WellFest 2026 is already shaping up to the biggest and best one yet
To celebrate their tenth anniversary, WellFest have lined up some of the best names in health, fitness and wellness to descend on IMMA, Royal Hospital Kilmainham next summer.
On Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 May 2026, WellFest—Europe’s largest outdoor fitness and wellness festival—returns to IMMA, Royal Hospital Kilmainham to mark a milestone year, and even more exciting news, the festival is northern bound as they head to Ormeau Park on 12 and 13 September 2026 for the first time ever.
Headlining the Dublin festival is Newry native and fitness influencer Maeve Madden, who will bring her empowering Queens Don’t Quit workouts to the capital. Joining her are two-time Olympic gold medallist Kellie Harrington, podcaster and mental health advocate Blindboy, and endurance athlete and wellness entrepreneur Spencer Matthews. The line-up also includes renowned performance psychologist Gerry Hussey, Yoga with Maura, and high-energy favourites like POUND and BBX.
Festival-goers can look forward to Zumba with Hermann Melo, Yoga Le Naoise, foodie demos with Little Lou Cooks, power-posing workouts with House of Voga, and the return of the ever-popular Coppers The Workout. Lewis Capaldi’s therapist and bestselling author Owen O’Kane will explore mental health and anxiety, while former Great British Bake Off Finalist Kimberly Wilson brings her expertise as a chartered psychologist and passion for brain nutrition. This powerful line-up marks just the beginning, with many more exciting names set to be revealed in the months ahead as part of WellFest’s 10-year celebrations.
Co-founder of WellFest, Anthony Kelly comments, “Together, WellFest’s two-city festivals shape a unique summer experience, with Dublin kicking things off in May and Belfast closing the season on a high in September. We’re thrilled to have announced the first wave of our Dublin line-up, including Maeve Madden, Kellie Harrington, Blindboy, and Spencer Matthews, with many more headline names and homegrown favourites to be revealed in the lead-up to our 10th anniversary weekend. The energy and anticipation around this milestone year is already building, and Dublin promises to deliver our biggest and most exciting line-up yet.”
Anthony Kelly adds, “Ten years ago, we set out to create a festival that celebrated fitness and wellness in all its forms, an inclusive event where friends, families, fitness enthusiasts, and first-time festival-goers alike could come together and connect through movement and conversation. Next summer’s 10-year celebrations and Dublin line-up, alongside our expansion to Belfast, reflect the incredible growth of the wellness movement across the island of Ireland. We’re proud to keep evolving, expanding, and inspiring, with more announcements and surprises still to come.”
From 1,500 attendees at its first one-day event in 2015, WellFest has grown into a weekend-long celebration welcoming over 12,000 people to Dublin each year, and now expanding to its second capital city of Belfast in 2026. Over the past decade, the festival has welcomed some of the most inspiring international and Irish voices in health and wellness including Joe Wicks MBE, Davina McCall, Mr. Motivator, Katie Piper, Faisal Abdalla,Roz Purcell, Ella Mills, Fearne Cotton, Gerry and Miriam Hussey, Karl Henry, Dr Hazel Wallace, The Happy Pear, Jenny Keane and many more. These standout wellness champions and fitness experts are amongst hundreds that have helped shape WellFest into Europe’s largest festival of its kind.
In addition to Maeve Madden, who will headline both Dublin and Belfast next year, the first wave of acts for the Northern Ireland festival will be announced later this month, with many more names for the Dublin line-up to be revealed in the months ahead. Both festivals promise a powerful mix of international talent, homegrown experts, and fresh voices, leading hundreds of fitness classes, wellness talks, cooking demos, and family-friendly activities.
WellFest Dublin tickets are now available at wellfest.ie and Ticketmaster.
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