AcroInsiders: New Year, New Festivals - January Fest Edition

Hello, Bases & Flyers!

The holidays are officially here, and I’ll be spending them the most on-brand way possible: with the local acro crew gathered around a vegan restaurant table.

I wanted to wish all of you a happy holidays, wherever you’re hailing from this season and thank you for being AcroInsider’s first supporters!

This week’s edition is your Fest Edition for the New Year, covering what’s happening right now and then looking ahead through Q1 (January–March) so you can start plotting early.

So expect in today’s issue:

• 🗓️ All Events Coming Up in the Next Week (Dec 24 - Jan 5, 2026)

• 🎪 Featured Festival of the Week

• ✈️ Plan Ahead: All Festival Listings through March

• 🌍 Beyond Acro: Cultural Festivals to Catch in January

• 🧳 My Favorite Travel Tools

— Cat Xu @acroinsiders

🕒 COMING UP SOON: December 24 - January 5, 2026

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

• Dec 24–27 — Dutch Acrobatic Christmas Training Party | Netherlands 🏋️

• Dec 26–Jan 5 — AcroOnyx Festival Würzburg | Randersacker, Germany 🎪

• Dec 27–Jan 4 — New Year New Trick | Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy 🏋️

• Dec 27–Jan 2 — Dutch Acrobatic New Year | Netherlands 🏋️

• Dec 27–Jan 2 — Morocco – New Year, New Waves | Morocco 🧘

• Dec 27–Jan 2 — New Year’s Acro Retreat | New Zealand 🧘

• Dec 28–Jan 1 — Danish Acroyoga | Denmark 🎪

• Dec 28–Jan 10 — The Acro Way TT Bali | Bali 🎓

• Dec 29–Jan 1 — Winter Intention | Loon Lake, Canada 🎪

• Dec 29–Jan 3 — New Year’s Climbing Retreat | Puerto Rico 🧘

• Dec 30–Jan 4 — Acroschweinchen Festival Weekend 2 | Werbellin, Germany 🎪

• Jan 2–7 — APAC Pre-Con | VIC, Australia 🏋️

• Jan 2–7 — Aerial Summer Camp | VIC, Australia 🎪

• Jan 4–9 — Acro & Movement Retreat | Chiang Mai, Thailand 🧘😿

Symbol Guide

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

🌐 FEATURED FESTIVAL OF THE WEEK

📍 AcroTantra Fest Guatemala | Lake Atitlán, Guatemala | Feb 16–21

Set on the shores of Lake Atitlán, AcroTantra Fest blends partner acrobatics, tantra, movement, and embodied connection in one of Central America’s most striking landscapes. The week-long gathering weaves structured workshops with space for exploration, ritual, and community, attracting movers from acro, yoga, dance, and somatic practices.

If you’re curious about the intersection of acro and deeper relational work, this one offers a very different pace from the typical weekend format.

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✈️ PLAN AHEAD: AcroYoga Festivals Through March

🌍 Europe

• Jan 10–11 — Micro Convention | Villeurbanne, France

• Jan 16–20 — Acro Natural Festival | Lake Como, Italy

• Feb 9–15 — Acrdrome Convention | Drôme, France

• Feb 18–22 — The Icarian Convention Winter | Graz, Austria

• Feb 21–22 — Sicily Acro Back in Bologna | Bologna, Italy

• Mar 2–7 — Winteracro Festival | Tschlin, Switzerland

• Mar 6–8 — Acro-Sense Festival – Spring Edition | Sensenstein, Germany

• Mar 20–22 — Valencia AcroYoga Convention | Valencia, Spain

• Mar 21–22 — Sicily Acro Back in Pisa | Pisa, Italy

🌎 North America

• Jan 30–Feb 1 — Vancouver AcroFest | Vancouver, Canada

• Feb 20–22 — Miami Acro Fest | Miami, USA

• Mar 6–9 — Colorado Acro Fest | Denver, USA

🌏 Asia

• Jan 10–13 — Bangkok Acro Convention | Bangkok, Thailand

• Jan 29–Feb 1 — Play Pai | Pai, Thailand

🌏 Australia

• Jan 13–18 — APAC (Australian Partner Acrobatics Convention) ⭐ | Victoria, Australia

🌍 Central & South America

• Jan 30–Feb 2 — Acro Panchito Fest | San Pancho, Mexico

• Feb 6–8 — MexIcarian Convention | San Pancho, Mexico

• Feb 11–15 — PLAY! Acro & Movement Festival | Granada, Nicaragua

• Feb 16–21 — AcroTantra Fest Guatemala | Lake Atitlán, Guatemala

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🌍 BEYOND ACRO: Cultural Festivals to Catch in January

Here are four cultural festivals worth building an acro trip around.

National Western Stock Show | Denver, USA | Jan 10–25, 2026
A classic Colorado winter tradition blending rodeos, livestock shows, western culture, and big community energy — especially fun if you’re already around for Colorado Acro Fest season.

Jaisalmer Desert Festival | Jaisalmer, India | Jan 30– Feb 1, 2026
Three days of music, camel races, traditional dress, and desert celebrations set against the golden sandstone of the Thar Desert.

Fiesta de la Candelaria | Puno, Peru | Feb 2–12, 2026
One of South America’s largest folkloric festivals, combining religious processions with massive dance competitions, live music, and nonstop street celebrations along Lake Titicaca.

🧳 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: Related Fests Edition, where the acro world intersects with circus, flow arts, parkour, fire, dance, and movement culture at large.

Wishing you good food, good people, and somewhere comfortable to land.
— Cat Xu
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