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Sauna Fest 2027, Rotorua

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.

Dates
May 14–16, 2027
Place
Blue Lake Top 10 Holiday ParkRotorua, New ZealandNZ
Organizer
The Sauna ProjectOrganizer site (opens in a new tab)
Type
FestivalIn person
Official site
thesaunaproject.co.nz (opens in a new tab)Tickets and registration (opens in a new tab)
Bathers in a wood-fired sauna
Fig. 01A shared wood-fired sauna session. Photo: Unsplash. Representative image, not the festival.

Details

Admission
Tickets and registration (opens in a new tab)
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

Sauna Fest 2027 runs May 14 to 16, 2027, at Blue Lake Top 10 Holiday Park, 723 Tarawera Road, Lake Ōkareka, near Rotorua. The Sauna Project, the organizer, lists more than 20 saunas, including silent, women-only and family sessions, along with Aufguss, workshops, live music, yoga and cold plunges. Tickets are capacity-limited and sold through Humanitix.

Venue

Blue Lake Top 10 Holiday Park723 Tarawera RoadLake Ōkareka, RotoruaNZ
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Topics

  • Sauna Fest
  • Rotorua
  • New Zealand
  • sauna festival
  • Aufguss
  • May 2027

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