Hello, Bases & Flyers!

I’m writing this week’s edition from the ferry on the way to Koh Phangan in Thailand, one of acro’s favorite islands. Daily beach jams, tropical sunsets, and workshops courtesy of @scott_lewicki have a way of pulling people back here year after year.

This is the Related Fests Edition, so in addition to the acro festivals coming up, you’ll see the most popular adjacent gatherings (circus, pole, flow arts, conscious gatherings, and handstand fests) that a lot of our community cross-pollinates with.

So expect in today’s issue:

— Cat Xu @acroinsiders

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

Jan 29–Feb 1 — Play Pai | Pai, Thailand 🎪
Jan 30–Feb 1 — Acro Intensive with AcroLinks & Duo Liquen | Chiang Mai, Thailand 🏋️
Feb 13–15 — Acroyoga Intensive Koh Phangan | Koh Phangan, Thailand 🏋️
Feb 23–Mar 1 — Acro & Adventure Retreat | Bali, Indonesia 🧘

Jan 29–Feb 1 — Acro Building Weekend | Hettstedt, Germany 💫
Jan 30–Feb 1 — Acropano | Kochel am See, Germany 🎪😿
Jan 31–Feb 1 — sLOVEnian AcroYoga Weekend | Udine, Italy 💫
Jan 31–Feb 1 — Dresden AcroYoga Weekend Intensive with Misaris Acro | Dresden, Germany 🏋️
Feb 2–6 — Vienna Out Of Lines | Vienna, Austria 🎪
Feb 7–8 — Anti-Glaglacro Festival | Peypin, France 🎪
Feb 9–15 — Acrdrome Convention | Drôme, France 🎪
Feb 12–15 — Slovak Acro Fest | Zvolen, Slovakia 🎪
Feb 14–18 — Acro Yoga Gang Basic Teacher Training | Munich, Germany 🎓
Feb 14–15 — Intensive Group Acrobatic Ports | Madrid, Spain 🏋️
Feb 18–22 — The Icarian Convention Winter | Graz, Austria 🎪
Feb 20–Mar 1 — Winter Acro Spa | Radenci, Slovenia 💫
Feb 21–22 — Sicily Acro Back in Bologna | Bologna, Italy 🎪
Feb 21–22 — Helsinki AcroYoga Workshop | Helsinki, Finland 🏋️

Jan 30–Feb 2 — Acro Panchito Fest | San Pancho, Mexico 🎪
Jan 30–Feb 1 — Vancouver AcroFest | Vancouver, Canada 🎪
Feb 6–8 — SEAs – Winter South East Acro Skillshare | Raleigh, USA 💫
Feb 6–8 — MexIcarian Convention | San Pancho, Mexico 🎪
Feb 11–15 — PLAY! Acroyoga & Movement Festival in Nicaragua | Granada, Nicaragua 🎪
Feb 16–21 — AcroTantra Fest Guatemala | Lake Atitlán, Guatemala 🎪
Feb 20–22 — Miami Acro Fest | Miami, USA 🎪

Jan 29–Feb 1 — AcroAntonio | San Esteban, Chile 🧘
Feb 1–12 — Latin America Acroyoga Training | Córdoba, Argentina 🎓
Feb 13–19 — Movement & Acro Retreat in the Amazon | Ecuador 🧘

Feb 13–15 — Acro Exchange: Auckland | Auckland, New Zealand 💫

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Jan 28–Feb 1 — Winter Handstand Extravaganza | Sicily, Italy ⭐
Mar 7–8 — Bangkok Handstand Festival | Bangkok, Thailand ⭐

Feb 1–28 — London Aerial Arts Festival | London, UK
Feb 20–21 — Cheeselandia Hoop Affair | Madison, USA
Mar 8–14 — Trapeze Retreat | Costa Rica
Mar 26–30 — Flowstorm Festival | Texas, USA

Jan 31–Feb 2 — Cantando la Vida – Singing Alive | Costa Rica
Feb 6–15 — Shambala | Chiang Dao, Thailand
Feb 10–15 — Unity Space Festival | Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
Feb 13–15 — MONDO 37 | USA
Feb 20–22 — Thantawan Festival | Chiang Mai, Thailand
Feb 23–Mar 2 — Envision Festival | Uvita, Costa Rica ⭐
Feb 27–Mar 16 — Tribal Gathering | Playa Chiquita, Panama ⭐
Feb 28–Mar 1 — Soul Lanka Festival | Weligama, Sri Lanka
Mar 5–8 — Elevate Festival | Graz, Austria ⭐
Mar 9–15 — International Yoga Festival | Rishikesh, India ⭐
Mar 14–15 — Conscious Life Festival | Sunshine Coast, Australia
Mar 19–22 — Bliss Burn | Costa Rica
Mar 19–22 — Mind Body Spirit Festival | Sydney, Australia ⭐
Mar 20–22 — Festival Ometeotl | Morelos, Mexico
Mar 21 — Winter Garden Festival | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands

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Next week: December’s events and where to squeeze in training before holiday food season hits.

Until then, warm up before you try the weird stuff!
— Cat Xu
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