World Bathing Day to urge participants to ‘Reawaken’ together with water

Set to be celebrated across the globe on Thursday 22nd June, World Bathing Day will include a vibrant display of events focused on water’s capacity to bring people together and to stoke connection to the natural world.

Thermal Bathing Industry partners from Iran, Japan, China, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, the USA and Europe will come together to celebrate their respective global bathing cultures along with live local musical performances as part of this year’s event.

With the theme ‘Reawaken’ for this year, aquatic communities around the world are invited to honour their local bathing experiences - from wild swimming spots, urban waterways, rivers and oceans to hot springs, saunas and hamams - by sharing images of these places on social media with the hashtags #worldbathingday and #reawaken.

Initiated by the global bathing community to celebrate the rituals of bathing and cleansing that have been part of human culture for thousands of years, World Bathing Day is marked on 22nd June each year.

A key component of World Bathing Day is the Global Sound Bath, which involves musical performances in local bathing spots.

These performances will be shared on social media to allow people in various countries to virtually experience a diversity of musical offerings. The Global Sound Bath invites us to reconnect through our common passion for water, music, sound, rhythm and movement.

Pointing out that music and bathing are both profound human experiences that transcend time and geography, Peninsula Hot Springs - Arts, Culture and Events Director, Marty Williams explains “the performances will be a timeless and boundless connection of musically guided components - an opportunity to come together and experience the transformational effects of music and water.”

For Peninsula Hot Springs co-founder Charles Davidson (pictured), World Bathing Day is a way to ensure the practice of communal bathing is not lost in the modern world.

As he states “we’ve turned this ultimate connecting activity of bathing and cleansing into a solitary thing through introducing baths and showers into our houses.

“Communities aren’t connecting the way that they once were through bathing. I know we can bring back this idea of communal sharing and togetherness, and World Bathing Day is a perfect way to spotlight this.”

How to get involved
Share your local bathing place - post a photo/share a video on social media.

Step 1: Take a Photo
On 22nd June 2023, people around the world are invited  to post a photo on social media that celebrates their favourite local bathing place.

Step 2: Enjoy the Global Sound Bath
Tune into the Global Sound Bath - shared across our social media channels and celebrate the many and varied musical expressions and bathing locations we love from around the globe.

#worldbathingday #reawaken #globalsoundbath