BoldFest 2026 – The Pre-Party
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2nd July 2026  ·  Heart of England  ·  11am – 10.30pm
Come Together as People,
Not Profiles
The only festival for the online business world

Built around friendship, fun and finding your people.
Where online business gets to feel like real life again.

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We built something brilliant online.
And then it got a bit weird.

Income. Freedom. Community. Friendships. Entirely new ways of working and living. How lucky are we?

But somewhere along the way, it became easier to misread each other, judge each other and build stories about each other from half the picture.

Cliques formed. Hierarchies crept in. And for a lot of people, the online space stopped feeling like a nice place to do business.

BoldFest is the antidote to that.

Connecting at BoldFest
Friends at festival

Get Off the Feed and Into the Festival

This is an event where nobody has to earn their place. Where the atmosphere is warm from the start. Where people come to join in, not show off.

The whole experience is designed to make it easier to be yourself than perform.

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Audience at BoldFest
Celebrating at BoldFest
Through play, conversation and connection
better connections always means better business.

What You're Actually Getting

One day. One venue. Everything you need to go home with real connections.

Heart of England Conference Centre · 2nd July 2026 · 11am – 10.30pm

🍽️Lunch included
🔥Evening BBQ
🎉The after party
Beautiful Tipi venue
🌿160 acres outdoors
🤝Real connections

And the chance to be there at the very beginning of something that is only going to grow from here.

Why The "Pre-Party"?

Because this is the beginning.

Next year BoldFest gets even bolder and more playful, with an even bigger vision including a Founders Playground.

But this year matters because it sets the tone. The people here aren't just attending, they're helping to shape BoldFest and the online space too.

Being Bold Enough

This is our chance to help make the online business world a better space to do business in.

  • Bold Enough to Own Our Space.
    Together we'll build our own online manifesto. A warm, generous code of conduct we actually want to live by.
  • Bold Enough to Let Go.
    Write private apologies to people we've tangled with online. Forgive what needs forgiving. Release it all in a campfire burning circle.
  • Bold Enough to Have Fun.
    Games, creativity and shared moments threaded throughout the day. When you laugh with someone, you trust them more easily. When you play together, the guard comes down.
  • Bold Enough for Better Conversations.
    Circles with people from different walks of life. A chance to hear perspectives you might not otherwise hear, without judgement.
Bold Voices stage
Speaker on stage

Bold Voices

Not a line-up of people telling you how they did it and why you should do it the same way.

Bold Voices is a handful of carefully chosen people doing genuinely important work in the world. They'll share what that work is, why it matters, and what it's taught them.

💚 Expect to be moved.

✨ Possibly surprised.

🎉 Definitely not bored.

The After Party

We're ending a day of connection the only way we know how... with more connection.

Silent disco. Drinks. Space to breathe. And all the best conversations you haven't had yet.

No need to bellow over music you hate.
No pressure to perform.
Just a brilliant end to a brilliant day.

What You'll Leave With

  • New people in your world
  • People you would never have approached online
  • People you actually know now, not just know of
  • Connections built through laughter, conversation and real-life chemistry
  • A different feeling about the online space
Because we built it together
together we can make it better.

Your BoldFest Founder

Nicola Peake

Nicola Peake

BoldFest Founder

After years of bringing people together through business events, retreats and experiences, Nicola has seen what happens when the right atmosphere is created: people relax, walls come down, friendships form and more business comes from those friendships.

She also knows the other side of the online business world, what it feels like to be judged publicly for something people only partly understand.

BoldFest was born from that tension. From the belief that we can build something better. A space where people are not reduced to one post, one opinion or one hard day.

Nicola's mission: to connect people in a way that feels good, real and memorable, and to help make the online business world a better place to be.

BoldFest is For Everyone

BoldFest is built on the belief that connection belongs to everyone, regardless of background, ability, identity or how you show up in the world.

We are committed to creating a space that is warm, welcoming and genuinely inclusive. Not just in words, but in how the day is designed, run and felt.

We actively welcome people of all abilities, ethnicities, genders, ages, sexual orientations and lived experiences. The more diverse the room, the richer the conversation, and the better BoldFest becomes for everyone.

