How festivals spark the deepest friendships

Festival adventures have many positive benefits. The feeling of escape, being able to let loose, and even adopt a new identity or personality can all be supportive to your mental wellbeing.

Being in that wonderfully liberating festival environment can also lead to amazing friendships—whether that’s meeting new people or deepening your bonds with existing friends. Here’s how festivals spark the deepest friendships…

OPEN-MINDED ATMOSPHERE
Being at a festival frees us from everyday life, and most people become more open-minded and open-hearted. This kind of atmosphere heightens the chances of connecting more deeply with one another. Your guard is down, you’re “up for it”, and, subconsciously, primed for connection.

THE FUN FACTOR
There’s a reason why company team-building days often involve doing something silly together. When humans can be vulnerable, laugh together, and be silly, much deeper friendships can occur. Laughter enhances social bonding by triggering the release of endorphins. These are key to mood enhancement and bringing us closer together.

SHARE MOMENTS
Experiencing the magic and wonder of a great festival together with friends, new or old, is a powerful way to deepen bonds. Being in the middle of a peak moment on the dance floor, having an adventure, or even just sitting around at the campsite and cracking jokes—all these moments bring us closer together.

MEETING LIKE-MINDED SOULS
Since a lot of festivals represent specific music genres or outlooks, there’s a high chance you’re going to meet people who are on the same wavelength as you. With this as a foundation, you’re bound to form stronger bonds with the people you meet and potentially end up with a lasting friendship.