16th European Sauna Marathon
The 16th edition of Europe's largest social sauna festival. 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.
Participants at the European Sauna Marathon in Otepää. Photo: European Sauna Marathon / Otepää Sport. Event website
The 16th European Sauna Marathon returns to Otepää on March 5 to 6, 2027. Four-person team tickets are on sale. Friday is Sauna Village and Saturday is the orienteering marathon.
Friday opens with the Sauna Village on Otepää's central square, where visitors can enjoy shared sauna rituals, concerts, a folk music party with traditional musicians, and street food. Saturday is the main orienteering game, where four-member teams visit as many mapped sauna locations as possible within the time limit. A car and driver are required.
One ticket covers all included saunas and event services for one four-person team. Participants from 20 countries have taken part in the format.
For the full deep dive on how sauna marathons are spreading across Europe, see our Analysis of the format.
Organizer and partners
Organizer: Otepää Sport and Otepää Municipality