EUROPEAN ECOVILLAGE GATHERING 2025 FAQ
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Individual memberships and the Gathering tickets are exclusively available through GEN Europe website. The Individual Memberships + Tickets are available now and can be bought here. Tickets are sold through a tiered pricing model, so the sooner you buy a ticket, the cheaper it will be! There are also special membership discounts for youth, Eastern Europeans and group tickets (4+ people).
The ticket is valid for the Gathering 2025 and is only valid together with an active GEN Europe membership and with a food and accommodation booking with our Hungarian host Mindenegyüttmegy Egyesület (MEGY).
The Gathering is a journey in building community and solutions together as one – that’s why we don’t sell day tickets.
Accessibility is something we think about constantly. Organizing a Gathering of this scale comes with significant unavoidable costs that we have to cover entirely through ticket sales as we don’t receive any subsidies or sponsorships. We usually just break even after covering all expenses.
This event exists because we believe in creating spaces for people to connect, learn, and be inspired around regenerative and community living, not to make profit.
We know the price excludes some amazing people, which breaks our hearts.
We do offer volunteer opportunities and try to keep costs as low as possible while still delivering quality content and experience.
If you have ideas for making future gatherings more accessible while covering necessary costs, we’d genuinely love to hear them. This community’s input helps us improve. 
In previous editions of the Gathering we have had a small number of tickets available on site although we do have a maximum holding capacity and cannot guarantee that tickets will be available if we sell out beforehand. You will sill need to complete the 3 steps via online forms and a credit card to make the payment.
If you are no longer able to join the Gathering, please let us know as soon as possible. Your Gathering Ticket refund will depend on when you cancel. You can find our full refund policy covering the Gathering ticket here.
As your access to the Gathering is connected to your personal GEN Europe membership it is not possible to transfer it to another person.
Unfortunately, there are currently no other volunteering opportunities apart from the Dream Team one.
Membership is valid for one year and is non-refundable, but can be cancelled at any time. You will be notified before the next renewal. To cancel the automatic renewal, please go to your inbox and check the receipt for your subscription, which contains all the instructions for cancellation.
Yes, you still need to purchase individual membership of GEN Europe as the national and European membership programmes for individuals are not interlinked. However, we are constantly looking at how we can better link them together.
Our decision to integrate the membership registration in the ticketing process is based on the observation that in the last few years, an increasing number of people have been attending the Gathering, however, the majority of them did not stay connected with GEN Europe. We also decreased the price of the ticket and made special membership tiers so it’s affordable for all. Check out the membership benefits and pricing here.
As we want to increase and expand our impact and provide better value and more engagement opportunities to all our Gathering attendees, we have introduced this new system.
Besides this primary reason, we also see how the new system can simplify administrative processes in the years to come. If you wish to join the Gathering without purchasing a membership, there are limited volunteering slots available. You can find more information here.
You can join us at Manas Garden from 14:00 on August 12th. We ask all participants to leave Manas Garden after breakfast and before 13:00 on August 17th.
At Manas Garden there will be 3 delicious vegetarian meals served each day (except arrival and departure day).
It is allowed to bring your own food, however there is no kitchen where you could prepare your own meal, and making a fire or using a camping gas stove is strictly prohibited.
Yes, you will need to bring your own tableware (plate, cup, cutlery).
Food and accommodation need to be booked online. After the first two steps (membership and ticket purchase), you will receive a link to purchase your food & accommodation with our Hungarian host, MEGY.
Please make sure to complete all 3 steps before arriving onsite as proof of booking will be requested at check in.
Please keep in mind that our kitchen needs to know the amounts for all meals in advance, and without waste.
Yes, at the Gathering all meals will be 100% vegetarian. Vegan and gluten-free options will be available and will be clearly labeled. Please make sure you select your diet in the food & accommodation online booking form.
Sadly, the Gathering is not a suitable environment for pets. Please make alternative arrangements for your furry friends!
Individual fires on the campsites are not allowed. However there will be a designated bonfire place in the communal areas.
You can pay by card & cash (€ or HUF) (change might be in HUF for cash payments).
No. Bringing your own alcohol drinks is not allowed, at the bar there will be light alcoholic drinks. Illegal drugs are strictly prohibited. We value a present and aware Gathering experience for all: participants using drugs or bringing their own alcohol during our days together will be asked to leave the Gathering with no right of refund
Smoking will be allowed in a designated area only. Bring your pocket ashtray with you. There is however a no-drugs policy so only regular tobacco is allowed.
Accessibility for all is important to us and we are aware we have to improve in making the Gathering venues accessible to all. If you have specific needs, please contact info@megyesulet.hu to enquire about the facilities.
Most areas and workshop spaces at Manas Garden are accessible in a wheelchair, however the terrain is mostly sand/earth/grass and a bit hilly so we recommend having a support person to help. Sadly, there is no adapted toilet or shower.
Yes! We will be taking pictures at the Gathering and use them in line with our privacy policy. If you do not want any pictures taken of you, please approach a member of the media team after the opening ceremony so they can ensure that you will not be included in any Gathering photos.
We offer activities within our program streams and support you as parents to feel safe, at home, and welcome. However, we do not take responsibility for the care of your children while you attend workshops. Please organise yourselves with other parents and participants – a board to organise and note your needs for childcare will be in the family/children programme tent. Please take good care of your children so that they stay safe and help to share the play equipment in a relaxed manner.
These are the rules and guidelines set by our host Mindenegyüttmegy Egyesület during their own event. Please read through carefully.
No! Except for sanitary bins in the toilets. Please take all your trash with you and help us keep the space clean!
We will do our best to offer translation, at least of the main collective sessions. We hope to have a team of volunteer translators, who will support you to the best of their abilities. In the bigger sessions (the opening and closing ceremony, as well as the morning circles) they will be available to translate in designated areas, please keep an eye out for this. In the workshops, translation will be self-organised.
On this page: https://ecovillagegathering.org/programme-2025/
Yes! We are very pleased to offer you a wide range of activities for children again this year. We will be co-creating the programme together with the children based on a wide variety of offerings to inspire and engage the body, mind, and soul.
We will hold an online introduction for families on Wednesday July 30th from 17:30-19:00 CEST.