The original concept was created by Daniel Hurring and Sun Bird in 2005, and the company Family Gathering was formed.
Despite two successful events in 2006 and 2007 (boasting 6,000 - 8,000 attendees each year), the company lost £250,000 in this formative period, and closed as a result.
In 2011, the Natural Communities Foundation was set up as the official beneficiary of the festival, in order to achieve more of its charitable aims.
In 2013, Sunrise Celebration renamed itself 'Sunrise Festivals Another World' and moved sites, this time over the border and into Wiltshire to Thoulstone Park, Chapmanslade.
Since 2019, Sunrise Celebration has not posted any information on their Facebook page, implying they've not hosted a festival gathering since.