BACK TO NATURE - The first European youth outdoor festival is coming in Bulgaria in June

From June 24 to 27, the BACK TO NATURE Festival brings together over 100 young people and youth workers from 6 European countries in Bulgaria. Paint and Quarter Horse Foundation Bulgaria is proud to be the host of the first European youth festival for environmentally sustainable outdoor activities.

We will immerse ourselves in the nature that surrounds us and discover new ways to connect with it. Each day of the festival will be filled with different activities created and led by specialists from Italy, Estonia, Belgium, Lithuania, Croatia and Bulgaria. We will start with small gifts for our participants. Lunch and water are provided, as well as transportation from Sofia to the festival venues and back. Each participant will receive a certificate of participation, as well as a BACK TO NATURE digital badge.

WHO AND HOW CAN PARTICIPATE?

Young people aged 18 to 29 from Bulgaria can apply for a place in the festival by filling out this online form – https://forms.gle/eWeBDtTkyUfiYZLC9  . They can participate in one or more days of the festival. Depending on the number of applicants, the organizers reserve the right to refuse the application or approve participation for only 1 day.

Participation is completely free, but places are limited.

WHEN, WHERE, WHAT?

June 24 – Lake Pancharevo: Rediscovering ourselves and nature for young women

June 25 – Chavdar village and St. Petka: Meeting with trees and climbing for young people from rural areas

June 26 – Aramliets Nature Park: Hike accessible to all and connecting with therapeutic horses for young people with special needs

June 27 – Vitosha Nature Park: View from above – A walk for young people

WHAT WILL PARTICIPANTS GET?

• Opportunity to try innovative environmentally sustainable outdoor activities

• Opportunity to meet young people and youth workers from different European countries

• Small festival gift

• Lunch and water on the day of participation in the festival

• Free transport from/to Sofia if necessary

• Certificate of participation in the international festival BACK TO NATURE

• BACK TO NATURE digital badge

ORGANIZERS

The BACK TO NATURE festival is organized by Paint and Quarter Horse Foundation Bulgaria /PQHFB/ – https://www.pqfbulgaria.org/  and its partners Lithuanian Sea Museum – LSM /Lithuania/, Trekkify Trekking Association /Italy/, Equilibre MTÜ /Estonia/, ODRŽIVA ALTERNATIVA ZAJEDNICI – OAZA /Croatia/, and ‘’Quality Education in Europe for Sustainable Social Transformation’’ – QUEST /Belgium/.

The festival is part of the Youth Going Back to Nature – Engage, Connect, Empower /YGBN/ project. You can see more about the project here – https://www.pqfbulgaria.org/youthgoingbacktonature/ .

Discover many materials and resources for outdoor activities at https://outdoorportal.eu/  .

The project is implemented with the support of the Erasmus+ program and the European Commission. Official project number: 2021-1-BG01-KA220-YOU-000029078 “This project has been funded with the support of the European Commission. This publication reflects the personal views only of its author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.”