AdventureMind 2026
To be held online in February 2026
AdventureMind is a conference series exploring the importance of adventure to wellbeing and mental health. It is for everyone who is interested in in understanding the connection between adventure and wellbeing, including outdoor professionals, wellbeing practitioners, researchers, health professionals & all adventurers.
This year’s conference will be held online for the first time. The theme is ‘Funding Sustainable Adventures’ and is held in partnership with The University of Lancashire.
The conference focuses on sustainable and collaborative funding - especially for adventures run for mental health and wellbeing . Guest speakers are funding leaders and those with experience in successful funding applications.
Attendees have the opportunity to access an extensive network of funders and those with knowledge of how to successfully fund sustainable adventures.
Tickets will go on sale in September 2025
The next conference will be held online in 2026, “Funding Sustainable Adventures”
The following conferences have taken place
Adventure Mind 2024: Accessible Adventure
Adventure Mind 2023: Small Adventures, Big Impact
Adventure Mind 2022: Recovery From The Pandemic
Adventure Mind 2020: Evidence For Adventure For Wellbeing
The aim of the first conference was to inspire the international research community to carry out more investigation into the benefits of adventuring on wellbeing and mental health. It was so successful in igniting a new wave of research in this area that all subsequent #AdventureMind conferences have focused on supporting those delivering adventure for mental health. Helping outdoor professionals, health & wellbeing practitioners, educators, policy makers and more connect to the latest research, funding, evidence based practice and opportunities.
Read Belinda’s article about what led her to create Adventure Mind here and how Adventure Mind can help you on YouTube If you'd like to know more about the conference please email enquiries@explorersconnect.com
