Seattle Sauna Festival 2026
Saunas from across the Pacific Northwest gather at Seattle's National Nordic Museum on November 7 and 8, with cold plunges, live music and Nordic food in Ballard.
Next dates to be announced
Held each November at the National Nordic Museum since 2025. The 2026 edition is the second. The details below are from the most recent edition, Nov 7–8, 2026.
- Dates
- Last held Nov 7–8, 2026
- Place
- National Nordic MuseumSeattle, WashingtonUS
- Organizer
- Seattle Sauna Festival
- Type
- FestivalIn person
- Official site
- seattlesaunafestival.com (opens in a new tab)
Seattle Sauna Festival runs November 7 and 8, 2026, at the National Nordic Museum, 2655 NW Market Street in Ballard. Both days run 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The festival brings together saunas from across the region, each with its own design and heat style, alongside cold plunges, live music, cultural performances and Nordic-inspired food and drink. The organizer lists 11 sauna partners, including PNW Mobile Spa, North Shore Sauna, Sauna Moon, Seattle Sauna, Evergreen Sauna, Tempo Sauna and Willamette Sauna Haus.
North Shore Sauna runs venik whisking sessions at 12:30 and 4:30 p.m. both days. The program also includes morning yoga on Saturday, aquavit and Icelandic gin tastings, and live music from a string group, a fiddler, a one-man band and the Finnish Choral Society of Seattle.
General admission is $79 for a 90-minute timed session, and VIP is $189 for all day Saturday or Sunday. Both include the museum's galleries and exhibits on the day of your session. Attendees must be 18 or older, or 13 to 17 with a parent. Swimwear is required, guests sit on a towel in the saunas, and a robe and footwear are required inside the museum.
