Sauna events 2026–2027
Sauna events and sauna festivals near you and worldwide: Aufguss nights, social sessions, workshops and sauna marathons, with dates, venues and links.
Every active event is listed in date order with its dates, venue, location, and a short summary of what to expect, checked against organizers, venues, and municipalities before it appears. Festivals and competitions also covered by SaunaNews, our sister publication owned by SaunaShare, Inc., link to their SaunaNews page; community events link to the organizer.
Nov 1, 2026–Jun 8, 2027: Sauna Fusion Sauna Guide Course, Wild Spa Wowo, 2026 and 2027. Wild Spa Wowo, Sheffield Park, East Sussex, United Kingdom. A three-day sauna guide course from Sauna Master UK at Wild Spa Wowo in East Sussex, covering aufguss, leaf whisking and how to design and hold a sauna ceremony.
Nov 6–Dec 27, 2026: Ärni Smoke Sauna Events, Autumn and Winter 2026. Ärni suitsusaun, Vatsa, Võru County, Estonia. A working smoke sauna in southern Estonia runs guided three- to four-hour sessions on fixed monthly dates within the Võromaa smoke-sauna tradition UNESCO inscribed in 2014.
Nov 7–Dec 19, 2026: Herrankukkaro Smoke Sauna Events, 2026. Herrankukkaro, Luotojentie 245, Rymättylä, Naantali, Finland. A year-round run of dated public smoke-sauna evenings at an archipelago resort with a large earth smoke sauna, warm pools, and open-fire meals. Thirteen dates run from August through December.
Nov 9, 2026–Apr 29, 2027: Deutscher Sauna-Bund Saunameister Course, November 2026 to April 2027. JUFA Hotel Wangen, Wangen im Allgäu, Germany. The Deutscher Sauna-Bund's 78-hour Saunameister course, taught in German, runs in Wangen im Allgäu in November 2026, in Bielefeld in February 2027 and online and in Herford in spring 2027.
Nov 9–Dec 10, 2026: Szaunamester Course at Aquaworld Budapest, November and December 2026. Aquaworld Resort Budapest, Budapest, Hungary. The four-day course for Hungary's state-recognized szaunamester qualification, which public baths need for sauna programs, taught in Hungarian at Aquaworld Budapest.
Nov 13–Dec 12, 2026: Aufguss Creations Workshops in English, Emmerich, November and December 2026. Sauna Embricana, Emmerich am Rhein, Germany. Two one-day aufguss workshops taught in English at Sauna Embricana, just over the Dutch border: advanced towel waving in November and show-aufguss storytelling in December.
Nov 17, 2026–Jun 2, 2027: WIFI Tirol Aufguss Master Course, Level 1, Telfes im Stubai. StuBay Saunaparadies, Telfes im Stubai, Tyrol, Austria. A two-day German-language introduction to aufguss from WIFI Tirol at a sauna park in the Stubai Valley, taught by Mark Zipperle, Austria's 2025 show-aufguss singles champion.
Nov 21–Dec 13, 2026: Become a Sauna Master at Termy Maltańskie, Poznań, November and December 2026. Termy Maltańskie, Poznań, Poland. A two-day Polish-language sauna-master course at Termy Maltańskie, the thermal park in Poznań, with an advanced level in December.
Nov 23, 2026: Neppashi Certification, Level B, Shinjuku, November 2026. Shinjuku Bash!!, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The Japan Sauna Neppa Aufguss Association's entry-level towel-fanning certification for neppashi, Japan's heat-wave masters, in Shinjuku, Tokyo. No experience is needed.
Nov 24, 2026–Mar 13, 2027: Gusmester Course at Glostrup Svømmehal, November 2026 to March 2027. Glostrup Svømmehal, Glostrup, Denmark. A one-day beginner course in saunagus, the Danish aufguss, at the Glostrup public pool near Copenhagen, taught in Danish.
Nov 25–29, 2026: Sauna Herbal Cup 2026 World Championship. Sauna World, Aquapalace Prague, Čestlice, Prague, Czech Republic. Sauna masters from 18 countries compete in herbal sauna rituals and peeling procedures at Aquapalace Prague from November 25 to 29, with finals on November 28.
Dec 1, 2026–Jan 27, 2027: Deutscher Sauna-Bund Aufguss Staff Training, December 2026 and January 2027. Deutscher Sauna-Bund office, Bielefeld, Germany. A two-day German-language qualification for aufguss staff from the Deutscher Sauna-Bund in Bielefeld, with a theory day and a practice day, and a two-day training camp at Panorama Therme Beuren in January.
