TULUM • NATURE • FREEDOM • COMMUNITY
THANKSGIVING
CLOTHING-OPTIONAL
FESTIVAL
A beach gathering of free spirits in paradise
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DATES: November 28 & 29, 2026 (Saturday & Sunday)
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LOCATION: Secret Private Beach Location — Beach Nature Reserve, Tulum
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ACCOMMODATION: BYO Tent Camping or Minimalist Beach Glamping Rentals
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Step into a sanctuary where nature, music, and community meet in total freedom.
We invite you to shed your masks, attune to your inner rhythm, and celebrate life in paradise.
This is a sacred, clothing-optional container designed to honor gratitude, human connection, and self-expression—whether you choose to wear your favorite beach attire, express yourself with body art, or go completely natural in a space of radical respect.
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
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🧘 Yoga & Psychedelic Breathwork
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🧘♂️ Traditional Temazcal (Sweat Lodge)
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🍵 Cacao Ceremony & Singing Circle
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💃 Ecstatic Dance Waves
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🪷 Intro to Conscious Tantra
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🎨 Body Painting Workshop
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✨ Community Gratitude Altar
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💆 Group Massages & Bodywork
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🌊 Contact Improvisation & Aquatic Jam
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🌅 Sunrise Meditation Ritual
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🔥 Campfire & Acoustic Vibes
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🌕 Stargazing & Moonlight Bathing
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, NOV 28 — AWAKENING & CONNECTION
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10:00 AM: Doors Open
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10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Social Hour, Altar Setting & Camp Setup. A relaxed time to mingle, connect with fellow free spirits, share hugs, enjoy music, prepare our altar, swim, relax by the ocean, and set up camp.
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(Note: Doors close strictly at 11:00 AM)
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11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Opening Portal: Performance Ritual, Consent & Community Guidelines
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12:15 PM – 1:00 PM: Yoga & Psychedelic Breathwork.
A gentle practice to awaken the body, open our energy channels, and drop into deep presence.
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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Community Potluck Lunch
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2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Cacao Ceremony & Singing Circle.
A heart-opening sacred circle centered around intention and gratitude.
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3:15 PM – 4:30 PM: Ecstatic Dance:
Freeform movement, music, and a judgment-free celebration of the body.
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4:45 PM – 5:45 PM: Intro to Conscious Tantra.
An experiential workshop exploring presence, attunement, personal boundaries, and conscious connection, concluding with an optional cuddle circle.
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5:45 PM – 6:15 PM: Group Massage.
A soothing, safe, and consensual guided touch exchange designed to relieve tension, drop into deep relaxation, and share caring warmth in a respectful container.
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6:30 PM – 8:00 PM: Community Temazcal (Sweat Lodge).
A guided traditional steam ritual for purification and introspection.
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8:30 PM – 10:00 PM: Campfire & Acoustic Vibes.
A gratitude sharing circle, stories, and a warm musical close around the fire.
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10:00 PM Onwards: Moonlit Ocean & Starlight Sanctuary.
As the fire soft-glows, surrender to the magic of the night. Basking under the spell of a radiant gibbous moon pouring silver light across the tide, sink into barefoot whispers, quiet ocean dips, and the breathtaking tapestry of a star-dusted Caribbean sky.
SUNDAY, NOV 29 — INTEGRATION & REBIRTH
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6:30 AM – 7:00 AM: Sunrise Ritual.
Welcoming the first light of dawn over the ocean, we gather in quiet reverence to offer gratitude for a new day. A gentle sunrise meditation and fluid movement to open our hearts, ground our intentions, and align our spirits for the day ahead.
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8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Collective Potluck Breakfast.
A nourishing morning potluck to break bread together. Bring your favorite breakfast foods to share as we fuel our bodies, exchange morning smiles, and awaken our community connection in a joyful, relaxed setting.
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9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Contact Improvisation Dance.
A playful, grounded exploration of touch, movement, and weight-sharing. Held within a clear, consent-focused container, this session offers a safe space to explore physical dialogue, fluid responsiveness, and gentle sensuality at your own pace.
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10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Aquatic Jam.
We step into the warmth of the Caribbean Sea to move as one. Floating, gliding, and flowing together, we let the waves support us as group consciousness guides our spontaneous, fluid ocean dance.
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11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Lunch & Social Time.
Shared potluck meals, ocean swims, relaxation, and heartwarming conversations amidst the raw beauty of nature.
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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Group Reconnection Dynamics.
Trust-building exercises, conscious movement, and consent-based games designed to deepen intimacy, spark laughter, and weave stronger community bonds.
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2:00 PM – 3:15 PM: Body Painting Workshop.
Transform your body into a living canvas. Using skin-safe, eco-friendly, non-toxic paints, explore artistic expression through body adornment, honor, and collaborative creation.
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3:45 PM – 4:45 PM: Massages & Downtime.
A restful hour of guided group bodywork and quiet integration. Enter a cozy, safe container where gentle, intuitive touch is exchanged with deep respect, allowing tension to dissolve into total ease.
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5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Ecstatic Dance (Closing Wave).
A celebratory journey through rhythm and movement. We dance to honor our transformations, celebrate the freedom of our bodies, and weave together the joy, insights, and connections of the entire weekend.
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6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Gratitude Ritual & Closing Ceremony.
As twilight arrives, we circle one last time to ground our experiences, share key takeaways, and express heartfelt gratitude to Mother Earth, the ocean, and each other before stepping back into the world renewed.
COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS & GUIDELINES
Note: Participation requires signing the Liability Waiver and agreeing to the festival’s Code of Conduct upon arrival.
This is a clothing-optional sanctuary grounded in respect, enthusiastic consent, mutual care, and body freedom.
