Sauna sessions
Unwind with a one-hour rejuvenating sauna session at the PS21 Pond, everyday from January 31—March 1 various times.
Thursdays the saunas are available for private bookings, maximum capacity 6-7 people.
Sauna Sound Installation by Kara-Lis Coverdale
The restorative potential of music and sound is an essential tenet of Kara-Lis Coverdale’s driving instinct in her work. She has a series of durational immersion works written specifically in consideration of sauna architectures, and her original compositions for saunas can be experienced on PS21’s grounds throughout the festival.
The Dark: PS21’s fearless winter festival of live performance radiating across Columbia County
The Dark is a new annual festival from PS21 : Center for Contemporary Performance that celebrates and elevates the depths of winter. Taking place February 16–22, 2026, the festival will unfold at PS21 and across Columbia County—in theatres, restaurants, libraries, saunas, and outdoor public spaces. Featuring more than 60 international artists and over 80 performances, The Dark offers a packed week of world-class contemporary performance, installation, music, dance, and theatre—all exploring winter as a time of community and solitude, fire and ice, darkness and light. A major new attraction for the region, the festival positions Columbia County as a year-round cultural destination—not just a summer one.
It is a light in the dark—and The Dark is the light.
Secure your Festival Pass to The Dark now which includes a complimentary sauna session!
