Obryady — Festival of Knots 2026
Obryady — Festival of Knots 2026 runs 23–26 Jul in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Four-day outdoor rope and body-practice festival announced for July 23–26, 2026 in the Saint Petersburg area. The programme combines camping, shared meals, lake and forest rope photography, a free-tying zone, somatic and related practices, fire and wax play, and evening shibari performances on a forest stage. Aleksandr Kazak's official site gives KNOT-FEST a dedicated event block and routes registration to the standalone festival page; the precise campsite and named performer lineup are not publicly listed.
Line-up
Line-up to be announced
Programme
Published four-day programme
Thu 23 Jul
- 12:00 Arrival and open festival day
Fri 24 Jul — Mermaids: In Still Waters
- Rope photography by the lake and in the water
- Evening fire show, wax play and shibari programme
Sat 25 Jul — Forest Nymphs
- Forest rope photography and a rope web above the lake
- Tea ceremony, main show and Offering Gifts to the Rope Gods
Sun 26 Jul
- Free day with SUPs, campfire and swimming
- 12:30 Festival close and departure