Thrive Festival is UCL’s first ever wellbeing festival for students and staff. Providing opportunities to have fun, meet people, try something new, and find out more about support available. 

Thrive Festival is a collaboration between Student Support and Wellbeing Services, UCL Students’ Union and UCL200. We can’t wait to welcome students and staff to our Bloomsbury and East campuses for a Festival dedicated to your wellbeing.

There’s so much to experience, so to make it simple, here's a flavour of what you could get involved in across Thrive Festival:

Thursday 15 October (Bloomsbury)

Thursday 15 October marks the first day of Thrive Festival, with a jam-packed schedule of fun, interesting and unique activities for staff and for students. We're taking over the Main Quad and Wilkins Building on Bloomsbury Campus (What3Words: ///builds.pushes.ideal) to kick the Festival off in style, with run clubs, cross-stitching and gallery walks. You name it, we're doing it.

Connect: Come along to our Friendship Bracelet Making taking place in the Main Quad from 13:00 - 18:00.

Create: Join us in the North Cloisters 13:00 - 15:00 to Build Your Own Grounding Bag and leave with your very own pocket-sized bag with something for every sense to help you stay grounded.

Explore: Learn all about the Daily Habits of a Resilient Sleeper in the Haldane Room, 12:00 - 12:45.

Move: Feel good with movement and join us for Project Active Bounce Fit in the Main Quad 12:00 - 14:00.

Restore: Grab a revitalizing Hand Massage, happening from 11:00 until 15:00 in the Main Quad.

Wild Card: Dance it out at The Feel Good Rave 19:00 - 21:00 in the Main Quad.

See all Thursday events here
Students chatting during a Crafternoon event.
Students taking part in a Project Active Yoga class.

Friday 16 October (Bloomsbury)

Friday 16 October is the second day of Thrive Festival and the final day at the Bloomsbury Campus. We're back with a packed line up to help you thrive.

Connect: Enjoy some delicious food at our Rise & Thrive Breakfast in the Blue Room 09:30 - 10:30.

Create: Come along to the our Volunteering Crafternoon and create a rope bracelet making in the South Cloisters from 11:00 until 14:00.

Explore: Hear from Obioma Ugoala (Actor, Author & Activist) with his A Man for All Seasons Talk in the Haldane Room 13:00 - 13:45.

Move: Join us for Project Active Yoga to ease into the weekend in the Yellow Room 16:30 - 17:15 and 17:30 - 18:15.

Restore: Meet our Therapy Dogs in the Main Quad 10:00 - 14:00.

Wildcard: Finish Friday right with our Weekend Warm Up Silent Disco in the Main Quad 17:00 - 19:00.

Find all of Friday's events here
Students showing the cards they have created during Crafternoon.
Students stretching in a dance studio as part of an artsUnlocked session.

Wednesday 21 October (East)

Wednesday 21 October is the final day of our celebrations and we're over at our East Campus to close Thrive Festival in style.

Connect: Head to the 4th Floor Project Space between 09:30 and 17:00 to enjoy our photobooth and leave with a memento from the day.

Create: Drop in to the 4th Floor Project Space to experience the Power of Play with our Lego Drop In.

Explore: Come along to our Studying with Neurodivergence at UCL Talk and Q&A in Room 303 14:00 - 14:45.

Move: Lace up your trainers and join our Run Club 16:00 - 17:00, meeting at the Ground Floor Atrium of Marshgate.

Restore: Experience a Sound Bath in the Community Classroom, running all day from 09:30 - 16:00.

Wildcard: Join us for a Career Confidence and Imposter Syndrome Talk in Room 511 14:00 - 15:00.

See all Wednesday events here
Students deep in conversation during a workshop.
Students posing with a garden they have been digging up as part of a Big Help Out project.
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