Let me Bloom – art and self-development festival, 27-29 March, 2026
an arty gathering in a lush valley
Vision of Art and Self-development
Let Me Bloom is a mini art and self-development festival in the wild valley of Los Mireles, in Vega de San Mateo, Gran Canaria. Spring is the time when nature blooms, and a new era of growing and maturing starts. We, as humans, need this growth more than ever. We need to unlearn our toxic habits and make space for real, original values, like empathy, care, creativity, synchronicity and learning to live in harmony with nature and other beings around us.
Two essential tools on this journey are art and education. You can be creative or just let yourself take it all in; everyone will be part of the whole. We are inviting you to participate in this mini festival, where many artists, performers and different teachers will share their knowledge and spread their passion to art so we can enjoy and grow in different skills, like communication, creativity or empathy.
The festival is a small, but inspiring three-day event in our magical valley. The venues of the different events, performances and workshops will be hidden in the land, in the caves, and under the trees.
We imagine beautiful, inspiring and meaningful moments that we share while taking in, practicing, or performing art in nature. The mini stages will host all kinds of activities, they might be performances, where the audience is observing, interactive shows where the audience is involved, or workshops where the participants learn something new, or practice a special skill.
The artists, performers, and teachers might perform their own show at one time and teach a connecting (or totally different) skill at another time in a different venue. We are all artists, and we are all students. Teaching and learning, performing and in-taking art are almost the same; we all meet in the beautiful line in the middle.
Theatre
Theatre improvisation
Singing, singing classes and practice
Drawing
Painting, free painting, painting with live music
The extraordinary world of illustration
Natural art making
Handpan music
Cave meditation
Playfight, a playful method of connection and cooperation
Zen writing
Leaded meditation and visualisation
Collage making
Gypsy music
Jamming
African drumming
Dance, free movement
Treasure hunting
Wild plant walk
Herbal medicines, wild teas
Cooking workshops (vegan and raw)
Nutrition workshop, food analyses
Enneagram and the art of acceptance
Whispering and story telling
Men and women circles
Yoga as a whole, asana practice
Mindful meditation
Music theory, where the trance come from
Etc…
Camino Art House
Camino Art House opened its door in 2015. Since than we offer accommodation and different projects to artists, we offer home to exhibitions, we organize workshops in art, health and lifestyle topics, and we welcome travellers who are always happy to be involved in our daily life and share their own experiences with us.
We have an old building which is the central house and a big land, where the festival will take place. We have caves, meadows, terraces that we are going to use. The house itself will be not enough to accommodate all of us, so we open a special camp site for visitors and a special camp site for artists/performers/teachers.
Stages
We are planning to have several mini-stages. We have 4 caves that we can use for concerts, jamming, meditation, or other activities. We are located in a valley, but we have to be very careful with sound limitations. Our good relations with our neighbours are very important for us. Supervisors will walk around during the days and night, who will recommend that you to be a little quieter in your activity.
Challenges
We are challenging you to keep the following rules:
1.Avoid drug consumption
2.Avoid excessive alcohol consumption
3.Avoid loud, aggressive behaviour
4.Avoid creating dangerous, reckless situations in nature
5.Avoid fires and use of open flame
6.Avoid littering
7.Avoid abusing nature
8.Be patient and understanding
9.Be careful when walking around in the valley or in the house (including the patio and the terrace)
10.Be helpful and courteous
11.Be quiet and caring
12.Be an intelligent smoker, please be polite and caring when you chose to smoke cigarette, and always collect your cigarette butts in your personal ash trays.
We are sharing a small space in these three days, and the space will be filled with wide variety of activities, so we all need to be attentive and patient.
Humans/animals
Humans and animals are allowed in the house and land. We have dogs and cats.
Toilets/showers
The toilet facilities are limited in the main house; please use the dry toilets and outdoor showers. Please leave the places clean after yourself.
Quiet hours
From early morning until the end of breakfast we will follow the rule of quiet hours, which means that talking, using the phones or other devices are not allowed (not recommended), so we can enjoy the sounds of the nature and our inner silence. We can take a moment to look back to our last day and in-take all the benefits of our participation in the festival.
Accommodation//food//transport
We offer camping to our artists/performers/teachers. The residency will be separated from the visitor’s camp site. We offer food 3 times a day. Drinking water is all the time available (the tap water is drinkable). We are not offering any kind of contribution for your transfer, unless you arrive with your instruments, in this case we will pick you up from the airport.
Benefits
Entering the festival, guests will pay for accommodation and the festival entrance fee separately. We offer 100% of the total revenue from the entrance fee to our artists/performers/instructors/teachers/coaches. It means that the total amount of the entrance fee will be shared among all of you who are willing to participate/perform in this festival. Besides this you will enjoy accommodation and food for free. Alcohol is not included in our hospitality, but coffee and tea, yes 🙂
How to apply?
If you are interested in participating in the festival, please write an e-mail to caminoart@caminoart.org, or contact via whatsapp or phone on +34 633339903 (only messages, please, no calls!). Please shortly introduce yourself, your project(s), and write a few sentences about why you are willing to participate in the festival. Please attach your portfolio or website. We are happy to see references to your work, if you have photos, sound recording or videos of your earlier shows/performances/workshops please attach them or send a link.
The call is open until 8th March, 2026. Please send your application by this day.
We hope to see you in Camino Art House!
Check out our Talent Program called: Your Path.