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🗣️ Enthusiastic Consent: All physical, touch-based, or verbal interactions require a clear, verbal "YES." Nudity is a personal expression of freedom and is never an invitation for unsolicited contact or physical intimacy.
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📸 Strict Privacy (No Photos): Photography, video, or audio recording without explicit consent is strictly forbidden. To ensure complete privacy and peace of mind, camera lenses will be sealed upon entry.
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🌿 Substance-Free Sanctuary: This is a 100% alcohol and recreational drug-free event to maintain a clean, grounded, present, and safe communal energy for everyone.
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🐢 Eco-Conscious Space: We honor Mother Earth by practicing Leave No Trace principles. Please pack out everything you bring in, and use only biodegradable, reef-safe sunscreen and eco-friendly bug spray to protect the local ecosystem.
LOGISTICS & PACKING
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⛺ BYO Camping: Bring your own tent, sleeping pad/gear, flashlight or headlamp, personal towel, reusable water bottle, and warm layers for the evening campfire.
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⛺ Minimalist Glamping Rentals (Hassle-Free Stay): Want to travel light? Let us handle the setup! We offer pre-pitched, eco-chic bell tents equipped with plush mattresses, fresh linens, ambient solar lighting, and pillows. Step right into comfort.
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NOURISHMENT & FOOD OPTIONS:
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Community Potluck: Bring your favorite finger foods, fruits, dips, or snacks to share at our communal altar!
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Conscious Food Market (Pay-As-You-Go): A local eco-conscious food station will be on-site offering fresh, wholesome, plant-forward meals, fresh coconuts, and nourishing drinks available for purchase throughout the weekend.
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🩺 Health & Safety: Hydration stations and a first-aid area are on-site. Please listen to your body during high-heat activities (such as the Temazcal) and stay well-hydrated.
SLIDING-SCALE CONTRIBUTION & TICKETS
Give back what you honestly can!
We use a sliding-scale contribution model so our sanctuary remains inclusive and accessible while honoring the value of the facilitators, space, and rituals.
Choose the tier that matches your true financial capacity.
FULL WEEKEND PASS
(Sat & Sun - BYO Camping)
Tier 1: Early Bird (Until Nov 1)
$2,200 mxn (Community)
$3,000 mxn (Standard)
$3,800 mxn (Abundance)
Tier 2: Pre-Sale (Nov 2 – Nov 15)
$2,800 mxn (Community)
$3,800 mxn (Standard)
$4,600 mxn (Abundance)
Tier 3: Late Bird (Nov 16 – Nov 27)
$3,400 mxn (Community)
$4,400 mxn (Standard)
$5,200 mxn (Abundance)
SATURDAY DAY PASS
(10:00 AM – 10:00 PM)
Tier 1: Early Bird (Until Nov 1)
$1,500 mxn (Community)
$2,200 mxn (Standard)
$2,800 MXN (Abundance)
Tier 2: Pre-Sale (Nov 2 – Nov 15)
$1,800 mxn (Community)
$2,600 mxn (Standard)
$3,200 mxn (Abundance)
Tier 3: Late Bird (Nov 16 – Nov 27)
$2,100 mxn (Community)
$2,900 mxn (Standard)
$3,600 mxn (Abundance)
SUNDAY DAY PASS
(6:30 AM – 7:00 PM)
Tier 1: Early Bird (Until Nov 1)
$1,300 mxn (Community)
$1,900 mxn (Standard)
$2,500 mxn (Abundance)
Tier 2: Pre-Sale (Nov 2 – Nov 15)
$1,600 mxn (Community)
$2,300 mxn (Standard)
$2,900 MXN (Abundance)
Tier 3: Late Bird (Nov 16 – Nov 27)
$1,900 mxn (Community)
$2,600 mxn (Standard)
$3,300 mxn (Abundance)
ACCOMMODATION ADD-ON: GLAMPING SETUP
(Does not include festival pass. Limited availability—advance booking required.)
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Minimalist Glamping Bell Tent (Fits 1–2 adults): $2,800 mxn per tent for the full weekend.
Includes a pre-set canvas tent, real queen or 2 single mattresses, clean sheets, pillows, solar lantern, and beach lounge rugs.
SEVA & HELPER TICKETS
We need each other for sustainability!
Please give back what you can and feel fair.
If ticket prices are beyond your current financial capacity, or if you would love to be part of our event creation team, we have limited Helper / Seva Tickets available.
📩 Reach out via WhatsApp: +52-938-3312117
Step into the sun, shed your armor, and let the ocean meet you exactly as you are.
Spaces in our beach sanctuary are limited to maintain an intimate and safe container. We can’t wait to welcome you home to paradise, to nature, and to yourself.
Review 1: Pure Liberation & Connection ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"An unforgettable sanctuary of love, respect, and utter freedom. From the opening breathwork to the moonlit ocean dips, I have never felt so safe to shed my armor and truly be myself. Ek Lum Tulum created a sacred container that felt like coming home to family."
— Elena M.
Review 2: Deeply Rejuvenating & Soulful ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"The Thanksgiving festival at Ek Lum was pure magic. TheTemazcal ceremony, group massages, and ecstatic dance were deeply transformative, and the food and community vibes were unmatched. I left feeling utterly renewed, deeply grateful, and glowing from head to toe."
— Julian K.
Review 3: A Safe & Welcoming Space ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"As first-timers to a clothing-optional festival, we were a little nervous, but the warmth and clear consent guidelines immediately put us at ease. The raw beauty of Sian Kaan's beach paired with such conscious, open-hearted people made this one of the highlights of our year!"
— Sarah & David T.
RESERVATION REQUIRED
WhatsApp/Phone: +52 938 3312117
Email: eklumtulum@gmail.com
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