Heating Up with Sauna Fest

April 4, 2026

The second annual Michigan Sauna Fest is coming into town April 10-12, as nine saunas from around the state set up their steamy shops at Clinch Park in downtown Traverse City. The sauna lineup includes familiar local names—TC’s Hearth Sauna and Kingley’s Asanta Sauna, for example—but also brings businesses from Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Norton Shores. Friday night’s events are for VIPs, volunteers, and sauna hosts, but Saturday the festival opens to the public from 9am-9pm, with a community cold plunge, entertainment and live music, and of course, plenty of sauna options. Sunday’s activities run from 9am-3pm. While the VIP Weekend Pass ($90) sold out within 12 hours, single-session passes are still available. For $40, you get access to all the mobile saunas on-site during your selected time slot. Buy tickets and find more info at michigansaunafest.com.

Pictured: Sleeping Bear Saunas