Fancy helping to make your dream summer house party happen? Read on, and if this sounds like your cup of tea, fund the project and put the date in your diary! Stay tuned on Facebook here.

Hosted at a private country house less than an hour outside of London, set in about 75 acres of grounds including a swimming lake, The Summer House is a weekend-long event exploring playfulness and performance, connection and community, intimacy, sensuality and self-expression.

It starts a bit like a retreat - workshops, sessions, talks, treatments, games, swimming - and crescendoes into a private house party featuring fabulous performances, music, dancing, storytelling and late-night conversations in front of the log fire. With plenty of opportunities to learn together, dine together and play together, The Summer House is not only a great party but also a place to make meaningful and lasting connections.

When you come to The Summer House you're more than just a guest: you're part of an extended family of friends-of-friends. You're home. We believe in inclusivity, respect and community-building - because we want everyone to feel equally free to participate and express themselves.

 WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO FIND:

**Workshops and talks**

"Morning Glory" dance session; yoga; cuddle workshop; tantra; ropework; speed dating; consent and communication; flirtation; talks (some great well-known speakers already confirmed!); contact improvisation; mask-making; hula-hooping classes

**Activities**

Lake swimming; tennis; badminton; croquet; giant Jenga; lawn Twister; boules; treasure hunts;

**One-on-one treatments and sessions**

Massage; hair and make-up styling; photo portrait parlour; face painting; private sessions; spa treatments including seaweed soaks (extra charge to practitioner) **After dark**

Cabaret/performances; music; DJs and dancing; a ceilidh; storytelling; poetry; multiple play areas with bathrooms; vintage cinema; log fires and a bonfire

Adults over 18 can come provided that they stick to our code of conduct, which is designed to ensure that everyone feels welcome and safe whatever their age, gender identity, sexuality, disability etc. We ask that everyone arrives and leaves accompanied by at least one friend who vouches for their behaviour and vice-versa. This is called the "PAL system" and is invented by Kinky Salon San Francisco and licensed under Creative Commons. In short, no flying solo: simply team up with a friend or two who you know and trust and come with them. If we don't yet know you or if you haven't been sent in our direction by an existing friend we may ask you to introduce yourself so we can get to know all our guests personally.

Expect to meet people from a wide range of alternative communities like Burning Man, Nowhere, Decompression, Rumpus, Secret Garden Party, KSL, After Pandora, Night of the Senses, Sacred Pleasures, Wonderland, Planet Angel, TG, White Mischief, 5 Rhythms, the world of tantra, the dressup and vintage scene and more.

The project has now reached its minimum target- but you can still support it here and help make it an even better event!