PANDORA
body & sensuality festival
5 - 8 Feb 2026
near Venlo/Krefeld
PANDORA is for the haptic, the sensual & funny beings, for lovers, for the weird & wild, those researching & questioning who want to adventure, fail & surrender.
A special playground. A place for encounters in deep winter, to vibrate, feel, move. Inviting art, touch, feelings, queerness, awareness, beating hearts…
A call for courage, contact, connection in the mysteries of PANDORA.
A microcosm of 4 days, with about 120 people, with a playful & artsy approach - we want to break with stereotypes of normality, gender, appearance, social roles, ethnicity - get rid of conventional ideas of how we should be. We want to dance and sing a lot, spoil ourselves in a beautiful group experience at our venue, the Leuther Mühle.
A great choice if you're up for a body-oriented, self-pampering winter getaway!
ABOUT LANGUAGE:
This event will be held in English, as well as this website and the program. All participants should understand English.
Yet, most people will be German-speaking :)
PRACTICALITIES
OUR VENUE:
Leuther Mühle
A seminar space in the West of Germany near Venlo (Netherlands), about 1h by car from Cologne.
Leuther Mühle
Hinsbecker Str. 34
41334 Nettetal
Germany
leuther-muehle.de
PUBLIC
TRANSPORT:
Closest bus stop:
Nettetal Heronger Str.
(13min walking from there)
Closest train stations:
Kaldenkirchen (Germany)
or
Venlo (Netherlands)
TIME:
Arrival time: Thursday 5 Feb
between 4 and 5:30pm,
please don’t come later!
Ending on Sunday around 4pm.
We like everyone to be there for the whole time, especially for our opening (Thursday evening) as it builds an important common ground for the whole event.
We usually don’t allow people to arrive after that, but might make exceptions, so speak to us. :)
ACCESSIBILITY:
Two of our four seminar rooms as well as several sleeping rooms are wheel-chair accessible. The other rooms are reachable by stairs. There is no lift. We are happy to help carry people up, if that is an option.
We are open to possible adaptations for needs around accessibility, e.g. specific support for people with limited eye-sight or hearing. Feel free to contact us for any questions, requests, tips and feedback around this.
SLEEPING OPTIONS:
Almost all our rooms are for 4 people, with a slightly cheaper options of sleeping in a seminar room (where you will need to put your stuff away during the day) or your own car/bus/tent (winter!). Or you could stay somewhere outside the venue.
During your registration you can give us your preferences.
Find more details at Registration & Costs.
Kids or animals cannot join, unfortunately.
FOOD:
We'll be served delicious food by the house.
All vegan, with glutenfree options.
The kitchen staff will try to consider further restrictions for you, if you speak to them upon arrival.
WHAT TO BRING
INNER THINGS
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appetite for feeling, self-exploration and encounters with other people
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willingness to step out of any activity or experience that you don’t want to be in
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willingness to accept people wanting to stop something you are experiencing together with them, and deal with how you feel about it
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openness for reflective conversations after encounters or situations that you were part of
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openness for feedback, be it critical or enthusiastic
PHYSICAL THINGS
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big towel / beach blanket / sheet to put under your body for workshops, massages, nakedness (every person needs one)
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a water bottle for the seminar rooms
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your event fee of 110-300 € in cash
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if your sleeping option is a tent or car: don't forget towels! (we also have the sauna)
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if your sleeping option is the seminar room: don't forget your sleeping bag or blanket, sheets, pillow & towels!
OPTIONAL
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TOYS & CREATIVE MATERIAL of all kind: music instruments, juggling balls, hoola hoops, floggers, ropes, sex toys, massage oils, condoms, oral dams, drawing or painting equipment, crafting stuff…
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ART: If you have art that you would like to exhibit (paintings, fotos, objects, text...) bring it! It can be silently presented in our lobby exhibition during the event days.
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clothes: anything crazy, sexy, funny, bring costumes, outfits, disguises - you could be a whole new person here!
Also, feel free to just wear cozy jogging pants or whatever. -
blindfold for workshops and/or for sleeping
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ear plugs for loud workshops and/or for sleeping
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cuddling blanket, sitting pillow - anything that makes it more cozy for you
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private journal for your discoveries, experiences, breathtaking revelations…
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snacks - the house is selling some snacks (mostly non-vegan)
WHAT NOT TO BRING
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self-pressure to be super cool, funny and
open-minded all the time -
alcohol & drugs
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bed sheets & towels for shower/sauna if you booked a bed - they are included
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work 😁 if you can
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children
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animals
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phones & laptops - not forbidden, but we love to see them used as little as possible - we invite you into a non-digital deep dive into the event
CONTACT
Questions about registration & practicalities of participation:
Ben (he)
- registration organizer & facilitator -
benbamboo[at]posteo.de
+491777200028
Questions, feedback, comments, requests around the event in general:
Liisa Fatuma (they/she)
- main organizer, initiator & facilitator -
liisa[at]mail.de
+4915758835386
MORE OF US
We offer many events, some are by Liisa or Mona alone, some are ours together as MonaLiisa. Most of them are in German.
PANDORA is our winter festival with Liisa as the main orgainzer.
LOVE RYOT intimacy & connection festival
is the summer festival of MonaLiisa:
More by the main organizer Liisa Fatuma (they/she), based in Cologne:
Find here my links for Telegram, Signal, Instagram, my Spotify playlists, our sexpositive festivals, the trailer of my documentary… :