24th – 26th May 2025 // Perthshire, Scotland
A weekend of connection, camping, and creativity.
We’re back! Buoyed by the fact that 100% of people who came to the first event said they’d come again, we’ve decided to take the Sidetracked Elements Festival to the great Munros of Loch Lomond & the Trossachs.
Expect a weekend of expert-led outdoor activities, workshops, storytelling, dancing and loads of fun.
Among the giants of Scotland’s Highlands
Elements is set to be a retreat weekend like no other. Set in amongst the stunning lochs and Munros of Perthshire where the elements of nature will embrace us, join a community of like-minded creative adventure-lovers for activities, inspiration, and connection.
Over two days and nights, Sidetracked will host a wide range of creative masterclasses and active outdoor workshops including film-making and photography, writing, climbing, trail running, paddling, cold water swimming, yoga, bushcraft, and more.
And in the evenings, descend to the festival hub for lively nights of adventure films, inspiring talks by incredible explorers, and live music and dancing.
Including
Climbing and canyoning
Guided trail running
Cold water river and loch swims
Nature hikes and wildlife spotting
Mountain hiking and skills courses
Expert bushcraft, wild cooking & foraging workshops
Masterclasses in storytelling (writing, photography, and film-making), hosted by Sidetracked creatives
Mountain biking and gravel rides
Paddleboarding and Canoeing
Sunrise yoga and well-being courses
Photography exhibition and library
Evening talks, films, live music, and dancing
Full programme and line up to follow.
Photos from the 2024 Festival in Cornwall. Read our round up of the event.
A location like no other
Under the great Munros of Ben More and Ben Vorlich and along the shores of Loch Voil is Monachyle Mhor, a retreat among one of Scotland’s most dramatic landscapes. Here, the natural environment dictates the pace of life.
In the Highlands, you are at the behest of the elements. The wind that scatters the seeds, the water and earth that provide, and the fire that warms and cooks. It’s also those same elements that provide our adventure on land and water.
Welcome to Scotland.
Accommodation information will be announced soon but will include luxury options, quirky and unique hideouts and plenty of van and BYO tent camping spaces.
‘It felt like stepping away from life for a while... or stepping into LIFE for a while might be a better description’
– A guest from the Creators Tour
Presenting Partners
To be announced soon
If you’d like to get involved, please contact us