Event Description
Schwelle Festival
📍 Zell am See, Austria | 🗓️ October 13–18, 2026
Five days in the Austrian Alps dedicated to safe sexual exploration, consensual encounters, and meeting new friends. Schwelle Festival brings together an international community for workshops, talks, and shared experience spaces around intimacy, connection, and non-monogamy.
Curated by Reinhard Gaida-Leath — founder of Schwelle Vienna, Europe’s original sex-positive venue (14 years running), and Educational Director at Hacienda New York — the festival blends education with genuine connection: expert-led sessions on embodiment and communication, social spaces to meet like-minded people, and plenty of room to explore on your own terms.
Whether you’re curious, experienced, or somewhere in between, Schwelle offers a welcoming, consent-forward environment set against the backdrop of the Austrian Alps.
Highlights:
- Workshops on intimacy, communication, and embodiment
- Wellness area with saunas and whirlpools
- International, open-minded community
- Alpine setting in Zell am See
- Consent-forward, safety-focused atmosphere
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Schwelle Events
Schwelle Events curates international gatherings for safe sexual exploration, consensual encounters, and meeting new friends.
Founded by Reinhard Gaida-Leath — creator of Schwelle Vienna, Europe's original sex-positive playground, now Educational Director at Hacienda New York,
Schwelle brings together workshops, connection, and open spaces to explore intimacy on your own terms. Curious, open, and ready to play?
You're in good company.