The Massage Festival brings together three major events:
INTERCONTINENTAL MASSAGE CHAMPIONSHIP 2026
M1 GALA
CHIROPRACTIC FORUM
📍 Athens, Greece
📅 14–20 December 2026
Event Program
SUNDAY — 13 December
- 21:00 — Opening Ceremony
MONDAY — 14 December
- 08:00–09:00 — Breakfast
- 09:40–16:40 — Massage Workshops
- 16:40–18:00 — Chiropractic Workshops
- 18:00–20:00 — International Judges School
- 21:00–22:00 — Dinner
TUESDAY — 15 December
- 08:00–09:00 — Breakfast
- 09:40–18:00 — Massage Workshops
- 18:00–18:30 — International Judges Exams
- 18:30–20:00 — Superior Judges School
- 21:00–22:00 — Dinner
WEDNESDAY — 16 December
- 08:00–09:00 — Breakfast
- 09:40–13:20 — Massage Workshops
- 13:30–15:00 — Superior Judges Exams
- 16:00–20:00 — Intercontinental Massage Championship
- 21:00–22:00 — Dinner
THURSDAY — 17 December
- 08:00–09:00 — Breakfast
- 10:00–15:00 — Intercontinental Massage Championship
- 16:00–20:00 — M1 Legends
- 21:00–22:00 — Dinner
FRIDAY — 18 December
- 08:00–09:00 — Breakfast
- 10:00–15:00 — Intercontinental Massage Championship
- 16:00–20:00 — M1 Stars
- 21:00–22:00 — Dinner
SATURDAY — 19 December
- 08:00–09:00 — Breakfast
- 10:00–15:00 — Intercontinental Massage Championship
- 16:00–20:00 — M1 Battles
- 21:00–22:00 — Dinner
SUNDAY — 20 December
- 08:00–09:00 — Breakfast
- 10:00–16:00 — M1 Battles
- 17:00–20:00 — Teams Parade – Instructors Certificates – Judges Certificates – Medal Awards
- 21:00–22:00 — Dinner
- 22:00 — Party
MONDAY — 21 December
- 09:00–13:00 Chiropractic Seminars – George Thoktaridis (Muscle Strain – Carpal Tunnel Syndrome)
- 09:00–13:00 Oleksandr Chornyl
- 09:00–13:00 Alex Presman
- 13:00–17:00 Petar Kostic
- 13:00–17:00 Evie Davies
- 13:00–17:00 Bojana Panic
- 17:00-21:00 Ana Vasilevska
- 17:00-21:00 Hasmik Hovakimyan
- 17:00-21:00 Fumie Saitoh
TUESDAY — 22 December
- 09:00–13:00 Chiropractic Seminars – George Thoktaridis (Ankle Sprain – Epicondylitis)
- 13:00–17:00 Laura Antonyan
- 13:00–17:00 Pawel Pomykala
- 13:00–17:00 Natalia Maslova
- 17:00-21:00 Anida Ramic
- 17:00-21:00 Ana Katarina Nikich
WEDNESDAY — 23 December
- 09:00–13:00 Chiropractic Seminars – George Thoktaridis (Periostitis – Muscle Spasm & Cramp)
Competition Categories
Participants can compete in unlimited categories at the Intercontinental Championship, but are limited to a maximum of two categories in M1.
M1 Legends
5-min solo performance
- Western Massage
M1 Stars
5-min solo performance
- Western
- Wellness & Spa
- 4 Hands
- Sports
- Chair Oil
- FC – First Contest
M1 Battles
5-min performance — battle between two participants
- Western
- Wellness & Spa
- 4 Hands
- Sports
- Chair Oil
- FC – First Contest
For participants who have never competed before in any kind of championship.
Intercontinental Massage Championship
30-min performance
- Western
- Sports
- Therapeutic
- Wellness and Spa
- FC – First Contest
For participants who have never competed before in any kind of championship.
Video Performance
3 to 5 min presentation
- Western
- Sports
- Therapeutic
- Wellness and Spa
The Participation package Includes
- accommodation at PSU Camp — 6 people per room
- Breakfast and dinner
- Participation in 2 competition styles — Championship or M1
- Free access to 60 massage workshops
- Free access to 20 chiropractic workshops
- €250 educational voucher for chiropractic training courses
*A €250 educational voucher is provided to every person staying on campus
and those who will compete in M1, even if they won’t stay on campus*
Participation
For non-participants
Judges, models, companions, friends, relatives
and others
For participants This package includes participation in 2 intercontinental or M1 categories
Workshops & Seminar Registration
Sign in or register on the ICMF platform, select INTERCONTINENTAL MASSAGE CHAMPIONSHIP and choose the appropriate package. Registration requests are subject to secretary approval.
Workshop & Seminar Registration
For competition packages currently marked closed on ICMF, contact the secretary through the platform to confirm availability before arranging travel.
