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PROGRAMMING

Cultural programming runs throughout the festival’s three weeks, bringing together sauna and wellness sessions, talks by leading artists, authors, and scientists, and a lineup of live performances and DJ sets that carry the experience from day to night.

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The Wellness Blend: Joli and Alexi Vegas

Therme Erding and Therme Bucharest

Michael Niedermair and Kasia Klajn

Author Talk with Maria Semple

H&H musical performance

Vladas Jokubauskas

Shu Nagasawa

Guided Meditation with Dan Harris

Sunrise Sound Journey with Secular Sabbath

Chinatown Basketball Club Musical Performance

Amber Martin as Bathhouse Bette

The Wellness Blend: Joli and Alexi Vegas

SAUNA PROGRAMMING

WHEN

February 12–15, Multiple sessions

ABOUT

World-class Aufguss guided with care and clarity. Joli and Alexi blend heat, breath, and movement into immersive sessions that feel focused, expressive, and deeply restorative—best experienced together.

Therme Erding and Therme Bucharest

SAUNA PROGRAMMING

When

February 10-14, 20-23, 26 - March 1, 2026

Multiple sessions and saunas

About

Visiting sauna masters from two of Europe’s most respected thermal destinations. Led by Cosmin Ciric of Therme Bucharest’s sauna festival, the world’s largest, they know how to guide heat for a full room and make it feel great to share.

Michael Niedermair and Kasia Klajn

SAUNA PROGRAMMING

WHEN

February 14–16, Multiple sessions

ABOUT

Championship-level Aufguss, practiced with precision and respect. Michael and Kasia bring rhythm, power, and control to the sauna, shaping heat into a shared, energizing experience.

Author Talk with Maria Semple

CULTURAL PROGRAMMING

WHEN

February 15, 1:30-1:45 pm

WHERE

Starlight Sauna

ABOUT

Author of Where'd You Go Bernadette shares a personal essay performance on sauna, boundaries, and self-trust—honest, funny, and refreshingly unfiltered.

H&H musical performance

CULTURAL PROGRAMMING

WHEN

February 15, 4:30-4:45pm

WHERE

Event Tent

ABOUT

Thoughtful DJ sets designed to move the room without overpowering it. Rhythm-forward, atmosphere-aware, and tuned to collective flow.

Vladas Jokubauskas

SAUNA PROGRAMMING

WHEN

February 16–19, Multiple sessions

ABOUT

A pioneer of Baltic sauna culture with over 30 years of practice. World Whisking Champion, master teacher, and international judge, known for powerful yet precise rituals grounded in lineage, discipline, and deep respect for the craft.

Shu Nagasawa

SAUNA PROGRAMMING

WHEN

February 17–19, Multiple sessions and saunas

ABOUT

A calm, thoughtful approach to Aufguss. Inspired by Japanese aromas and the tea ceremony, Aufguss Master Shu offers sessions that are measured and welcoming—where heat is gentle, intentional, and quietly immersive.

Guided Meditation with Dan Harris

CULTURAL PROGRAMMING

WHEN

February 21, 3:30-3:45 pm

WHERE

Event Tent

ABOUT

Former ABC News anchor turned meditation guide and bestselling author of 10% Happier, Dan brings a curious, relatable voice to mindfulness.

Sunrise Sound Journey with Secular Sabbath

CULTURAL PROGRAMMING

WHEN

February 22, 7-9 am

WHERE

Event Tent

ABOUT

Part ritual. Part concert. Part collective exhale. A new way to wake up in the city that never sleeps. Presented by Secular Sabbath, pioneers of ambient wellness experiences, in collaboration with Culture of Bathe-ing NYC.

Chinatown Basketball Club Musical Performance

CULTURAL PROGRAMMING

WHEN

February 24, 5:30-5:45 pm

WHERE

Starlight Sauna

ABOUT

A sound experience weaving Lunar New Year, basketball, and bathing—rhythmic, cultural, and joyfully unexpected.

Amber Martin as Bathhouse Bette

CULTURAL PROGRAMMING

WHEN

February 26, 6:30-7 pm

WHERE

Event Tent

ABOUT

Performer and cultural historian bringing the spirit of the Continental Baths back to life. Through drag, music, and storytelling, Amber revisits Bette Midler and Barry Manilow’s legendary 1971 bathhouse performances—celebrating queer bathing culture as a space of joy, creativity, and collective release.