Dec 5, 2026: Iluma Saunagus Master Course, Frederiksberg, December 2026. Iluma Sauna, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark. A one-day saunagus course for beginners and for people who host public or community saunas, at Iluma's sauna in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen.
Dec 6–8, 2026: Revivery REV-1 Sauna and Cold Plunge Instructor Training, December 2026. Revivery Westchase, Oldsmar, Florida, United States. A three-day course in leading guided sauna and cold-plunge sessions, including an aufguss module, at Revivery's studio near Tampa, Florida.
Dec 10, 2026–Mar 20, 2027: 2027 Saunamasters (Masters Freestyle Aufguss). Kristall Therme Kochel am See (final), Kochel am See, Bavaria, Germany. Kristall Bäder’s battle-format freestyle aufguss competition: qualifiers in Germany, the Netherlands and Czechia from December 10, playoffs in Bad Wilsnack, and a 16-competitor final in Kochel am See, March 17 to 20.
Jan 14–16, 2027: Ritual Heat Sauna Master Training, San Francisco, January 2027. Alchemy Springs, San Francisco, California, United States. A three-day sauna master and aufguss certification course from Ritual Heat at Alchemy Springs in San Francisco, with online lectures to finish before the first day.
Jan 22–Sep 5, 2027: Terve Löyly Traditional Sauna Host Training, Sipoo, 2027. Sipoonjoen perinnesauna, Sipoo, Finland. Six weekends of Finnish-language training in traditional sauna hosting, from whisking and massage to smoke-sauna ceremonies, at a traditional sauna in Sipoo near Helsinki.
Jan 23–May 9, 2027: Aufguss Masters Basic Course for the AISA Diploma, Italy, 2027. Aquarius Wellness Center, Magnano in Riviera, Udine, Italy. A 40-hour basic course in Italian over two weekends, the first step toward AISA's aufgussmeister diploma, in Magnano in Riviera in January and February 2027 and in Rimini in April and May.
Jan 29–30, 2027: Talvisaunakarnevaali 2027. Ikaalinen Spa & Resort, Ikaalinen, Finland. Ikaalinen Spa & Resort hosts Talvisaunakarnevaali on January 29 and 30, 2027, with portable saunas from across Finland, guided sauna rituals and two evening parties.
Feb 22–Mar 12, 2027: WIFI Saunawart Course, St. Pölten, February 2027. WIFI St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Lower Austria, Austria. Austria's standard sauna-attendant course under ÖNORM S 1150, taught in German over five days at WIFI St. Pölten, with the exam in March.
Feb 23–27, 2027: 2027 Aufguss World Cup Freestyle Final. Colosseum Sauna Arena, Termy Rzymskie, Czeladź, Poland. The freestyle aufguss world final: 12 women and 12 men in head-to-head sauna duels at the Colosseum Sauna Arena in Czeladź, Poland. Tickets go on sale November 1, 2026.
Mar 5–6, 2027: 16th European Sauna Marathon. Otepää Central Square and Tehvandi Sports Hall, Otepää, Estonia. The 16th edition of the European Sauna Marathon in Otepää. Friday features the Sauna Village on Otepää's central square with shared rituals, concerts, folk music, and street food. Saturday is the main orienteering race between saunas. Teams of four, car and driver required.
Mar 9–May 12, 2027: Schweizer Sauna Bund Saunameister Diploma Course, Spring 2027. Bad Schinznach, Schinznach-Bad, Aargau, Switzerland. The Schweizer Sauna Bund's 10-day Saunameister diploma, taught in German at Bad Schinznach between March and May 2027, ends with a written exam and a practical aufguss exam.
Apr 30–May 2, 2027: Sauna Days 2027 at Larsmont Cottages. Larsmont Cottages, Two Harbors, Minnesota, United States. A weekend of sauna sessions, presenters and cold dips on Lake Superior's North Shore at Larsmont Cottages.
May 14–16, 2027: Sauna Fest 2027, Rotorua. Blue Lake Top 10 Holiday Park, Rotorua, New Zealand. The Sauna Project’s weekend festival at Blue Lake near Rotorua brings more than 20 saunas, Aufguss, workshops and cold plunges, with camping on site.
Sep 13–15, 2027: Saunotus Finnish Sauna Ritual Training, Wild Spa Wowo, September 2027. Wild Spa Wowo, Sheffield Park, East Sussex, United Kingdom. A three-day course in saunotus, the Finnish sauna ritual, with Laura Foon at Wild Spa Wowo in East Sussex, from löyly and birch vihta to hosting a full ritual.
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