Upcoming Major Events
Thinking of entering any of our upcoming Major Events in 2026? Here is a breakdown of all of the major competitions and details of how to secure your place at them!
British Night Championships 2026
7 February 2026 - Egypt Jennings Woods (followed by the Ace of Herts Middle Distance Event on 8 February 2026)
Hertfordshire Orienteering Club are proud to host the British Night Championships 2026 on 7th February 2026 at Egypt Woods together with Jennings and Hangings Woods.
To make a weekend of it, there is also a middle-distance daytime National level race on essentially the same area on Sunday 8th February. Both are expected to be UKOL events. There is a discount for entering both events. The area is relatively small so competitors in both events will inevitably visit some areas more than once, but everything looks different at night!
British Orienteering Championships 2026
Long Distance Championships 2026 (28 February 2026 at Carreg Goch) and British Relay Championships 2026 (1 March 2026 at Margam Country Park)
On behalf of the Welsh Orienteering Association, Swansea Bay Orienteering Club and South Wales Orienteering Club, we warmly welcome you to the British Orienteering Long Distance and Relay Championships.
This year the Long Distance Championships are being run in conjunction with the Welsh Orienteering Championships making it a significant date in both the British and Welsh Orienteering calendars. The British Relay Championships will take place the following day at Margam Country Park.
The British Long Distance Championships 2026 will be a World Ranking Event (WRE).
Jan Kjellström International Festival of Orienteering 2026
3-6 April 2026 (Perth & Highland Perthshire)
The clubs and members of the Scottish Orienteering Association are looking forward to welcoming you to Scotland for Easter 2026.
This year's Jan Kjellström International Festival of Orienteering aims to offer something for everyone, from Elite Orienteers to complete beginners.
The JK is a truly international event, which last year welcomed over 2600 competitors, representing 140 clubs and 28 countries. This is the first JK in Scotland since 2012 (and only the second since the year 2000) and we are excited to welcome you to some of Scotland's best orienteering, with all races able to return the sport to venues that have not been used for major competition for over a decade.
In addition to the main competitions, we hope that you will enjoy exploring all of the many other attractions that this region of Scotland has to offer.
British Middle Championships 2026
18 April 2026 (followed by the Midland Championships on 19 April 2026)
Harlequins Orienteering Club are delighted to welcome you to the British Middle Distance Championships 2026 at Brown Clee on Saturday 18 April 2026.
The weekend is rounded off with the Midland Championships on Sunday 19th April hosted by Octavian Droobers.
British Sprint & Sprint Relay Championships 2026
Saturday 27 June (University of Bath) and Sunday 28 June 2026 (University of West England)
Bristol Orienteering Klub are delighted to welcome you to the British Sprint & Sprint Relay Championships 2026.
More details will follow as and when they become available.
