SAUNA COAST KLAIPĖDA 2026. It is an international festival of sauna culture and wellness for those who want to experience sauna as a form of wellness ritual, communion and mindful relaxation. The event is attended by Lithuanian and foreign sauna practitioners, the President of the Health Association S. Dailidė, sports clubs, health, movement and breathing specialists from Lithuania, Finland and Norway.
The festival grounds will feature:
— 17 different saunas;
— around 20 hot tubs;
— the GustGuru wellness zone (*only on Sunday);
— a free educational area;
— amenities: showers, toilets, lockers.
Once you have purchased a ticket for your chosen session, you will be able to try out all the sauna programs you want.
*The following facilities will be provided in the festival area: showers, toilets, lockers.
Proposals:
BUYERS’ AREA WITHOUT TEMPORARY PROGRAMMES
Screening times 14-15 February: 9.00-12.00 and 18.00-20.00 (with festival ticket).
BUYING WITH THEMED PROGRAMMES
Screening times 14-15 February: 12.00-14.00, 14.00-16.00, 16.00-18.00 (with festival ticket).
BUYERS’ AREA NUDIST, “Naked Valentine” (N-18).
14 February only from 20.00-22.00 (with festival ticket).
Festival venue – Melnrage beach, Vėtros g. 8.
THEMED BATHS WITH A SAUNA PROGRAMME IN THE FESTIVAL AREA:
1. AMBER BATH
The Amber Bath is a space where time slows down and everyday worries melt away in the warmth.
The Amber Bath is not only about the light of amber, but also about the personal connection of the sauna owner, Amber, to this space – peaceful, natural and warm. The cosiness of the Amber Bath envelops, inspires and helps to find inner harmony.
The bathers are Gintaras Vysockis and Gintaras Kazlauskas.
2. GARGŽDIAI BATHING CLUB
Professional bathers will perform various sauna procedures with natural means: bathing with tree and herb vases, essential oils, hydrolats, honey, body scrubs, natural scents therapy, salt inhalation (halotherapy).
We try to cater to all sauna lovers when designing sauna programmes: from milder microclimates, which are more suitable for women, children and elderly visitors, to stronger steam lovers.
Sauna bathers – the founder Darijus Rimdeika and the members of the club.
3. BENEDICT’S BATH
Benedict’s bath – a bath for the body, procedures for the soul. It is a cosy place where people are always welcome to enjoy wellness treatments.
It is a place where good emotions run high, and where sauna treatments help you relax, regain your strength and strengthen your body and soul.
Bathers Benediktas Nanartonis and Aleksandras Pachomovas.
4. PAJŪRIO KRAŠTO PIRTININKAI
Pajurio krašto pirtininkai – sauna enthusiasts united by their love for Lithuanian sauna traditions.
Our aim is to share our knowledge and experience, helping people to relax, and to spread the culture of sauna, combining traditions with modern health practices. Sauna sessions are more than a steam treatment, they are a holistic experience.
5. MATAS BATH
Matas’ sauna programme during the celebration:
Warmth of the sauna without touching, using aromatherapy;
Warming of the body without direct contact, accompanied by aromatherapy of different scents.
Bathers Matas Šalčius and Jonas Šalčius.
6. Aušra and Steponas Farm Bathhouse
The programmes of the Aušra and Steponas Farm Bathhouse include:
“Tasting” of various plants and baths in the bathhouse;
“Bathing frenzy”;
Salt inhalations.
Led by the bathhouse owner Aušra Petrošienė.
7. RAIN BATH
Sauna programmes in the Rain Bath:
Gentle steam and fragrant plants;
Body scrubbing with various salts and herbs;
Bathing with various vases – aspen, maple, blind, mullein;
Pampering with masks, which can be tasted!
Led by Vaida Bružienė.
8. SCANDINAVIAN BATHING PROGRAMME
Scandinavian bathers will share their experiences of sauna and bathing traditions in Sweden, Denmark, Bolivia and Peru, and offer a very colourful bouquet of sauna programmes. From the gentle sounds of nature and pleasant aromas to the rock music that fills the sauna. From meditative ancient sauna rituals to a playful party mood full of rhythms and movement.
Bathers Roger Huerta and Albin Mårtensson.
9. A RAMY BATH “I’m looking inward”
With sauna master Justina, we will explore the power of simplicity in the sauna, listen to our body and senses, feel the value of steam when we direct it in a purposeful way. Less is more.
Justina Maslauskaitė.
FREE ACTIVITIES AT THE FESTIVAL:
14-15 February, from 12.00 to 18.00
The festival area, open to visitors, will host a variety of activities for active leisure, health and education. On Saturday, there will be a mass swim in the sea, nail practice and a lecture on fitness.
During the festival there will be outdoor sports training, a seaside running workshop and breathing training with theory. On both days, an educational space on the seafront will sell sauna supplies and offer lectures on various wellness and sauna topics by Lithuanian and foreign speakers.
A detailed programme of free activities and lectures is coming soon.
The festival is organised by Klaipėda City Municipality and the cultural centre Žvejų rūmai.
