Hot Springs Fest & Soakember 2022

Hot Springs Fest & Soakember 2022

For its third year, The Springs Resort hosted Pagosa’s ultimate hot springs experience, Hot Springs Fest. Due to immense popularity, this year’s event sold out a week before the date, with guests coming from across the country.

Blurred view of the steam rising from the hot spring pool at Pagosa Springs Resort

Pagosa’s Geothermal Water at the Heart of It All

The Springs Resort introduced Hot Springs Fest in 2020 to provide locals and visitors with a water-based wellness experience featuring Pagosa’s healing geothermal waters at the center of it all.

Since the inaugural event, the event has grown to include a curation of wellness activities from the resort, including aqua sound bathing, aqua yoga, and hang time at The Springs’ off-property venue, Respite Ranch.

The festival, which spanned the course of three days from November 11th-13th, also provided guests an opportunity to explore and experience the unique atmospheres of all three hot spring facilities in the heart of downtown Pagosa Springs, including The Overlook and Healing Waters.

“We have a truly unique hot springs experience here in Pagosa Springs,” said Jesse Hensle, Marketing and Sales Director of The Springs Resort. “It’s a rare opportunity that locals and guests can experience such an immersive experience incorporating all three hot spring locations in one weekend. Hot Springs Fest is the perfect way to bring our community together for a memorable event.”

A Focus on Water-based Wellness

With over 40 pools to choose from and temperatures ranging from 50 degrees to a steamy 112 degrees, guests soaked in the waters and enjoy the healing benefits of Pagosa’s geothermal hot springs. Hot Springs Fest is not only about recreational soaking but also about promoting water-based wellness. The geothermal waters in Pagosa are known as “healing waters” because of the natural minerals present with therapeutic properties.

Expanding beyond the bathing experience, The Springs introduced guests to over a dozen wellness activities, including aqua sound bathing, aqua yoga, and meditation.

During aqua sound bathing, guests experienced the unique healing properties of music in the water through a multi-sensory experience. Aqua yoga classes were also available, where attendees stretched and moved while soaking in Pagosa’s geothermal waters.

Free Community Events

To make the festival more inclusive, The Springs Resort offered five free wellness activities to the public, such as Community Meditation and Community Yoga. Furthermore, they welcomed guests to try a new selection of wellness-centric drinks at the Vitality Tonic Tasting.

Soakember

In addition to the local celebration of Hot Springs Fest, The Springs Resort participated in Soakember, a global soaking day celebrating the health benefits of hot spring soaking, hydrothermal therapies, and nature-based wellness activities.

Joining in the Springs’ annual celebration, this year’s Soakember event saw soaking communities worldwide taking part, including Bozeman Hot Springs of Montana, Glen Ivy Hot Springs of California, Peninsula Hot Springs of Australia, Metung Hot Springs of Australia, Maruia Hot Springs of New Zealand, and Hoshino Resorts KAI of Japan.

Each community brought its unique perspective to the global soaking experience through video, which can be viewed on the Soakember website.

This year, The Springs Resort showcased a song called “Mother Spring” that shares the resort’s healing water experience through its lyrics. Local musicians Steve Blechschmidt, Rodger Bennett, Jenna Palensky, and Jason Rose of the Jackson Mountain Ramblers came together to perform an ethereal ballad that transports listeners to the San Juan Mountains to experience the Mother Spring’s geothermal waters for themselves.

2023 Events & Celebrations

The Springs Resort plans to continue the celebration of Hot Springs Fest and Soakember in 2023 as part of its annual wellness programming. As the year progresses, events will be updated on the resort website to keep locals and visitors informed about upcoming experiences. The Springs looks forward to another successful event in 2023!

For more information about Hot Springs Fest or other wellness activities at The Springs Resort, please see our Events and Wellness Activities pages.

Additional information about Soakember can be found on the official event website at https://soakember.com/, through @Soakember or #Soakember on Instagram, or on the official Soakember Facebook Page.

On behalf of the entire team at The Springs Resort, we hope to see you for #HotSpringsFest2023