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The world's largest happiness & well-being forum.

Join us during World Happiness Week — March 14–21 — for 100+ keynote speakers, 60+ workshops live-streamed from 50 cities and countless opportunities for meaningful connection.

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Happytalistas gathered at the World Happiness Fest

World Happiness Week

50+ cities. 9 days. One heartbeat.

01 · Watch · Voices from the Fest

Trailers, dialogues, and edition recaps — straight from the World Happiness Fest channel.

Global edition trailer

World Happiness Fest 2026

Las Rozas (Madrid) edition

World Happiness Fest 2026 — Las Rozas, Madrid

Mendoza — Argentina

World Happiness Fest Argentina

02 · The 2026 Editions

One Fest. Many cities. One global heartbeat.

Miami
United States

March 14–21, 2026

Kolkata
India

February 2026

Bhutan
GNH Week

Thimphu

Auroville
India

Winter 2026

Nicoya
Costa Rica · Blue Zone

2026

Buenos Aires
Argentina

2026

Geneva
Switzerland · UN convening

2026

03 · What to Expect

Learning, gathering, celebrating — all at once.

Keynotes & Workshops

100+ speakers and 60+ workshops streamed live from 50+ cities — from Nobel laureates to community changemakers.

Experiential Activities

Meditation, breathwork, art therapy, ecstatic dance, cacao ceremonies and yoga — happiness is felt, not just spoken.

Agoras Everywhere

80+ local chapters host their own Fest experiences — a truly polycentric global gathering.

World Happiness Week

9 days of live and digital events on every continent — the pulse of the year for the movement.

04 · Moments · Real photos from real editions

Miami · Mendoza · Jaipur · Tulum · Brasil · Perú · Bhutan · GGH Summit · Cuetzalan — every image is a Happytalista who showed up.

Fest Miami group photo on stage
Miami
Fest Miami group photo on stage
Fest Mendoza 2024 — main stage
Mendoza 2024
Fest Mendoza 2024 — main stage
Fest Felicidade Brasil — celebration
Brasil
Fest Felicidade Brasil — celebration
Fest Peru 2024 — Happytalista portrait
Peru 2024
Fest Peru 2024 — Happytalista portrait
Mendoza Mayor Ulpiano Suarez with Luis Miguel Gallardo
Mendoza
Mendoza Mayor Ulpiano Suarez with Luis Miguel Gallardo
Jaipur book launch at the Fest
Jaipur
Jaipur book launch at the Fest
Fest Tulum — solstice ceremony
Tulum
Fest Tulum — solstice ceremony
Fest Tulum — cenote gathering
Tulum
Fest Tulum — cenote gathering
Fest Tulum — beach circle
Tulum
Fest Tulum — beach circle
Fest Tulum — sacred ceremony
Tulum
Fest Tulum — sacred ceremony
Fest Tulum — jungle temple
Tulum
Fest Tulum — jungle temple
Fest Tulum — group under the moon
Tulum
Fest Tulum — group under the moon
Gross Global Happiness Summit — aerial view
GGH Summit
Gross Global Happiness Summit — aerial view
Gross Global Happiness Summit — campus aerial
GGH Summit
Gross Global Happiness Summit — campus aerial
Gross Global Happiness Summit — sunset aerial
GGH Summit
Gross Global Happiness Summit — sunset aerial
Gross Global Happiness Summit — evening aerial
GGH Summit
Gross Global Happiness Summit — evening aerial
GGH — full group portrait
GGH Summit
GGH — full group portrait
GGH — opening circle
GGH Summit
GGH — opening circle
GGH — plenary hall
GGH Summit
GGH — plenary hall
GGH — workshop
GGH Summit
GGH — workshop
GGH — dialogue
GGH Summit
GGH — dialogue
GGH — evening celebration
GGH Summit
GGH — evening celebration
GGH — ceremony
GGH Summit
GGH — ceremony
GGH — closing circle
GGH Summit
GGH — closing circle
Camps of connection, Cuetzalan, Mexico
Cuetzalan
Camps of connection, Cuetzalan, Mexico
Jaipur — artisans of India
Jaipur
Jaipur — artisans of India
Bhutan — Gross National Happiness week
Bhutan
Bhutan — Gross National Happiness week
World Happiness Awards ceremony
Awards
World Happiness Awards ceremony
Community gathering — global circle
Community
Community gathering — global circle
Agora circle at the Fest
Agora
Agora circle at the Fest
World Happiness Fest — mainstage
Fest
World Happiness Fest — mainstage
Fest — tall portrait moment
Fest
Fest — tall portrait moment
Fest — Happytalistas together
Fest
Fest — Happytalistas together
Happytalistas celebrating together
Fest
Happytalistas celebrating together

05 · The Signature Programs

Three pillars, one movement.

01

World Happiness Week

9 days of live and digital events on every continent, in 80 cities — the annual heartbeat of the Foundation.

02

The Agoras

Hyper-local hubs of Happytalistas — Barcelona, Bogotá, Nairobi, Kathmandu, Auckland — turning global inspiration into local practice.

03

World Happiness Awards

Highlighting the good of the world — recognizing individuals and organizations that advance human flourishing.

Join · Community of Conscious Catalysts

Come as you are. Leave as a Happytalista.

The Fest is a doorway — the community is the home. Get an invitation to the next edition near you, first look at the programme, and a monthly note from the ecosystem that stretches from His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the artisans of Jaipur.

Invitations

First to hear when a Fest lands in your city.

Circles

Local Agoras — meet the Happytalistas near you.

Missions

Ways to co-create the 10 Billion Happy agenda.

Newsletter · Fest circle

Get the Fest invitation.

One thoughtful note a month. Editions near you, backstage stories, and calls to co-create. Unsubscribe any time.

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Voices from the programmes

What Happytalistas say after walking the path.

Validated words from coaches, professionals and Chief Well-Being Officers who have taken part in our programmes, Fests and retreats.

  • World Happiness Fest made the possibility of a happier world feel tangible. I met people turning compassion, freedom, and well-being into real work across cultures and sectors. I returned home with new collaborators, renewed energy, and a stronger belief that change can begin anywhere.

    Global Well-Being Advocate|United Arab Emirates

  • GGH helped me connect dots I had previously treated as separate: personal awareness, team culture, organizational design, and social impact. Seeing the whole system changed the way I diagnose challenges and the kind of solutions I am willing to build.

    Organizational Strategist|Belgium

  • I arrived with questions about how to sustain well-being at scale. I left with perspectives from leaders, researchers, artists, and community builders who expanded what I thought was possible. The Fest gave me ideas I could use and a community I could lean on.

    Chief Well-Being Officer|Saudi Arabia

  • The program moved happiness from the edge of my leadership agenda to the center of how I think about progress. I began evaluating decisions not only by what they deliver, but by the human experience they create along the way.

    Senior Leader|Austria

  • The conversations did more than inspire me; they changed the next steps of my project. I found language for our purpose, met people who challenged my assumptions, and remembered that ambitious social change can be rooted in joy as well as urgency.

    Social Entrepreneur|Egypt

  • GGH gave me a coherent framework for work that had sometimes felt fragmented. I can now help clients connect individual practices with leadership behavior, cultural conditions, and measurable organizational priorities. The result is a more credible and lasting approach.

    Well-Being Consultant|Czechia

Authorized testimonials, published as given in English.

Join the Fest

Join World Happiness Week — March 14–21.

60+ workshops live-streamed from 50 cities, 100+ keynote speakers, experiential activities and boundless opportunities for meaningful connection.