the projects that happen here.
Boom Festival at Boomland
The first festival to take place in this territory, bringing to life a visionary gathering of music, art, and collective consciousness.
Being Gathering
The birth of an intimate festival that combines well-being, nature, art, music, and spirituality with transformative experiences for families and the community.
Major Reforestation Campaign
A decisive step in ecosystem regeneration, with the planting of trees and shrubs to sustain Boomland’s biodiversity.
Boomstream
The creation of a digital channel that shares the magic of Boomland with the world, bringing our global community closer.
Being Camp
The beginning of a holistic camping experience, of unity, calm, and connection with the earth in challenging times.
Water Treatment
The implementation of an intelligent system and conscious practices that ensure clean, sustainable water, respectful of Boomland’s ecosystem.
Boomland School
A space for continuous learning, creativity, and transformation, where community, nature, and education walk side by side.
“The Dancers”
An emblematic work by Daniel Popper that celebrates movement, artistic expression, and the connection between the female body, art, and the environment.
Boomland Stupa
A spiritual and symbolic landmark in the territory, inviting contemplation, meditation, and connection with the present.