European Sauna Culture

Interbad 2026

A leading international trade fair and congress for the pool, sauna, spa, and wellness industries, showcasing innovative technologies and designs alongside expert-led discussions on trends and sustainability.

International Sauna Congress 2026

Taking place September 24th – 26th , 2026 in Oslo, Norway

Aufguss World Championship 2026

The Aufguss World Championship 2026 is the global sauna infusion competition where elite Aufguss masters from around the world showcase their creativity, choreography, scent, heat and performance in a multi-day event to crown the world’s top infusion artist.

Kaustinen Folk Music Festival 2026

The Kaustinen Folk Music Festival in Kaustinen, Finland, is the Nordic region’s premier folk music and dance celebration, featuring hundreds of concerts, workshops, jams and performances by Finnish and international artists in a unique, family-friendly summer atmosphere. - And yes, there is sauna.

Natural High Healing Festival

Natural High Healing Festival is the Nordics’ largest conscious festival, celebrating 13 years of substance-free creativity, wellbeing, and connection. The event brings people together through workshops, music, sauna, and transformative experiences in a heart-led, life-affirming atmosphere.

German Infusion Championship 2026 (Deutsche Aufguss-Meisterschaft)

After an eight-year break, the German Aufguss Championship returns to Eibenstock on June 26–28, 2026. Sauna masters compete in solo and team events, showcasing infusion art with music, light, choreography, and fragrance in three days of top-level sauna spectacle.

World Sauna Forum 2026

The World Sauna Forum 2026 (June 9–11 2026) in Jyväskylä, Finland, is a global sauna and wellness event bringing together industry professionals, experts, exhibitors and enthusiasts for talks, networking, pop-up saunas, a wellness market and immersive Finnish sauna experiences.

Sauna Region Week - Jyväskylä, Finland

Sauna Region Week returns in summer 2026 for the 11th time. The week offers dozens of sauna events across the Jyväskylä Region, including smoke saunas, sauna treatments, tent saunas, and unique sauna experiences.

Sauna Camp 2026

Sauna Camp is an immersive and intimate sauna festival coming to 2026 at Wild Spa Wowo. Tickets go live on Saturday January 31st at midday.

Bear Festival Milan 2026

The annual Bear Festival Milan takes place every April and is hosted by Company Club, one of the best known gay cruising bars for bears in the city.

Masters Freestyle Aufguss 2026

The Masters Freestyle Aufguss 2026 is the premier freestyle sauna infusion competition in Europe, where top sauna masters perform creative, high-energy routines in the Kristall Therme Kochel am See, showcasing skill, choreography and passion across multiple rounds of dynamic Aufguss battles.

Aufguss World Freestyle Cup “Battle of Gladiators”

The Colosseum Sauna Arena hosts the World Sauna Championships, uniting 12 top female and 12 top male sauna masters from around the world. Four days of performances and competition lead to the Grand Finale and Masters’ Sauna Night—a showcase of skill, ritual, and artistry.

Sauna Marathon Schaffhausen

Once a year, the sauna community gathers in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Mobile saunas, hot pools, heated historic fountains, public baths, hotels, and private saunas open for an orienteering-style event focused on enjoyment and socialising, not speed.

European Sauna Marathon

The European Sauna Marathon in Otepää, Estonia is a unique orienteering-style event where teams of four travel by car to visit as many saunas as possible within a set time, combining strategy, sauna enjoyment, costumes, and friendly competition.

Winter Sauna Carnival / Talvisaunakarnevaali

The world's largest winter sauna carnival in Ikaalisi on January 30-31, 2026

DolceVita Sauna Around week in autumn

The Lindenhof is running Sauna Week this autumn, November 23 to November 30, 2025. Guests will will get to experience a guaranteed five Aufguss rituals every day from award-winning Sauna Masters from across Europe.

Badstufest

Badstufest is a celebration of community and sauna culture, with 100-200 participants.