Spain · European edition · March 19–22, 2026

Freedom and Rebirth — Las Rozas, Madrid.

Four days of Happytalism hosted with the Ayuntamiento de Las Rozas: an international gathering of leaders, educators, mental-health experts and citizens, dedicated to human and environmental flourishing. Free public access.

Event details

Four days · two venues · free public access.

Dates

March 19–22, 2026

Thursday through Sunday — spanning the UN International Day of Happiness on March 20.

Venues

Las Rozas de Madrid

Main program at the Auditorio Joaquín Rodrigo. Open-air citizen activities at the Dehesa de Navalcarbón. Gala Dinner at Hotel Attica 21 Las Rozas.

Admission

Free · Open to all

General public registration and access to the main workshops are completely free of charge.

Program

One theme, four days: Freedom and Rebirth.

Each day is dedicated to one axis of individual and societal well-being.

Thursday · March 19

Business, public policy & the economy of well-being

Public and private leaders convene around the economics of flourishing. The evening closes with a Gala Dinner at Hotel Attica 21 Las Rozas honoring outstanding workplace-well-being organizations.

Friday · March 20

Mental health, personal growth & spirituality

Coinciding with the UN International Day of Happiness. Practitioners and thinkers gather around inner work, contemplative practice, and mental-health science for the wider public.

Saturday · March 21

Education, cultural paradigms & well-being through art

A day for educators, artists, and youth — transforming curricula and cultural narratives that shape how communities learn, create, and heal together.

Sunday · March 22

Open community day · body & nature

A fully open community day at Dehesa de Navalcarbón: public yoga, mindfulness, children's sports, and connection with nature for every neighbor in Las Rozas.

Full agenda · speakers

Program by day — as published by the Fundación Mundial de la Felicidad.

Each session card below is issued by the Foundation. Times, workshops and additional voices continue to be announced in the run-up to March 19–22.

World Happiness Fest Las Rozas 2026 — full four-day agenda

Thursday · March 19

Business, public policy & the economy of well-being

Welcome to the Festival — Opening ceremony — Welcome to the Festival
Opening ceremony

Presentation of the Foundation & the CBL — World Happiness Foundation team — Presentation of the Foundation & the CBL
World Happiness Foundation team

Mutual interview — Julio de la Iglesia — Mutual interview
Julio de la Iglesia

Happytalks — Pat Iglesias · Julio Gisbert · Yago Canalejas · Mar Pérez-Cano — Happytalks
Pat Iglesias · Julio Gisbert · Yago Canalejas · Mar Pérez-Cano

Coral talk — WAT model: Agile Wellbeing in action — Silvia Estévez · Sofía Rodrigo · Ana Amo — Coral talk — WAT model: Agile Wellbeing in action
Silvia Estévez · Sofía Rodrigo · Ana Amo

Round table — Business & wellbeing leaders — Round table
Business & wellbeing leaders

Keynote — Víctor Küppers — Keynote
Víctor Küppers

Duo interview — Featured guests — Duo interview
Featured guests

Round table — Natalia Fernández Laviada · Francisca García · Teresa Pérez Delgado · Mod. María Marshall Clarke — Round table
Natalia Fernández Laviada · Francisca García · Teresa Pérez Delgado · Mod. María Marshall Clarke

ChoirMusic — Musical closing — ChoirMusic
Musical closing

Workshops & Happytalks

Workshops — Thursday — Sala Felicidad & Sala Libertad · 11:30–12:15 — Workshops — Thursday
Sala Felicidad & Sala Libertad · 11:30–12:15

Meta Pets workshop — 13:00–14:00 · Sala Felicidad — Meta Pets workshop
13:00–14:00 · Sala Felicidad

Friday · March 20 · UN Day of Happiness

Mental health, personal growth & spirituality

Host of the day — Ángel Rielo — Host of the day
Ángel Rielo

Sounds of gongs — Dra. Paloma Fuentes · Teresa Viejo — Sounds of gongs
Dra. Paloma Fuentes · Teresa Viejo

