{"id":69925,"date":"2025-02-28T13:52:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T12:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/?p=69925"},"modified":"2025-03-16T07:24:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T06:24:34","slug":"the-gardens-of-babylon-kicks-off-festival-season-on-thuishaven","status":"archived","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/uitgaan\/the-gardens-of-babylon-trapt-festivalseizoen-af-op-thuishaven\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gardens of Babylon opens festival season at Thuishaven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"break-words\"><strong>This year's festival season gets off to an enchanting start earlier than ever: <em>Butterflies in Babylon<\/em> March 14 and 15, 2025. Beloved for its unique blend of music, spirituality and community, The Gardens of Babylon transforms the Thuishaven Terrain in Amsterdam into a magical oasis. This is not a standard festival, but an experience that touches and inspires you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"break-words\">Imagine three indoor areas with two music stages full of live acts and world-class DJ sets such as Pachanga Boys, Viken Arman and Britta Arnold B2B Mira, in addition to a spiritual zone with ceremonies and workshops. From organic house to tribal beats, and from tantric sessions to ecstatic dance - here you will find a perfect balance between dancing and personal growth. The weekend begins with a communal meditation, which gets you right into the right vibe.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69928\" title=\"gardensofbabylon-amsterdam2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/gardensofbabylon-amsterdam2.jpg\" alt=\"gardensofbabylon-amsterdam2\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/gardensofbabylon-amsterdam2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/gardensofbabylon-amsterdam2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/gardensofbabylon-amsterdam2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/gardensofbabylon-amsterdam2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/gardensofbabylon-amsterdam2-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/gardensofbabylon-amsterdam2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/gardensofbabylon-amsterdam2-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/app\/uploads\/gardensofbabylon-amsterdam2-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"break-words\">An absolute highlight is Bibi Brzozka's exclusive tantra workshop on Friday, March 14. This international expert in spiritual sexuality will take you into the world of energetic orgasms and break taboos with her refreshing approach. You can also enjoy artists like Christian L\u00f6ffler and Rampue (live) on Friday, and Bahramji &amp; Medusa Odyssey on Saturday. After sunset, the after parties continue until 04:00 with names like Oceanvs Orientalis and Julia Sandstorm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"break-words\">The spiritual side offers depth with sessions such as light therapy, tarot and an inspirational talk with Because We Carry. All of this makes <em>Butterflies in Babylon<\/em> unique: it's a place where you dance until you can't anymore, but also get closer to yourself. Don't miss it - this two-day adventure at Thuishaven promises an unforgettable start to the festival season. Get carried away by music, magic and connection!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The program on<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>March 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Day music (15:00 - 23:00)\u00a0<\/strong>top level artists such as Christian L\u00f6ffler, Pachanga Boys, Rampue (live), Shkoon (live), Rampue (live), WALASHI (live), Words of Ni\u014d and many more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Day spirituality (16:00 - 23:00)<\/strong>\u00a0Bibi Brzozka (Tantra Workshop), Lotus Imane (Ecstatic Dance), The Moonsong Band (Kirtan) and numerous sessions for personal depth such as light therapy, tarot and more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Afterparty (23:00 - 04:00)\u00a0<\/strong>For those who want to keep dancing: Landhikan, Oceanvs Orientalis, Maria Nocheyd\u00eda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The program on<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>March 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Day music (1 p.m. - 11 p.m.):<\/strong>\u00a0Bahramji &amp; Medusa Odyssey, B\u00e1kayan (live), Britta Arnold B2B Mira, Camilo Franco, Deer Jade B2B SHARE, Grooveax, Kotoe, Lola Bozzano, Nasiri (live), Viken Arman<\/li>\n<li><strong>Day spirituality (16:00 - 23:00)\u00a0<\/strong>in conversation with Because We Carry about the love of man and numerous sessions for personal depth such as light therapy, tarot and more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Afterparty (23:00 - 04:00)\u00a0<\/strong>For those who want to keep dancing: Julia Sandstorm, Luca Saporito, Qussay<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year's festival season kicks off earlier than ever with an enchanting start: Butterflies in Babylon on March 14 and 15, 2025. Beloved for its unique blend of music, spirituality and community, The Gardens of Babylon transforms the Thuishaven Terrain in Amsterdam into a magical oasis. This is not a standard festival, but an experience you ... <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/uitgaan\/the-gardens-of-babylon-trapt-festivalseizoen-af-op-thuishaven\/\"><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69927,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[10922],"district":[21],"class_list":["post-69925","post","type-post","status-archived","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uitgaan","tag-festivals-amsterdam","district-amsterdam-west"],"acf":{"slider":[69929],"fotograaf":"","editor":"","video":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KC0651195p8?si=F9j5OFfV3toBcKEP","google_360":"","instagram_code":"","subregel":"Butterflies in Babylon: Een onvergetelijke reis vol muziek, spiritualiteit en verbinding","new_in_town":false,"featured_item":false,"beste_van_amsterdam":false,"homepage_carousel":false,"cord_A":"","cord_B":"","introductie_tekst":"Butterflies in Babylon is meer dan een festival \u2013 het is een viering van het leven, een plek waar je danst, groeit en jezelf herontdekt. Een gemeenschap die aanvoelt als een familie die muzikale, spirituele en visuele droomeffecten combineren om zielen wereldwijd te raken.","rubriek":"Locatie","locatie_event":null,"naam_locatie":"Thuishaven","adres":"Contactweg 68","stad":"Amsterdam","website":"https:\/\/thegardensofbabylon.com","telefoon_nummer":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69925"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69958,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69925\/revisions\/69958"}],"acf:attachment":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69925"},{"taxonomy":"district","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/district?post=69925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}