Hello, Bases & Flyers!

I’m back in LA after off-roading through southern Utah and northern Arizona, just in time for spooky Acroween on the green in Santa Monica. There’s an endless amount going on for this holiday season and I’m just trying not to get too bad of FOMO before jetting off to Thailand.

This week’s edition is all about festivals: the ones you can catch in the next couple of weeks, the ones you should plan ahead for, and the cultural festivals worth a side-trip while you’re at it.

So expect:

• 🗓️ All Events Coming Up in the Next Week (Oct 28 – Nov 3)

• 🎪 Featured Festival of the Week

• ✈️ Plan Ahead: Festival Listings through November

• 🌍 Beyond Acro: Cultural Festivals to Catch in November

• 🧳 My Favorite Travel Tools

• 🎉 Community Spotlight: Los Angeles

— Cat Xu @acroinsiders

🕒 COMING UP SOON: October 28 – November 3, 2025

(For the spontaneous among us — these all start in the next week.)

• Oct 27–29 Grazer Akrofestival Intensive, Graz, Austria 🏋️

• Oct 30–Nov 2 Grazer Akrofestival, Graz, Austria 🎪⭐

• Oct 30–Nov 2 SAC Swedish Acro Convention, Häggvikshallen, Sweden 🎪⭐

• Oct 30–Nov 2 Akrobatik Bremen, Bremen, Germany 🎪

• Oct 30 Carnevolar XIII | Infestation, Seattle, USA 💫

• Oct 31–Nov 2 MASs – Midwest Acro Skillshare, Pacific, MO, USA 💫

• Oct 31–Nov 2 Acro Sense Festival, Sensenstein, Germany 🎪

• Oct 31–Nov 2 Madrid Acro Convention, Madrid, Spain 🎪⭐

• Oct 31–Nov 2 Acrocamp Primavera, El Tambo, Colombia 🎪

• Oct 31–Nov 2 Cozy Autumn Acro Retreat, Călinești, Romania 🧘

• Nov 1–2 ACRO Fusion Movements – Turin, Turin, Italy 🏋️

• Nov 1–2 Dynamic Acrowknd a Verona, Verona, Italy 🏋️

• Nov 2 Trick or Train Super Jam, St. Petersburg, Russia 💫

• Nov 3–21 PPA Fall Intensive, Asheville, NC, USA 🏋️⭐😿

Symbol Guide

🧘 = Retreat | 🎪 = Festival | 🏋️ = Intensive | 💫 = Event
🎓 = Teacher Training | ⭐ = Popular | 😿 = Sold Out

🌐 FEATURED FESTIVAL OF THE WEEK

📍Grazer Akrofestival | BRG Kepler, Graz, Austria | Oct 30 – Nov 2

Across four packed days, expect nonstop partner acrobatics, handstands, acroyoga, floor acrobatics, and aerial workshops, with 4–5 options to choose from each round. Between sessions, the festival balances intensity with recovery: open training space for jam time, two saunas for a proper wind-down, and wholesome vegan meals.

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✈️ PLAN AHEAD: Festival Listings Through November

🌍 Europe

• Nov 5–9 – Acroschweinchen Festival Weekend 1 | Werbellin, Germany

• Nov 8–9 – AYVIE Festival Acrolinks Pre-Festival Intensive | Vienna, Austria

• Nov 14–16 – AYVIE Festival Dynamics & Balance Edition | Vienna, Austria

• Nov 14–17 – Czech Acro Convention | Dobřichovice, Czech Republic

• Nov 21–23 – Allgäu Acrobatics Festival | Allgäu, Germany

• Nov 24–27 – European Acro Pre-Festival | Peer, Belgium

• Nov 28–Dec 1 – European Acro Festival | Peer, Belgium

• Nov 29–30 – FAF Friul AcroYoga Festival | Pordenone, Italy

• Nov 29–30 – Mora AcroYoga Festival | Mora, Sweden

🌎 North America

• Nov 6–10 – CirqueHaus Festival| New York City, NY, USA

• Nov 7–9 – Last Vegas Flight Fest | Las Vegas, NV, USA

• Nov 21–23 – Flip Side Acro Festival | BC, Canada

🌍 South America

• Nov 21–25 – Amanita Festival Acrolandia | Buenos Aires, Argentina

🌏 Asia

• Nov 25–29 – Thailand AcroFest | Bangkok, Thailand

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🌍 BEYOND ACRO: Cultural Festivals to Catch in November

Day of the Dead | Mexico | Nov 1–2
Streets and cemeteries come alive with altars, candles, and marigolds as Mexico celebrates life through death.

Pushkar Camel Fair | Pushkar, India | Oct 30–Nov 5
Thousands of camels, traders, and travelers fill the desert for India’s most surreal mix of livestock, music, and chaos.

Yi Peng Lantern Festival | Chiang Mai, Thailand | Nov 5–6
Tens of thousands of lanterns rise into the night sky, turning Chiang Mai into a living constellation.

That Luang Festival | Vientiane, Laos | Nov 3–5
A three-day Buddhist celebration with candlelit processions, drumming, and offerings around Laos’ most sacred stupa.

 🎉 COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

🧳 TRAVEL ESSENTIALS — What I Actually Use

I get asked a lot what I pack, book, and use on the road. Here’s the shortlist all tested over years going around the globe.

• Booking.com – My default for hotels and guesthouses worldwide.

• Agoda – Especially good for Asia deals.

• Discovercars.com – Best rental car aggregator.

• Skyscanner – Still the fastest way I find cheap multi-leg flights.

• Travel Insurance via SafetyWing – Month-to-month coverage for when plans change last-minute.

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Thanks for reading! If this issue helped you plan your next acro adventure, forward it to your crew — the more of us on one list, the better it gets.

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Next week: Find out where the movement community gathers beyond acro, from circus and flow arts festivals to creative gatherings.

Until then, stay warm, stretch often, and keep balancing wherever you are!
— Cat Xu
Connect with me? @acroinsiders