Conversation — Pablo Claver · Luis Miguel Gallardo — Conversation
Pablo Claver · Luis Miguel Gallardo

Happytalks — Inspirational short talks — Happytalks
Inspirational short talks

Round table — Happiness & mental health — Panel of specialists — Round table — Happiness & mental health
Panel of specialists

Keynote — Silvia Escribano — Keynote
Silvia Escribano

Sounds & conversation — Pilar Conde · Ángel Rielo — Sounds & conversation
Pilar Conde · Ángel Rielo

Keynote — Mª Victoria Fonseca — Keynote
Mª Victoria Fonseca

Dialogue — Marly & Edith — Dialogue
Marly & Edith

Closing keynote — Anxo Pérez — Closing keynote
Anxo Pérez

Workshops & Happytalks

Workshops — Friday — Sala Felicidad & Sala Libertad · 11:30–12:15 — Workshops — Friday
Sala Felicidad & Sala Libertad · 11:30–12:15

Saturday · March 21

Education, culture of well-being, art & music

Host of the day — Ana Moreno — Host of the day
Ana Moreno

Panel — Rayan Manush · Gema Ballesteros · Andrés Pascual — Panel
Rayan Manush · Gema Ballesteros · Andrés Pascual

Round table — International markets — Global well-being economy panel — Round table — International markets
Global well-being economy panel

Foundation projects — WHF program leads — Foundation projects
WHF program leads

Foundation projects (II) — WHF program leads — Foundation projects (II)
WHF program leads

Keynote — Marina Escalona — Keynote
Marina Escalona

Round table — Rosa Barriuso & panel — Round table
Rosa Barriuso & panel

Wake-up space — Fernando González — Wake-up space
Fernando González

Keynote — Juanma Quelle — Keynote
Juanma Quelle

Round table — Aurora López-Gloria & panel — Round table
Aurora López-Gloria & panel

Conversation — Luis Miguel Gallardo · Catalina Hoffmann — Conversation
Luis Miguel Gallardo · Catalina Hoffmann

Workshops & Happytalks

Workshops — Saturday — Sala Libertad · 11:30–12:15 — Workshops — Saturday
Sala Libertad · 11:30–12:15

Meta Pets workshop — 13:00–14:00 · Sala Libertad — Meta Pets workshop
13:00–14:00 · Sala Libertad

Free coaching sessions — One-to-one, drop-in — Free coaching sessions
One-to-one, drop-in

Sunday · March 22

Body, nature & open community day at Dehesa de Navalcarbón

Session cards issued by the Fundación Mundial de la Felicidad. Full Spanish-language program: es.worldhappiness.foundation/festival.

Human stories

The people behind the work.

Openings from essays in our archive — read the full piece for the whole story.

Tulum 2026 · Summer Solstice

“On the summer solstice, the World Happiness Foundation gathered in Tulum for the World Happiness Fest — and let the Maya City of Dawn teach us how to begin again.”

Zamá — the City of Dawn · via Luis Miguel Gallardo

Read the essay

Mendoza 2025 · Regenerative Happiness

“In the foothills of the Andes, thousands of people from across the globe gathered to celebrate 'Regenerative Happiness' as the World Happiness Fest 2025 reached its grand finale in Mendoza.”

Foothills of the Andes · via Luis Miguel Gallardo

Read the essay

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Theme · Libertad y Renacimiento

Freedom and Rebirth — two forces of transformation.

At the heart of Las Rozas 2026 sit two ideas that are more than words. Freedom, understood as the inner capacity to choose our stance in life, to let go of structures that no longer serve, and to redesign the present rather than waiting for retirement to begin living. Rebirth, understood as emerging with a more authentic, human and resilient version of ourselves — moving from polarization to individual and collective consciousness, from hurry to presence, from success as a façade to a life that feels real.

Explore the Fest archive gallery

Bring your organization to Las Rozas.

If you convene a school, a city, a workplace, or a community and want to be part of Freedom and Rebirth — as speaker, partner, or delegation — we want to hear from you.

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