If you have any access needs, dietary requirements or anything else we can do to make the day work better for you, please get in touch. We want to know, and we want to help.

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The Venue & Getting There

A beautiful permanent Tipi with wooden floors and decking, leading onto 160 acres of outdoor space.

By Road

CV7 8DX

  • 8 mins M6/M42/A45
  • 18 mins Coventry
  • 18 mins Solihull
  • 30 mins M1/M40

By Rail

  • 10 mins Birmingham International
  • 15 mins Coleshill Parkway
  • 25 mins Warwick Parkway
  • 10 mins Berkswell station

By Air

10 mins from Birmingham Airport

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Stay Over

4★ B&B, glamping pods with hot tubs, shepherd huts, log cabin, camping.

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Accessibility at BoldFest

We want everyone to be able to fully enjoy the day. Here's what you need to know, and if there's anything else we can help with, just ask.

♿ Getting There

  • Use the main conference centre doors for fully accessible entry. The route to the Tipi is completely flat with solid flooring throughout. No steps on this route.
  • Please avoid the left-hand Tipi entrance directly from the main gates — this route has a bridge and steps and is not step-free.

🚻 Toilets

  • Accessible toilet inside the main building, a short distance from the Tipi, connected by solid wooden flooring.
  • Toilets also available inside the main venue area and Shepherd Hut style toilets outside on the grass near the Tipi.
  • There are a couple of small steps from the Tipi decking to the grass area. The venue will provide ramps on request — please let us know in advance.

🍽️ Dietary Requirements

We will ask for all dietary requirements ahead of the event so everyone is fully catered for. Nothing will be an afterthought.

🔊 Hearing & Audio

We don't have full AV in the Tipi so hearing loops won't be available at this event. If this affects you, please get in touch so we can explore what we can do to support you.

Any other access needs? Email us and we will do everything we can. BoldFest is for everyone.

Got Questions?

Who is BoldFest for?
Anyone who has built their business, work or community online and wants to connect with people properly, not through a screen. If you're tired of the distance, hierarchy or performance that online spaces can bring, this is for you.
What's included in my ticket?
Lunch, an evening BBQ and the after party are all included. You also get the full day programme including Bold Voices speakers, conversation circles, the campfire circle, games and activities.
Is there somewhere to stay nearby?
Yes! The venue has onsite accommodation including 4★ B&B, glamping pods (some with hot tubs), shepherd huts, a log cabin and camping pitches. Book at heartofengland.uk.
Is BoldFest accessible?

Yes, and here is everything you need to know:

  • Fully accessible entrance through the main conference centre doors. The route to the Tipi is completely flat with solid flooring throughout. No steps on this route.
  • ⚠️Please note: if you enter through the main gates and head left towards the Tipi entrance directly, there is a bridge and steps on that route. Please use the main conference centre entrance instead.
  • 🚻Accessible toilet inside the main building, a short distance from the Tipi, connected by solid wooden flooring. There are also toilets inside the main venue and Shepherd Hut style toilets outside on the grass near the Tipi.
  • 🌿Outdoor toilet access: there are a couple of small steps from the Tipi decking to the grass. The venue will provide ramps on request, so please let us know in advance.
  • 🍽️Dietary requirements will be collected in advance. Nothing will be an afterthought.
  • 🔊Hearing loops are not available as we do not have full AV in the Tipi. Please get in touch if this affects you.
  • 💌Any other access needs? Please email us and we will do everything we can. BoldFest is for everyone.
Is this networking?
Not in the traditional sense. No business cards, no quietly working out who matters most. This is about meeting people properly, having real conversations, playing together and leaving actually knowing people rather than just knowing of them.
What should I wear?
Come as you are. You'll be inside a beautiful Tipi with proper wooden flooring, heating and air con, so whatever the British weather greets us with, you'll be comfortable. Wear whatever makes you feel good. Comfortable shoes are a good idea as you will walk on grass to get to the outdoor toilets.

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BoldFest 2026 · Heart of England Conference Centre
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The only festival for the online business world built around friendship, fun and finding your people.